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Fayetteville Artist Focused on Fat Liberation

By Jacqueline Froelich

Published November 8, 2022 at 5:51 PM CST

An experimental inkjet photograph print titled, 'Self Submerged,' by Anna Guyton.

Queer non-binary photographer, Ann Guyton, was awarded a residency at Fenix Arts where they are exploring the intersection of identity and body liberation. Guyton is also exhibiting several exemplary self-portraits regarding that exploration in the "The Hand," a group show now on display in Fenix gallery through mid-November.

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Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for <i>Ozarks at Large.</i>

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