From 1979–1984, JEB performed The Dyke Show more than 80 times to packed audiences at community spaces and universities across the US and Canada. Originally titled Lesbian Images in Photography: 1850–1984, the pioneering show includes portraits, documentary, and erotic images by historic and contemporary photographers ranging from Alice Austen and Berenice Abbott to Tee Corinne and Leigh Mosley. JEB’s accompanying narration is a unique fusion of art history, activist inspiration, and stand-up comedy.
Following the screening of The Dyke Show (pre-recorded in 2023), photographer Amina Cruz will join JEB on stage for a talkback and Q&A.
Arrive early—a pre-program reception begins at 5:30pm and the exhibition Queer Lens is open until 6:45pm the date of the program.
View the The Dyke Show program.
Lesbian and Non-binary Photographers in The Dyke Show by JEB
Alice Austen
Annemarie Schwarzenbach
Berenice Abbott
Beth Karbe
Bettye Lane
Bolette Berg & Marie Høeg
Bonnie Sundance
Carol Ginandes
Carol Newhouse
Cathy Cade
Cheryl A. Sena
Claude Cahun
Claude Cahun & Marcel Moore
Clementina Hawarden
Clytia Fuller
Cynthia MacAdams
Deborah Snow
Della Grace
Diana Davies
Edith Watson
Ellen Shub
Emma Jane Gay
Francis Benjamin Johnston
Honey Lee Cottrell
Irene Young
Jane Philomen Cleland
Jean Parlett-Norsworthy
JEB (Joan E. Biren)
Jill Posener
Katie Niles
Kay Tobin Lahusen
Laura Aguilar
Leigh Mosley
Lenn Keller
Lisa Szer
Lynette Molner
Lynnie Levy
Marcelina Martin
Marianne Breslauer
Mary Clare Powell
Peggy Feerick
Photographer Unknown
Ruth Bernhard
Sharon Deevey
Tee Corinne
Tia Cross