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Persimmon Blackbridge (born 1951)〔(Inductee: Persimmon Blackbridge ). Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives.〕 is a Canadian writer and artist. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Blackbridge moved to British Columbia with her family as a teenager, and has worked and resided in Canada ever since.〔("20 Questions: Persimmon Blackbridge" ). ''Philadelphia City Paper'', December 18, 1997.〕 Along with artists Susan Stewart and Lizard Jones, she has been a member of the Vancouver-based Kiss and Tell collective.〔("Persimmon Blackbridge" ). section15.ca, May 30, 2008.〕 Although predominantly a non-fiction writer, whose work focuses on lesbian, disability and mental health issues, Blackbridge has also published two novels.〔 Her novel ''Sunnybrook'' won a Ferro-Grumley Award for Lesbian Fiction in 1997, and her novel ''Prozac Highway'' was a shortlisted nominee for the Lambda Literary Award in 1998. Her work as an artist has been in a variety of domains, including performance art, installation art, video art and sculpture.〔 She was also a frequent contributor to ''Rites'', one of the major Canadian LGBT publications of the late 1980s. A portrait of Blackbridge, by her Kiss and Tell colleague Susan Stewart, is held by the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives' National Portrait Collection, in honour of her role as a significant builder of LGBT culture and history in Canada.〔 She is also featured in the 2006 National Film Board of Canada documentary film ''Shameless: The Art of Disability''. ==Works== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Persimmon Blackbridge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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