Becca Albee




Becca Albee is an American musician and visual artist who was a founding member of the band Excuse 17 which was an early pioneer in the Riot grrrl and Third-wave feminism movements.




Contents






  • 1 Early life and education


  • 2 Music career


  • 3 Visual art career


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Early life and education


Albee is a native of Portland, Maine[1] and the daughter of historian and author Parker Bishop Albee Jr.[2] She attended Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington where she obtained a bachelor of arts (B.A.) degree, and the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where she obtained a Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree.[3]



Music career


Albee was a founding member (vocal and guitar) of the punk rock riot grrrl band Excuse 17[2] with Curtis J. Phillips (drums) and Carrie Brownstein (guitar and vocals). Brownstein later went on to found the band Sleater-Kinney. The band was a pioneer in the DIY and feminism movements and Olympia music scene of the early 1990s in Olympia, Washington.[4] She met Brownstein while attending the Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington where she obtained a B.A. Albee also was a member of the band Heartless Martin with Corin Tucker, who later joined Brownstein in founding Sleater-Kinney.[4]



Visual art career


Albee's art career has included photography, video, sculpture, and installations.[2] Her first exhibit was initiated by friend and fellow musician Kathleen Hanna in Olympia, and she later exhibited in Seattle, Washington, Buenos Aires, Argentina and New York City. She currently is an associate professor of photography at the City University of New York.[1] A 2011 exhibit at Cleopatra's in Brooklyn was entitled "F Is for Fake: The construction of femaleness by the US Media."[2][5] It was inspired by a book by her historian father about a fake autobiography published by actress Joan Lowell in 1929 about her childhood growing up on a ship.[2] Her work has also been exhibited in the New York City exhibition space Art in General.[6]



References





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  2. ^ abcde Reese, Rachel. "Becca Albee". BOMBlog. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.


  3. ^ "City College of New York Website". Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.


  4. ^ ab Marcus, Sara: Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution, Harper Perennial, 2010.
    ISBN 978-0061806360


  5. ^ "Artworks: Becca Albee of Excuse 17, F is for Fake." Tom Tom Magazine, July 15, 2011. Accessed Oct. 9, 2013


  6. ^ Artspace.com: "Becca Albee." Accessed Oct. 5, 2013.




External links


  • Personal website



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