Emily Wilson
Bio:
Emily Wilson lives in San Francisco. She has written for many different outlets, including Smithsonian.com, The Daily Beast, 48 Hills, Hyperallergic, Latino USA, San Francisco Classical Voice, The Observer, Alta Journal, California Magazine, and SF Weekly. For many years, she taught adults getting their high school diplomas at City College of San Francisco. She hosts the podcast Art Is Awesome.
A new show highlights the work of WSW, which has brought more than 5,000 artists to its campus to work in printmaking, hand papermaking, letterpress printing, photography, book arts, and ceramics.
A new play based on Emily Wilson’s translation tells the epic story through the experiences of young women refugees.
The documentary Nothing Compares provides a necessary reassessment of the Irish singer’s legacy.
The filmmakers who created the Emmy-winning RBG turn the spotlight on the chef and author who was “deceptively groundbreaking and culturally important.”
The artist, perhaps best known for The Dinner Party, is being recognized with the first comprehensive retrospective of her decades-long career, at San Francisco’s de Young Museum.
Seyran Ateş established a mosque in Berlin that is inclusive and encourages discussion and debate.
Inspired by women's resistance, curators at more than 100 art institutions nationwide are planning exhibitions promoting social change and civic engagement.
A 75-foot mural by Chanel Miller is among the works displayed in the museum's new Wilbur Gallery.
Groundbreaking writer-director Alice Wu surprises with her long-awaited second feature.
In creating the movie ”The Assistant,” writer/director Kitty Green interviewed more than 100 women who worked or had worked at Weinstein’s companies, as well as women at other studios and agencies.
Playwright Clare Barron's new work explores how girls and women often feel they can’t openly go after what they want.
In a new book, the founder of Moms Demand Action tells how women are making a difference in the fight against gun violence.
The work of Indian artist Shalinee Kumari, which is being shown at San Francisco's Asian Museum, promotes social change and women's empowerment.
Cooper's new book, Eloquent Rage, explores how women's anger can fuel social and political change.
A new film documents the extraordinary life of the Supreme Court justice who has become a cultural icon.
A new film spotlights the remarkable life and work of labor organizer and feminist Dolores Huerta. Emily Wilson talked to Huerta about the film and the activist's extraordinary contributions.
After decades of making art, feminist artist Lynn Hershman Leeson is finally finding her audience in the United States at age 75.
This Bay Area rapper is using her art to promote feminist and other social justice messages.
A new documentary spotlights a teen rapper who escapes the Taliban only to face the prospect of being being sold into marriage.
The Women’s Resource Center of Armenia is leading a small but growing movement, working for domestic violence laws, women’s health, education, and more.
The newest project by Kim Longinotto, recently honored at the San Francisco International Film Festival, reflects her longtime interest in changemakers.
Stung by Michael Savage’s attack on children with autism and their parents, playwright Carolyn Doyle, in a one-woman performance currently running in San Francisco, uses her craft to show how a family navigates a mysterious world.