the piece she has created but instead the image surrounding a topic or subject. An example is her work from 1974, "a portfolio of models", in which she creates a series of models through the understanding that one's self has itself the topic in question. The Housewife, The Goddess, The Working Girl, The Professional, The Earth Mother and The Lesbian are examples of Wilson's. This series of images are based upon one's stereotypical view of the subject matter. There are many works of Wilson's consisting of image, body and video showcasing characters she has created to connect with many other realities; find below a list of her work. Premiere and routine performance: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1972 Art Sucks, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1972 Appearance as Value, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1972 Cauterisation, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1974 Deformation, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1974 As Nancy Reagan For Oracle performance series at Exit Art, New York, 1985 Nancy Reagan Beats Cancer, Sideshows by the Seashore, Coney Island, July 13, 1986 Nancy Reagan Director, Atomic Gospel Hour, New York City, April 12, 1987 As Barbara Bush Upstream Arts, Staten Island C.T.V., March 11, 1991 Separated at Birth New York City, 2003 As Tipper Gore Body Politic: Mental Health, Cooper Union, NYC, February 15, 1994 Beauty and the Beast: The Weight Thing, Tacoma, WA, April 16, 1994 Academic work Wilson has lectured widely on the book as an art form, performance art, and "variable media art," at New York University, the School of Visual Arts, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, and elsewhere. In 1997 she served as a guest editor at College Art Association's Art Journal, for which she wrote an article on the origin of performance art. Between 2003 and 2006, she served as guest editor of Leonardo magazine, for which she wrote an article on live art on the Internet. Wilson has received numerous grants for her performance art, such as two National Endowment for the Arts fellowships and a New York Foundation for the Arts fellowship. She has also received praise for her support of freedom of expression, including an Obie Award for commitment to artists’ freedom of expression. As Franklin Furnace Archive's founding director, Martha Wilson is an important proponent of contemporary variable media. Franklin Furnace was once the largest collection of artist books in the United States and remains an important historical establishment for the still largely ignored artist