IMPORTANT: Participation in this includes: Inclusion across exhibitions, magazine features, and SheIsMe publications

Digital Contributor $555 includes a high res digital copy of the portrait ONLY, you will not receive the original piece, it will be auctioned off for our scholarship fund once the exhibitions are over.

Print Contributor - $777 includes a signed physical art print and high res digital copy of the portrait ONLY, you will not receive the original piece, it will be auctioned off for our scholarship fund once the exhibitions are over.

Legacy Contributor - $1111 THIS IS THE OPTION IF YOU WANT TO HAVE THE ORIGINAL PIECE. You will receive the original painting or mixed media piece and high res digital copy of your portrait.

PLEASE READ THE INFORMATION BELOW

Call for Participants

She Will Not Obey — The Living Portrait Project is a global art initiative inviting women to be witnessed through portraiture and language. This project exists to create a living visual archive of women’s voices—exhibited internationally, published editorially, and preserved as part of the SheIsMe cultural record.

This is an invitation to participate in something that endures.

About the Project

Each participant is portrayed through an original artwork created in collaboration with a participating artist, paired with a quote drawn from her own words. Together, these portraits form a collective installation that lives across:

A global online exhibition
A physical gallery exhibition (planned for Fall, Europe)
Editorial features in SheIsMe Magazine
Ongoing use across SheIsMe books, cards, and creative publications

This is not a one-time feature.

It is a permanent contribution to a shared archive.

What It Means to Participate

Women who join this project do so with clarity and consent. By participating, you agree that your portrait and submitted quote may be used by SheIsMe across exhibitions, publications, and creative works—now and in the future—with full credit always given to the artist.

Your participation supports both visibility and access.

Original artworks are first exhibited as part of the collection. After the exhibition concludes, the original artwork is either returned to you or sold to directly fund SheIsMe scholarships, depending on the participation option you select.

Why This Project Exists

SheIsMe was founded to create space for women’s stories to be held without distortion or extraction. This project honors women as contributors to culture—not content.

Any proceeds beyond artist compensation and project costs are directed toward SheIsMe scholarships, ensuring access for women who would not otherwise be able to participate.

Who This Is For

This project is for women who:

Want to be witnessed without performance
Believe story is a form of legacy
Are willing to contribute their voice to something collective
Understand that visibility can also be a form of generosity

BASE PARTICIPATION TERMS

(Applies to all contributors)

All participants in She Will Not Obey — The Living Portrait Project agree to the following:

All artwork will be exhibited as part of the project
After the exhibition concludes, original artwork will be either returned to the participant or auctioned, with proceeds supporting SheIsMe scholarships
All images of the artwork become property of SheIsMe and may be used across exhibitions, publications, books, cards, and future creative works
All artists are always fully credited in all uses of their work

This project exists to create a living visual archive of women’s voices while funding access for others.

Digital Contributor $555

Includes

High-resolution digital copy of your portrait
Inclusion across exhibitions, magazine features, and SheIsMe publications

Print Contributor - $777

Includes

Signed physical art print
High-resolution digital copy of your portrait
Inclusion across exhibitions, magazine features, and SheIsMe publications

Legacy Contributor - $1111

Includes

Original painting or embellished mixed-media piece
High-resolution digital copy of your portrait
Inclusion across exhibitions, magazine features, and SheIsMe publications, etc.