Sybil Lamb
{aka: Lillian Butter, Emily Whist,
Emily Wretch}
— 6ybil@sybillamb.com — sybillamb.com
EDUCATION———————————
| 2012 | Self-Employment Development Certificate Vanauley Street Centre (Toronto, ON) | |
| 2009 | Apprenticeship in MIG Welding Artistic Steel Welding (Oakland, CA) | |
| 2007 |
Apprenticeship
in Parade Float Construction Julian Stock (New Orleans, LA) | |
| 1998 – 2000 |
Studied
Drawing for Animation, Painting/Drawing/Studio Practice, and Fundamentals of
Graphic Design Concordia University (Montréal, PQ) |
EXHIBITIONS (selected)———————————
2018 Willistead Manor Art Walk curated by the Rotary Club of Windsor, Windsor, ON
2017 Elephant Shoes Artist Collective curated by Cherry Lemon Lime, Toronto, ON
(“Grackle Biscotti,”“Myki’s Treehouse,”“Tandem Friends”)
2016 Super Wonder Gallery—Super Duper Show curated by Christian Aldo, Toronto, ON
(“Goddess of the Lights”, “Devil in her Sack”)
2016 Super Wonder Gallery—Super Trash Showcurated by Christian Aldo, Toronto, ON
(“Fire Breathing Electric Cat”)
2016 Barristers Gallery—The
Raw and the Cooked curated by Andy Antippas, New
Orleans, LA (“Venus vs. Mars x2”)
2015 Videofag—Arturo Vega
Tribute Show, curated by Ken Moffatt and Heather Bain,
Toronto, ON (“Justo y Necessario ~
Arturo Vega”)
2015 Toronto Outdoor Art Expo, Toronto, ON (“Bermuda Triangle,”“Rapid Petting,”“Duchess of Arts,”“Kiki Lamb,”“Queen of Venus,”“Lamby Vs Pussy,”“Syb, Maybe, and Cake,”“Laboratorium,”“Orange Juice,”“Inxy Bincuberry,” et al.)
2015 Super Wonder Gallery—Super
Naughty Show curated by Christian Aldo, Toronto, ON
(“Why Love S,” “Sex Bots,” “Regular,” “Knife Fight,” “Creamer,” Lil Bows”)
2015 Super Wonder Gallery—Super SciFi Show curated by Christian Aldo, Toronto, ON
(“Venus vs. Mars x2”)
2015 Super Wonder Gallery—Super Trash Show curated by Christan Aldo, Toronto, ON
(“Cheezy Splats”)
2015 Super Wonder Gallery—Super Retro TV Show curated by Christian Aldo, Toronto, ON
(“Norville Shag Roberts”)
2015 Gladstone Hotel—10×10 Art Show organized by James Fowler, Toronto, ON
(Series of 24 10×10 illustrations drawn 1 per hour for 24 hours)
2015 Akasha Art Gallery—Untitled: The Practice
of Identity II curated by Mia Raicevic,
Toronto,
ON (“Dashboard Altar”)
2015 Home Ground—Hamilton
Pride Art Show curated by Poe Libertad, Hamilton, ON
(“Whisky
Love Story,” “Kooka Burger,” “Kiki Burger,” “DIY Surgery,” “Regular,”
“Rapid Petting,” “Super Butter,” “Nina Narcissist,” “Creamer”)
2014 Ryerson University—Troubling
Masculinitiescurated by Ken
Moffatt and Heather Bain,
Toronto, ON (“AmsterdamKlovenirsBurgwal”)
2014
Gallery
1313 @ Latino Canadian Cultural Association—Beyond
Our Roots curated by
Alejandro Freeland & Hugo Ares, Toronto, ON (“DIY Surgery”)
2014 Queen West Art Crawl, Toronto, ON (“Sea Gull,”“Lost Hammer,”“Last Star,”“Riki Tik,”“Ultra Bar Koffee,”“Klovenirsburgwal,”“Veloren Meiden,”“Window Girl 21,”“Russel West,”“Achterburgwal,”“Church Dressing Room,”“Ultra DJ Booth”)
2013 Gladstone Hotel—That’s So Gay/Say It To My Face, curated by Elisha Lim, Toronto, ON
(“Amsterdam
Windowgirl4,” “KlovernirsBurgwal,”
“Amsterdam Koffee”, “Hot Dog
Trash,” “Baked Alaska,” “Miss Storm,” “Nina Narcissist,” “Orange
Juice,” “Bunny Girl,”“Lyre
Bird,” “Princess Peachario”)
2013 Club120—Where’s the Love AIDS Foundation Fundraiser Toronto, ON (“Smokin Stars”)
2013 Videofag—Gawd Mess Amerika, curated by Bryen Dunn, Toronto, ON (“Smoking Stars,”“Bloodgartch Achterburgwal,”“Last Star,” “JoyRide,”“Tentacle Beast Boyfriend,”“Suzi Suicide,”“Too Fukt 2 Tuck,”“Trans Debate Night,” et al.)
