She Will Not Obey
She Will Not Obey is a radical reclamation of feminine power, voice, and resistance. Born from centuries of silencing, erasure, and control, this movement honors the women who refused to bow, stayed loud, and lit the path for others. It's a creative and cultural uprising—where art, story, and symbolism converge to say: we will not obey systems that dim us, shame us, or shrink us. This is not rebellion for rebellion’s sake—it’s remembrance, resurrection, and the return of truth.
INTRODUCING
She Will Not Obey
The Living Portrait Project
and Exhibition
This is a Paragraph FontShe Will Not Obey — The Living Portrait Project is a global art initiative honoring women through portraiture, language, and collective presence. This project exists to create a living visual archive of women’s resistance, exhibited internationally, published editorially, and preserved as part of the SheIsMe cultural record.
We are inviting artists from around the world to participate in the inaugural edition of this project.
This is not a speculative opportunity.
This is a paid, credited, exhibition-forward collaboration.
Join As A Model
A global online exhibition
A physical gallery exhibition (planned for Fall, Europe/US)
Special Edition of SheIsMe Magazine
Ongoing use across SheIsMe books, cards, and creative publications
Three tiers, one where you can actually own your original paining
All proceeds pay our women artists and help women with scholarships to entrepreneurial programs after escaping financial abuse.
Starting at $555
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 unless otherwise indicated.
- Participants have the option to be identified or to be anonymous. Your choice.
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.
art is a form of resistance
Apply As An Artist
Participating artists will create original portrait works based on participant-submitted photographs and personal quotes. These works will be presented as part of a curated collection that lives across:
- Global online installation-
- A physical exhibition (planned for Fall in both US and UK)
- Special edition of SheIsMe Magazine
- Long-term use across SheIsMe books, cards, and creative publications
Compensation & Credit
- Artists are paid per completed portrait
- All artwork is fully credited to the artist across: Exhibitions,
Publications, Products, Promotional materials
SheIsMe manages curation, exhibition coordination, publication, and platform distribution.
Any proceeds beyond artist compensation and project costs are directed toward SheIsMe scholarships, expanding access for women.
Scope & Timeline
- The project is capped at 40 participant portraits
- Artists may be selected for one or multiple works, depending on
capacity and fit
- Exhibition planned for Fall in the UK/US
How to Participate
- Artists interested in participating are invited to submit:
- A brief artist statement
- 5–10 samples of portrait or figurative work
- Website or portfolio link
She Will Not Obey
She Will Not Obey is a global, women-led campaign that transforms refusal into a blueprint for change. We withdraw consent from the systems that harm us, and redirect our energy into building the ones that heal us. The movement organizes through small, sovereign Resistance Circles, practical toolkits (safety, digital privacy, mutual aid), a living media narrative that centers women’s truth, and coordinated Days of Action that make our power visible.
This isn’t performative outrage, it’s structured, caring, strategic. We protect each other. We train leaders. We fund what communities need. We tell the truth, loudly. We aren’t here to fix the old world; we’re here to create the new one, led by women who refuse to shrink.
We do not comply. We do not retreat. We rise, we refuse, we rebuild.
Join to receive more information on how to start a Circle. We will connect with you to help you with a toolkit, instruction and training and how to amplify the movement in your area. The form is at the bottom of the page.
She Will Not Obey - The Exhibition, has started. We are taking applications for models and artists, applications are below.
