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Priscilla Frank, Huffington Post
Tue, 02/21/2017 - 9:48am

Warning: This article contains paintings of vulvae. Beautiful paintings of vulvae. Initially, artist Jacqueline Secor didn’t intend to show her series “The Diversity of Nature” to a public audience. Rather, she created her unapologetic paintings of vaginas (or, if you prefer the anatomically accurate term, vulvae) as a personal coping mechanism, part of her ongoing fight with body dysmorphic disorder. After relocating from North California to Salt Lake City, Utah, Secor says she felt overcome with insecurity and shame, especially with regards to her physical appearance.

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