Double X was an artist collective active from 1975 to 1985. Their aim was to expand the visibility of art made by women. Exhibitions held by Double X displayed work by their members and other established/emerging women artists. One can find many perspectives which are now considered to be the foundation of the feminist art movement within Double X's founding statement. ''“We are committed to expanding the notion of what is considered art . . . .We recognize a pluralistic art that is both stylistically diverse and expressive of a variety of points of view in a framework such that although different modes may conflict with one another, they do not negate one another.''” Double X has been left out of many history books, but many consider their legacy is 'incontournable'. Double X comprised members such as:

Faith Wilding Faith Wilding (born 1943) is a Paraguayan American multidisciplinary artist - which includes but is not limited to: watercolor, performance art, writing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, and digital art. She is also an author, educator, and activ ...

, Audrey Chan, Barbara McCullough, Micol Hebron,

Nancy Youdelman Nancy Youdelman (born 1948, New York City) is a mixed media sculptor who lives and works in Clovis, California. She also taught art at California State University, Fresno from 1999 until her retirement in 2013. "Since the early 1970s Youdelman h ...

Merion Estes Merion Estes (born Salt Lake City, Utah on 5 September 1938) is a Los Angeles-based painter. She earned a B.F.A. at the University of New Mexico, in Albuquerque, and an M.F.A. at the University of Colorado, in Boulder. Estes was raised in ...

, Connie Jenkins, Carol Kaufman, Rachel Rosenthal,

Nancy Buchanan Nancy Buchanan (born August 30, 1946) is a Los Angeles-based artist best known for her work in installation, performance, and video art. She played a central role in the feminist art movement in Los Angeles in the 1970s. Her work has been exhib ...

, Jan Lester Martin, Nancy Webber, Marsia Alexander-Clarke,

Vanalyne Green Vanalyne Green (born 1948) is an American artist who also teaches and writes about culture. She has screened her video work extensively in the United States and abroad, including The Whitney Biennial (1991), American Film Institute, Rotterdam Inte ...

, Diane Calder, Mayde Herberg,

Judith Simonian Judith Simonian is an American artist known for her Montage (filmmaking), montage-like paintings and early urban public art.Garwood, Deborah"Resplendent: Judith Simonian at Edward Thorp" ''Artcritical'', April 4, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2020.McA ...

, Rachel Youdelman, and Vaughan Rachel. In 2015, Chapman University's Guggenheim Gallery hosted "XX Redux: revisiting a feminist art collective," highlighted the work of many of the collective's members, and the exhibition itself reflected the continued absence of many women's voices from contemporary art galleries.

References

{{reflist *Wilding, Faith. ''By Our Own Hands: The Women Artist's Movement in Southern California, 1971-76''.

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XX REDUX– revisiting a feminist art collective
Feminist art organizations in the United States American artist groups and collectives Arts organizations established in 1975 Organizations disestablished in 1985 Arts organizations disestablished in the 20th century 1975 establishments in the United States 1985 disestablishments in the United States