Linda Carmella Sibio
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Linda Carmella Sibio is an American performance artist and painter. She is also an advocate for mentally disabled artists and individuals.
Biography
[edit]Linda Carmella Sibio was born in West Virginia in 1953. After her father died, she was raised in an orphanage while her mother was living in a state asylum. By her account, she started drawing at age 11 because she couldn’t sleep. She was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and manic-depression while she was attending Ohio State University, where she earned her BFA in painting in 1975.[1]
Exhibitions
[edit]- 1994: West Virginia Schizophrenic Blues, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Romeo, Angela (2016-07-30). "The Power of Art - Linda Carmella Sibio". Retrieved 2016-11-03.
Further reading
[edit]- Theatrical Look at Life on the Edge LA Times article on Sibio's performance work, December 21, 1990
External links
[edit]- Gallery Beyond The Madness Online Archive of Linda Carmella Sibio's work
- Interview with Linda Carmella Sibio September 2007 interview at Bootleg Theater