Jana Perez [1966 – 2021]. Photo Credit: Angilee WilkersonArtist and photographer Jana Perez, part of the Denton, Texas duo Perform La Femme, has died. She was 55. Perez was diagnosed with cancer last year, successfully beating the disease after a year of fighting it, and according to “best friend, creative collaborator and business partner” Angilee Wilkerson, died from complications after contracting Covid-19. At the time of her death, Perez was Director of Operations at High Bandwidth, and before that Associate Professor of Graphic Design at Texas Woman’s University in Denton.
Perform la Femme, “Noir,” 2019.
“For many, Jana will be remembered as an artist, educator, and colleague who inspired everyone to find their best selves, do their finest work, and realize their greatest potential,
Many events have been cancelled or postponed due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19.
Please check with events or venues to make sure that scheduled events are still, in fact, happening. Eva Carroll Monroe and the Lincoln Colored Home Mary Frances will discuss her documentary about Monroe, her parents, husbands and daughter, and highlight events during their lives including Reconstruction and Jim Crow laws.
Mary Frances earned a BA in anthropology from the University of Iowa, a MA in environmental studies from the University of Illinois Springfield, and a PhD ABD in natural resources and environmental sciences from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She is currently a college instructor in environmental science and an art business owner. Frances has been displaying her found art assemblages in group exhibits throughout the Midwest. Galleries which have shown her work include Woman Made Gallery in Chicago and Art St. Louis in St. Louis.