Gena Marvin

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Gena Marvin

Country

Russia

Birth - Death

2001 -

Occupation

Artist, Activist

Description

Queer performance artist and LGBTQ activist. Her creature drag art focuses on themes of identity, self-acceptance, different forms of beauty, and the surreal. Subject of the documentary Queendom (2023) which follows Marvin from 2019 until February 2023, and shows Marvin performing her art while facing the risk of imprisonment or death in Russia. Currently a refugee living in Paris, France.

See Also

• Outstanding LGBTQ Youth of 2023

Further Reading/Research

• https://www.cnn.com/style/gena-marvin-queendom-russia-activist/index.html
• https://news.artnet.com/art-world/queendom-film-about-gena-marvin-protesting-russian-government-2402052
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7Sh41cNG4U

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