Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Amanda Burk


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The result was keep. (non-admin closure)  Anarchyte  ( work  &#124;  talk )   06:42, 2 May 2017 (UTC)

Amanda Burk

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WP:BLP, written more like a résumé than an encyclopedia article, of an artist who has no strong claim of notability per WP:NARTIST and no reliable source coverage to support it; literally the strongest thing here is that she's an associate professor at a small university and the founder of a non-notable local gallery, and the referencing is stacked entirely onto primary sources with no evidence of any reliable source coverage in media shown at all. As always, Wikipedia is not a free public relations directory on which an artist automatically gets a Wikipedia article just because she exists; she must achieve something which specifically satisfies NARTIST, and she must have media coverage to support it, for an article to become earned. Bearcat (talk) 00:02, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete does not meet the notability requirements for artists.John Pack Lambert (talk) 03:34, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
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 * I'm a new female editor and I'm part of a project that is trying to create Wikipedia pages for female artists. I've added a couple of media articles, please give me more time to find stronger references for this page. Klkp123 (talk) 01:57, 18 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Klkp123, the deletion discussion usually takes seven days and can be extended if further discussion is needed. Make sure you can find quality, third-party sources (see WP:RS) and that the claim for notability is strong: emphasize any collections she is part of, any museum and international exhibitions, any in-depth writing on her work. Reviews are good for third-party references but to help with WP:ARTIST, essays in books, catalogues and so on would help satisfy criteria for inclusion (for both WP:ARTIST and WP:NOT). The article cannot be a cv or a mere list. Try to expand it with prose. I hope this helps.  freshacconci  (✉) 15:04, 18 April 2017 (UTC)
 * freshacconci, thank you for your advice. I will work on that this week. Klkp123 (talk) 22:16, 18 April 2017 (UTC)
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Relisting comment: Article appears to have changed quite a bit since the most recent "delete" vote. Any new opinions?

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, –  Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 01:50, 25 April 2017 (UTC)


 * Keep per the significant coverage about her and her work in this article in The Chronicle-Journal and this article in Miami New Times. Cunard (talk) 06:20, 26 April 2017 (UTC)
 * They seem to be only trivial mentions. Certainly nothing in-depth there yet. Xxanthippe (talk) 06:49, 26 April 2017 (UTC).
 * I do not consider The Chronicle-Journal article to be trivial mention: "The Thunder Bay Art Gallery has been transformed into a world of fables and stories as seen through the eyes of animals with the intricate artwork of Amanda Burk. The artist was on hand Friday evening at the gallery to launch her show, called Stories of Contentment and Other Fables. A faculty member at Nipissing University in North Bay, Ont., Burk has been a professional artist for more than 10 years and said this is her first major solo exhibition. She hopes the animal imagery resonates with the people here in Thunder Bay. ... The artwork is comprised of intricately detailed charcoal drawings on white or black paper depicting a variety of animals found in Northern Ontario." I do not consider the Miami New Times article to be a trivial mention: "Amanda Burk's installation, Gesture, is a series of five hanging scrolls festooning a gallery wall like political banners. She uses graphite, acrylic, and silver leaf on vellum to depict disembodied hands in a subtle yet striking range of poses. At the bottom of each scroll she includes Arabesque geometric patterns typical of Islamic art. The absence of figural imagery within a religious context in Islamic art is related to the religion's disdain of any hint at idolatry, as explicitly prohibited in the Koran. The starkly rendered hands, combined with the silver-leaf geometric patterns, create a sense of psychological tension despite the decorative nature of the scrolls. Are these the hands of some of the thousands of faceless Muslims detained or arrested in the United States following the 2001 attacks? Burk never makes it clear, choosing to avoid outright indictments, but from a spectator's perspective, the hands appear as if they are handcuffed or supplicating across an unseen table and are depicted perhaps from an interrogator's point of view, fingers nervously fidgeting." Cunard (talk) 06:59, 26 April 2017 (UTC)


 * Keep as per new sources. Stuartyeates (talk) 09:49, 26 April 2017 (UTC)
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 * Keep. Her work meets meet WP:GNG as it has coverage at this article in The Chronicle-Journal and this article in Miami New Times.  I realize that drawing artistry is not as glamorous as painters, but that should not be a matter that causes her to be dismissed as notable.  She appears to have a strong presence in her niche of drawing. It also seems to me that because bands/musicians often have more popularity with the age group that reflects Wikipedia editorship, it is sometimes easier for them to get articles submitted to Wikipedia. desmay (talk) 01:14, 27 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep - meets WP:GNG. Here's a CBC interview as well. Hmlarson (talk) 19:33, 27 April 2017 (UTC)
 * I think that the interview is here Mduvekot (talk) 22:07, 27 April 2017 (UTC)


 * Keep sufficient coverage to infer notability. Artw (talk) 20:41, 28 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep - article had been expanded to include more sources meeting WP:GNG. Nfitz (talk) 18:48, 30 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep: Easily meets GNG with the new sources. --Guy Macon (talk) 15:50, 1 May 2017 (UTC)


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