When I was 16, I created this online platform for female artists. I messaged women who I loved; that's how I got work and connected with people. You don't need to plead for entry into a system that doesn't want… — Petra Collins Copy Share Image
I didn't see spaces where female artists could exist and exhibit their work. So I created a platform for this - one that allowed our works to be seen, but to also weave a community of women that could lean… — Petra Collins Copy Share Image
When you see stories about women that aren't being told by women, it can make you feel like you don't exist. — Petra Collins Copy Share Image
With social media and all the new technology, there's just more interfaces around and reminders to constantly be working on our body. — Petra Collins Copy Share Image
Just being with a group of girls and experiencing sadness together - it's a pretty powerful thing. — Petra Collins Copy Share Image
I remember being 12 or 13 and reading 'Seventeen' and 'CosmoGirl.' They were all about self-improvement. — Petra Collins Copy Share Image
I'm used to seeing women being degraded, slut shamed, harassed for what they look like. Even the most powerful women in the world are… — Petra Collins Copy Share Image
My mom had been a script supervisor in Hungary, but you can't just jump into that in Canada without knowing any English. She worked… — Petra Collins Copy Share Image
I started out taking photos of my friends on, like, disposable cameras, and I documented my younger sister and her friends all through high… — Petra Collins Copy Share Image
There's definitely a romanticism of youth, like, everywhere. Specifically with women, they kind of only exist between the age of 15 to 25. — Petra Collins Copy Share Image
Hashtag activism is a catalyst, but things have to actually happen in real life. — Petra Collins Copy Share Image
Social media has been such a big important thing for young artists and minorities because it's a community to get noticed. It's having an… — Petra Collins Copy Share Image
