Phoebe Bachman (she/they) is an artist, facilitator, and curator based in South Philadelphia. Their interdisciplinary work amplifies ongoing acts of resistance, centering economic and criminal justice. Using methods like mapping, collage, installation, and popular education, they aim to make complex systems tangible and participatory.
Bachman has led and contributed to major projects including People’s Budget Office (2021–present), a public art initiative reimagining Philadelphia’s city budget; Moon in Venus, a project dedicated to supporting women facing financial stress in Liverpool (2020-2022), and End the Exception (2020–2024), a multi-disciplinary project advocating for the end of the 13th Amendment’s exception clause.
Bachman holds a BFA from Tyler School of Art, Temple University, and an MA from the Center for Research Architecture at Goldsmiths College, University of London. They are a member of Urban Front, a transnational cooperative consultancy, Rising Wing, a Philadelphia-based arts network, and the Philadelphia Revenue Project.
They have worked with institutions such as Mural Arts Philadelphia, The Free Library of Philadelphia, Worth Rises (New York), Anti-Recidivism Coalition (Los Angeles), Arts for Healing and Justice Network (Los Angeles), BAK (Utrecht), Energy Peace Partners, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Creative Time (New York).
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