06/03/2026
“Penny Slinger, sometimes Penelope Slinger, is a British-born American artist and author based in California. As an artist, she has worked in different mediums, including photography, film and sculpture. Her work has been described as being in the genres of surrealism and feminist surrealism. Her work explores the nature of the self, the feminine and the erotic.
In 1975 Jane Arden introduced Penny Slinger to Nik Douglas. They subsequently published a number of books together.
‘Mountain Ecstasy’, published in 1978, contains 64 full-color collages and poetry which combines Penny's Surrealist roots with Ta***ic symbolism.
The ‘Secret Dakini Oracle’ was published in 1977 as a divination card deck and in 1978 as a book.
In 1980 Slinger and Douglas moved to the Caribbean, first to Tortola, British Virgin Islands, then to Anguilla, where she lived until 1994. She decided to use her talents to contribute to the local culture. Her work with archaeology led her to create a series of over 100 paintings, pastels and block prints depicting Arawak people, the indigenous, original inhabitants of the islands, and their lifestyle. She also made a series of detailed drawings of Arawak artifacts. During this time, Slinger opened her own gallery, created a series of historical murals for permanent installation at the airport and designed two sets of stamps.
From 2018 Penny has resided in Los Angeles where she has been working on a series of large format prints of digital collages utilizing her own body as a body of experience. This series is engaged with her practice to use her body as her muse at this senior age to confront ageism which she considers the next bastion of feminism.”
— Source: Wikipedia (‘Penny Slinger’, May 18th, 2026)
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