The London Rebel Dykes merged outsider cultures in the 1980s to create a fresh feminist exploration of art, sex and activism. From coming together at Greenham and squatting in Brixton to throwing parties, starting bands and building family, the Rebel Dykes represent a converging of communities of outsider lesbians: punks, bikers, clubbers, musicians, squatters, protestors, kinksters and gender outlaws.
The Rebel Dykes Art and Archive Show shines a spotlight on this underexposed LGBTQIA+ community based primarily in 1980s London, with connections to San Francisco, Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp and major cities in Britain and Europe, particularly Amsterdam and Berlin.
This exhibition celebrates the incredible achievements of this group of lesbians, many of whom have become globally renowned in their fields and for the first time incorporates work by the younger generation of rebel dykes and queer visionaries who join them in continuing to disrupt the world today.
This exhibition contains explicit imagery.
The Rebel Dykes Art & Archive Show is produced by Rebel Dykes History Project CiC in collaboration with Lesley Magazine. It is funded by Arts Council England, The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Space Station Sixty-Five, The David Family Foundation and The Independent Film Trust.
Accessibility
The gallery is on the ground floor and accessible via a ramp and double doors, there is a small lip in the frame of the front door but step free other than that. There are two toilets, both wheelchair accessible.
Easy read list of works provided and audio descriptions available.