Jane Caminos

Jane Caminos
Born1947 (age 78–79)
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Notable work
  • That's Ms. Bulldyke to You, Charlie!
  • On Women Bound

Jane Caminos (born 1947) is an American cartoonist and painter. She is known for her lesbian-themed cartoons as well as paintings inspired by the Vietnam War and violence against women.[1]

Personal life

She was born in 1947 in Brooklyn, New York.[2][3][4] She grew up in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey.[5][3]

She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Rhode Island School of Design in 1969.[4][6] Her works in college were largely inspired by the Vietnam War and violence against women.[4] In the 1960s, she participated in anti-war protests and created works like "Grenade" and "Fear".[4] Her formative influences were James Thurber and Don Martin.[5]

In 2016, she moved to Seattle, Washington.[3]

Career

In the 1970s, she worked as an art director for books and periodicals but also did freelance work as an illustrator.[1] She moved to New York City in 1991 and brought her design studio, Illustratus, with her.[6]

In 1991 and 1992, she created a series of cartoons that were collected into a volume titled That’s Ms Bulldyke To You, Charlie!. Madwoman Press published the volume in November of 1992. The book was a finalist in the Humor category for the 5th Lambda Literary Awards.[7]

Her cartoons have been republished in the collections What Is This Thing Called Sex?: Cartoons By Women, Dyke Strippers: Lesbian Cartoonists A to Z, and The Best Contemporary Women's Humor, as well as the periodicals Christopher Street, Gaze Magazine, and Lesbians in Colorado.[5][8]

In 2012, after watching a PBS documentary on violence against women, she created her well-known exhibition On Women Bound. The exhibition contains a collection of her pieces that explore the lives of all women.[3] She also made a follow-up series called On Women Unbound.

In 2018, she became associated with Fogue Studio & Gallery, a studio for established artists over the age of fifty.[3] She has created many solo and group exhibitions across the United States including in Chicago, New York City, New Jersey, and California.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Featured Artist Jane Caminos". Artsy Shark. 2017-12-04. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  2. ^ "Caminos, Jane, 1947-". FAST Linked Data. OCLC. 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Jane Hickey Caminos". Escape Into Life. 2020-09-17. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
  4. ^ a b c d "Jane Hickey Caminos, Activist Artist, Tells Her Story". Artists Tell Their Stories. 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  5. ^ a b c Warren, Rosalind, ed. (1995). Dyke strippers: lesbian cartoonists A to Z (PDF). Pittsburgh: Cleis Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-57344-008-0.
  6. ^ a b "Jane Caminos". Lambiek. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  7. ^ "Jane Caminos: That's Ms Bulldyke To You, Charlie!". Gay League. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  8. ^ Warren, Rosalind, ed. (1994). The best contemporary women's humor. Freedom, CA: Crossing Press. ISBN 978-0-89594-695-9.
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