Tammy Rae Carland
Encyclopedia
Tammy Rae Carland is a zine
editor, artist, filmmaker and owner of the independent
lesbian
music label
Mr. Lady Records
.
In the late 1980s she co-founded an independent art gallery in Olympia, Washington
with Heidi Arbogast. The two teamed up with Kathleen Hanna
, who often did spoken word performances
at the gallery, to form the band Amy Carter. After the band broke up Carland remained friends with Hanna, who contributed to her next project, the fanzine I (heart) Amy Carter, which was widely written about in the 1990s. Other contributors included Donna Dresch
.
After the zine's demise, Carland turned her focus to photography
and filmmaking
. Excerpts from her film Lady Outlaws and Faggot Wannabes are included in the documentary film She's Real, Worse Than Queer by Lucy Thane
, and Carland is also interviewed in this film. She has also been a contributor to Joanie4Jackie, a film compilation zine
created by Miranda July
, which featured Dear Mom and Becky 1977 in the first and second issues respectively.
Tammy Rae Carland's photographs appear in the book The Passionate Camera; Queer Bodies of Desire edited by Deborah Bright and Lesbian Art in America edited by Harmony Hammond
. Her videos Odd Girl Out
and Lady Outlaws and Faggot Wannabes have screened internationally. Mr. Lady Records
have released recordings by The Butchies
, Kaia Wilson
(Carland's ex-partner), and Le Tigre
.
Tammy Rae Carland is Chair of the Photography Department at where she is also a Professor of Fine Arts.
Zine
A zine is most commonly a small circulation publication of original or appropriated texts and images. More broadly, the term encompasses any self-published work of minority interest usually reproduced via photocopier....
editor, artist, filmmaker and owner of the independent
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
lesbian
Lesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
music label
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
Mr. Lady Records
Mr. Lady Records
Mr. Lady Records was a San Francisco-based lesbian-feminist independent record label and video art distributor. Artists on the label included Le Tigre and The Butchies. OutSmart magazine noted that Mr...
.
In the late 1980s she co-founded an independent art gallery in Olympia, Washington
Olympia, Washington
Olympia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Thurston County. It was incorporated on January 28, 1859. The population was 46,478 at the 2010 census...
with Heidi Arbogast. The two teamed up with Kathleen Hanna
Kathleen Hanna
Kathleen Hanna is an American musician, feminist activist, and punk zine writer. In the early- to mid-1990s she was the lead singer and songwriter of Bikini Kill, before fronting Le Tigre in the late 1990s and early 2000s...
, who often did spoken word performances
Spoken word
Spoken word is a form of poetry that often uses alliterated prose or verse and occasionally uses metered verse to express social commentary. Traditionally it is in the first person, is from the poet’s point of view and is themed in current events....
at the gallery, to form the band Amy Carter. After the band broke up Carland remained friends with Hanna, who contributed to her next project, the fanzine I (heart) Amy Carter, which was widely written about in the 1990s. Other contributors included Donna Dresch
Donna Dresch
Donna Dresch is an American punk rock musician, perhaps best known as founder, guitarist and bass guitarist of Team Dresch and the Queen of Grunge....
.
After the zine's demise, Carland turned her focus to photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
and filmmaking
Filmmaking
Filmmaking is the process of making a film, from an initial story, idea, or commission, through scriptwriting, casting, shooting, directing, editing, and screening the finished product before an audience that may result in a theatrical release or television program...
. Excerpts from her film Lady Outlaws and Faggot Wannabes are included in the documentary film She's Real, Worse Than Queer by Lucy Thane
Lucy Thane
Lucy Thane is a documentary filmmaker.One of her most notable works is It Changed My Life: Bikini Kill In The UK in which she followed the 1990s riot grrrl band Bikini Kill while they were on tour in the UK with Huggy Bear....
, and Carland is also interviewed in this film. She has also been a contributor to Joanie4Jackie, a film compilation zine
Zine
A zine is most commonly a small circulation publication of original or appropriated texts and images. More broadly, the term encompasses any self-published work of minority interest usually reproduced via photocopier....
created by Miranda July
Miranda July
Miranda July is a performing artist, writer, actress and film director. Born Miranda Jennifer Grossinger, she works under the surname of "July," which can be traced to a character from a "girlzine" Miranda created with high school friend Johanna Fateman, called Snarla.- Background :Miranda...
, which featured Dear Mom and Becky 1977 in the first and second issues respectively.
Tammy Rae Carland's photographs appear in the book The Passionate Camera; Queer Bodies of Desire edited by Deborah Bright and Lesbian Art in America edited by Harmony Hammond
Harmony Hammond
Harmony Hammond is an American artist and writer.-Biography:Harmony Hammond earned a B.A. from the University of Minnesota in 1967. She co-founded the A.I.R. Gallery in 1972; it was the first women's cooperative art gallery in New York...
. Her videos Odd Girl Out
Odd Girl Out
Odd Girl Out is a 2005 drama telefilm starring Alexa Vega, Lisa Vidal, Elizabeth Rice, Alicia Morton, Leah Pipes, Shari Dyon Perry, Joey Nappo, and Chad Biagini. First aired April 4, 2005 on Lifetime, the film is based on the book Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls by Rachel...
and Lady Outlaws and Faggot Wannabes have screened internationally. Mr. Lady Records
Mr. Lady Records
Mr. Lady Records was a San Francisco-based lesbian-feminist independent record label and video art distributor. Artists on the label included Le Tigre and The Butchies. OutSmart magazine noted that Mr...
have released recordings by The Butchies
The Butchies
The Butchies are a punk rock band from Durham, North Carolina, that existed from 1998 to 2005, and are currently on a hiatus. The frequent focus of their lyrical content concerned lesbian and queer themes....
, Kaia Wilson
Kaia Wilson
Kaia Wilson is a musician from Portland, Oregon, best known as a founding member of both Team Dresch, a revered 1990s queercore punk band, and The Butchies, a pop-rock spin-off from her solo work. In addition to singing, songwriting and guitar, Wilson co-established and operated Mr...
(Carland's ex-partner), and Le Tigre
Le Tigre
Le Tigre is an American electroclash band, formed by Kathleen Hanna and Johanna Fateman in 1998. It also featured Sadie Benning from 1998 until 2001, and JD Samson for the rest of the group's run...
.
Tammy Rae Carland is Chair of the Photography Department at where she is also a Professor of Fine Arts.