Coco Guzmán, known also as Coco Riot (born 1979) is a queer visual artist from

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, who is internationally known for their activism and artistic exploration of

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and feminist issues. Guzmán was born in a small city in Southern Spain and grew up in a family of scientists. At 19, Guzman moved to France for higher education and became involved in feminist, queer, and anarchist movements in Europe. After obtaining a Master of Arts in Comparative Medieval Literature at Paris VIII University in 2003, Guzman began exploring the queer graphic novel as an artistic medium. Guzmán was accepted to the Toulouse Fine Arts Academy, to pursue a Bachelor of Fine Arts. In 2008, Guzman moved to Montreal (Canada), where they worked at articule. Guzman later moved to Toronto and taught at

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and

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. Guzman currently lives in Madrid, Spain.

Exhibitions

*''Genderpoo'' (2008) *''Los Fantasmas/The Ghosts'' (2015) *''The Demonstration (2016) *Paraiso/Paradise premiere: Manif d'Art 8, International Quebec City Biennial, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada urated group exhibition(2017)

Publications

* Telling Our Stories: Immigrant Women's Resilience (2017) * ''Llueven Queers'' * Artistic citizenship:Queer and Trans People of Color Community Arts Collective: Ste- Émilie Skillshare, A New Letter Named Square

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Guzmán, Coco 1979 births Living people 21st-century Spanish artists Queer artists Non-binary artists Spanish queer people Spanish non-binary people People from Murcia Paris 8 University Vincennes-Saint-Denis alumni Academic staff of Lakehead University Artists from Madrid 21st-century Spanish LGBTQ people Academic staff of Seneca College