Karen Finley

Karen Finley was born on Wednesday 7th of March 1956, in Chicago, Illinois. As an American performance artist, she became known for works that often involve nudity and profanity. Her pieces frequently depict sexuality, abuse, and disenfranchisement, with performances that sometimes saw her appear nude and covered in chocolate.

Finley was one of the NEA Four, a group of artists whose grants from the National Endowment for the Arts were vetoed in 1990. This came after Senator Jesse Helms criticized the process on decency grounds. She was at the center of several free speech controversies in the 1990s, as debates raged about public funding for controversial art. In 1999, she received a Woman of the Year award from Ms. magazine for her work on women's rights, while also posing nude for Playboy around the same time.

Beyond performance, Finley has worked as an actress, appearing as Tom Hanks' doctor in the AIDS drama Philadelphia. She also recorded provocative dance music and collaborated with Sinead O'Connor on a recording of "Jump in the River." She is also recognized as an activist, author, and musician. Finley has brown hair and brown eyes, with a slim build and natural breasts. She currently has 7,000 followers on Instagram.