Pamela Sneed
Pamela Sneed is a New York City-based poet, performer, visual artist, and educator. She is the author of Funeral Diva (City Lights, 2020) and Imagine Being More Afraid of Freedom than Slavery (Fordham University Press). Funeral Diva won the 2021 Lambda Literary Award for lesbian poetry. Sneed has toured poetry and performance works domestically and abroad. Her recent show, A Tribute to Big Mama Thornton, premiered in 2024 at the Torpedo Theater in Amsterdam. She won a 2023 Creative Capital award in literature as well as a 2024 NYSCA grant in poetry. Her visual work has appeared in group shows at the Ford Foundation, Company Gallery, and more.
Academic Research/Specialty Areas
- Painting
- Performance art
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Classes (Selected)
ART 6000 Graduate Seminar
Awards, Grants, and Fellowships (Selected)
- NYSCA Grant in Literature (2024)
- Creative Capital Grant in Literature (2023)
- Queer Art Mentorship, Mentorship Award (2022)
Exhibitions and Presentations (Selected)
- A Tribute to Big Mama Thornton, Joes Pub, New York City (2024)
- Mighty Real/Queer Detroit (group show) The Carr Center, Detroit (2024)
- Rebel Angels (group show), Company Gallery, New York City (2024)
Publications (Selected)
- Sneed, Pamela. Nona Faustine, 4Columns art journal, June 2024.
- Sneed, Pamela. Imagine Being More Afraid of Freedom than Slavery, Fordham University Press, 2023.
- Sneed, Pamela. Funeral Diva, City Lights, 2020.