2013 Artscape Triangle Gallery— Femmeldehyde 3, Toronto, ON (“Bike Thief,”“Fire Swept Algoma,”“Eat Led,”“Judy Virago,”“Chopper Bike Flood Battery,”“The Last Star,” Smoking Stars,”“Sausage Sizzle,”“Sidney Fire Exit,”“Edie Viscerator”)
2012 Toronto School of Art—PaperGirl @ Nuit Blanche, Toronto, ON (“Smoking4Ever”)
2012 Buddies in Bad Times Theatre—Pen!s Project curated by Michael Mackid, Toronto, ON (“Joy ride,”“Bloodgratch Tryptic”)
2012 Buddies in Bad Times
Theatre—TWAT Festival, curated by Morgan M Page,
Toronto, ON (“Bloodgratch Tryptic”)
2011 Shanghai Lounge—Shanghai Summer Surprise, curated by Caitlin Pascal, Ottawa, ON
(“Lost Little Girl Real Gold Series 24 Pieces,”“Steer Cuts,”“Parked Cars,”)
2011 Unit 2— Full Ass Moon
curated by Nicholas Murr and Rozina Kazi, Toronto, ON
(“Dalek Lap Dance,”“Ultra
Dolly,”“Fuck You and the Horse You Road in On,”“Steer Cuts,”“Outlet,” Germs 1”)
2011 Kensington Art Walk, Toronto, ON (“Fake Store,”“Cardboard General Store”)
2011 Ridgefield Guild of Artists— Gender
Odyssey, Ridgefield, CT (“Edie
Scrapper Bike”)
2011 Piety Iron Works—New
Orleans Automaton Festival, curated by Myrtle Von Dammit,
New Orleans, LA (“Scapegoat 38”)
2011
Barrister’s
Gallery— Lost Little Girl Art Show curated by Andy Antippas,
New Orleans, LA (“Edith Massey Sedgwick,”“Fishy
Stripy Dress,”“Termite & Vine,”“Eat
Led,”“I Dont Wann Anything,”“Fishy Vs Grey,”“The Clemmens,”“Shitty
Staph of Hatered,”“Mariana Trench,”“Sterile Amerika,”“Milly
Onion,”“Bathtub 4evr”)
2011 Patrick John Mills Gallery—Porn is/is not Art, curated by Patrick John Mills, Ottawa, ON
(“Lamby vs Pussy,”“Lamby Vs Lil Lamby”)
2010 Patrick John Mills
Gallery—I Killed the Group of Seven, curated by Patrick John Mills,
Ottawa, ON (“Fire Swept Algoma”)
2010 Barrister’s Gallery—Like A Prayer curated by Andy Antippas, New Orleans, LA
(“Fetishised Face Surgery Crushed,” “Retribution”)
2010 Barrister’s Gallery—I Wish I Was Dead curated by Andy Antippas,New Orleans, LA
(“Tabernacle
of the Disciples of the Blood of the Lamb,” “An Artistic Life Kills
Slowly,” “Black Dye,” “Ride a Lamb,” “Nazi Fag,” “Fur Coats,”)
1997 Mercury Lounge—Emily Wretch Show, curated by Benoit LeBlanc, Ottawa, ON
(“Visceral Mermaid,” “Megalion,” “Mr. Man Per Minute,” “Gut Bucket,” “(*~*)”
“DrinkEW368”)
1997 Artguise—Emily Whist Show,
curated by Jason Vaughan & Brandon McVittie, Ottawa,
ON (“Nicole’s Camel,” “More
Coffee Waitress,” “Dr. Green and
Lady Friend,” “Jar
Girl,” “Yerblix,” “The Funnest Game,” “Mr. Man Per Minute,” “Thickenzi Hignilg,”)
1996 Market Station—Emily Wretch Show, curated by Benoit LeBlanc, Ottawa, ON
1996 Les Quatre Jeudis ~ Emily Wretch Show, curated by Benoit LeBlanc, Hull, PQ
