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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