I set my sights upon becoming the kind of artist who would make a contribution to art history

Even if I am simply one more woman laying one more brick in the foundation of a new and more humane world, it is enough to make me rise eagerly from my bed each morning and face the challenge of breaking the historic silence that has held women captive for so long.

Ah, well, do I wish that we lived in a world where gender didn't figure so prominently? Of course. Do I even think about myself as a woman when I go to make art? Of course not.

I set my sights upon becoming the kind of artist who would make a contribution to art history

I think what's important is to give space to the range of human experience.

You shouldn't have to justify your work.

Donald, my husband, considers himself a feminist.