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" Social media has been such a big important thing for young artists and minorities because it's a community to get noticed. It's having an audience that was never there before. "

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" I know having a social media profile removed is a 21st century privileged problem - but it is the way a lot of us live. These profiles mimic our physical selves and a lot of the time are even more important. They are ways to connect with an audience, to start discussion, and to create change. "

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" I started out taking photos of my friends on, like, disposable cameras, and I documented my younger sister and her friends all through high school. "

" My lens and my personality, it's just fluid. The art isn't just in one place. "

" From the beginning of puberty, I did really badly in school. I was super dyslexic; I was in special ed. I had a hard time reading and writing, so I thought that my self worth was in my looks, how I presented myself, and how other people perceived me. "

" We work to create a new wave of feminism that is more inclusive. I want others to feel equal. It's so great to see women in positions of power, which is why other artists, such as Marilyn Minter, are so inspirational to me. "

" I just think it's crazy that we don't think that the youth are valid. They're the ones who really know what's going on. "

" Hashtag activism is a catalyst, but things have to actually happen in real life. "

" I approach beauty the same way I approach clothing - I think people should do whatever to themselves to make them feel more comfortable in their skin. "

" I'm either working or I'm lying in bed the entire day. "

" When I was 16, I created this online platform for female artists. I messaged women who I loved; that's how I got work and connected with people. You don't need to plead for entry into a system that doesn't want you anyway. "

" I didn't really have an identity crisis because I really, really knew who I always wanted to be But I definitely had a lot of problems with my body. I was very skinny, and I guess my body was sort of pre-pubescent, but when I grew hips and thighs, I just didn't know where I was in the world. It was weird. "

" I'm so pro-selfie because I think it's a tool that allows girls to create images of their own and of themselves. "

" The feminist movement is way bigger than the word. I don't police people on what they call themselves, but equality and a general sense of togetherness are really important to me. "

Petra Collins

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" Just being with a group of girls and experiencing sadness together - it's a pretty powerful thing. "

" I didn't see spaces where female artists could exist and exhibit their work. So I created a platform for this - one that allowed our works to be seen, but to also weave a community of women that could lean on and work with one another. "

" We live in such an image-heavy world that not seeing yourself in that landscape can really make it tough to feel human, to feel like you are part of the world. "

" The selfie is a powerful tool, but it can also be dangerous, and I am fascinated with the process of it because there is a level of self-monitoring. "

" Success doesn't happen overnight. "

" I keep this Hungarian wooden candlestick on the top of my refrigerator along with all my other candles. It's big and ugly, especially next to all my pretty candles, and it doesn't really make sense to have in my apartment. "

" A thing that I'm always worried about doing is putting an image of myself on my Instagram or somewhere else that looks perfect, because that's not who I am, and that's not what I want to preach. "

" My style motto is pretty classic: you give off a positive energy when you wear what you're most comfortable in. "

" I want people to see themselves in a person. I never want someone to aspire to be someone else. "

" I remember being 12 or 13 and reading 'Seventeen' and 'CosmoGirl.' They were all about self-improvement. "

" I look for subjects who have stories to tell - who are looking to tell something. "

" Women are inherently told their bodies are objects, so that's how we treat them. "

" For me, being in a car listening to music has always been my one spot to think. "

" I consider myself endlessly lucky to have access to the Internet and technology. Through it, I've found myself and have been able to join a new discourse of females, young and old, who strive to change the way we look and treat ourselves. "

" I think being collaborative is definitely more natural for people who are minorities in any sense - so people who aren't, like, white male artists - because we don't have the privilege to create art and work alone, usually. "

" I came to New York with no money and just one suitcase. I had my family's emotional support, but they weren't able to help me financially. "

" Live what you support online; do things. "