1996 Gallery 101—60 Minute Art Auction, curated by Tim Dallett, Ottawa, ON (Live Painting)
1995 Gallery 101—Little Art Fest, curated by Tim Dallett, Ottawa, ON (“Ninety-Nine”)
GRANTS———————————
2017 Ontario
Arts Council, Working Artist Creation and Development grant
COLLECTIONS———————————
2013 – 2017 Grackle Coffee House curated by Amanda Grackle, Schomburg,
ON
2009
– 2017 Barrister’s Gallery curated by Andy Antippas, New Orleans, LA
AWARDS———————————
2018 Lambda
Literary Trans Antholgy
“Meanwhile, Elsewhere” Lambda Literary Foundation
NYC
COMMISSIONS———————————
2016
“Freud
vs. Mujer,” book cover — Psychoanalysis
Needs a Sex Change: Lacanian
Approaches to Sex and Social Difference (forthcoming 2017) ed. Sheila
Cavanagh, Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
2014 “Safe Cruising with PrEP,” posters/handbills — Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange, Toronto, ON
2013 “Ultra Church/50 VIP Party People,” mural — Bank of Montreal Church Street
Mural Project for World Pride, Toronto, ON)
1992 “Skulls,” mural — Savannah Deville’s, Ottawa, ON
PUBLICATIONS———————————
2017 “Lost
Teenage Girl Show” in anthology We’re
Still Here, ed. Jeanne Thornton.
Stacked
Deck Press (forthcoming). Comic.
2017 “Pee,” “Poo,” & “Primp” in “We
Asked Five Artists to Design All-
Gender
Restroom Signs,”
VICE. Illustrated essay.
2014 I’ve Got A Time Bomb. New York: Topside Press, 2014. Illustrated
novel.
2011 Sex and Death Cult Club. Zine.
2010 Lost
Little Girl Show: Having Fun and Playing Games. Zine.
2008 How to Kill Queer Scum. Zine.
PRESENTATIONS———————————
2015 “How to be a Professional of Arts”, Colectivio Toronto at the Latino Cultural Centre
(Toronto, ON)
BIBLIOGRAPHY (selected)———————————
Balint,
Erika. “Lily Butter.” Femmeldehyde, Jan
2013: p. 20-25. Print.
Bookhardt, Eric.: “Bedsole at Bienvenu Butter at
Barrister’s”,
New Orleans Art Insider, April
2011.
Web.
Cross, Katherine. “Know & Tell”, Bitch.
November 2014. p. 60-62Print.
d’Addario, John. “On
the Lively St. Claude Gallery Scene, a New Year Full of Art.” New Orleans
Advocate. April 2016. Web.
Melt, H. “I’ve
Got a Time Bomb by
Sybil Lamb.”
(review). Lambda Literary, Sept 2014.
Web.
Moore, Nancy. “Continuum Gender Identities.” Ridgefield Guild of Artists,
April 2011: p. 15.
Catalog.
Plett, Casey.
“Rise of the Gender Novel.” The Walrus.
March 2015. p. 67-69. Print.
Radish, Jack. “TWATfest 2012.” PrettyQueer.com,
Sept 2012. Web.
Ryan, Hugh. “Trans Writer Sybil Lamb Wrote a Novel About Surviving a Hate Crime.” VICE.
June 2014. Web.
Salah, Trish. “Six Debut Novels By Trans Women.” Velamag. Oct 2016. Web.
Turner, Erika. “15 Books By Transgender Women You Need To Read Immediately.” BuzzFeed
Books. Mar 2015. Web.