Years after her death, a trailblazing transgender P.E.I. artist will be part of prestigious Venice show
Erica Rutherford, a groundbreaking transgender painter, filmmaker and writer, is the first Prince Edward Island artist to ever be selected for the prestigious Venice Biennale art show.
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![Erica Rutherford in her studio around 1970. Note the map of Prince Edward Island in the left upper corner of the wall. A person poses sitting on a stool in an art studio in front of a large easel, surrounded by art.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7152813.1711138742!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/erica-rutherford.jpg)
Erica Rutherford, a groundbreaking transgender painter, filmmaker and writer, is the first Prince Edward Island artist to ever be selected for the prestigious Venice Biennale art show.