Dorothy Iannone

Dorothy Iannone (1933, 2022) was an American artist based in Berlin known for her boldly graphic, sexually explicit, and autobiographical works that celebrated erotic love, freedom, and spirituality. Her practice spanned painting, drawing, artists' books, and video, characterized by vibrant flat colors, decorative patterning, and text-image combinations inspired by sources ranging from ancient art to comics. Long overlooked by the mainstream art world, she gained significant recognition later in life as a pioneering feminist artist who fearlessly explored female desire and transcendence.