Gentle and introverted, Veronica Funk seems anything but nasty. But troubled by Donald Trump's misogyny, she decided to paint portraits of 100 women as both a protest and a celebration." ~ Portia Priegert, Gallery West Magazine

With the 2018 political climate in North America coupled with the #metoo movement, I knew I wanted to place a positive spin on a negative comment about a woman. I am the mother of two independent, strong young women and I could not let them see me step aside from anything that might be upsetting, especially as I am privileged to belong to a large multi-cultural family and feel so strongly about equality and acceptance for everyone. I kept thinking, ‘What can I do?’ and I don’t know why I didn't immediately connect the fact that art has been a catalyst of change for so long, and in this way, the best way I know how to use my voice, I hope to empower other women to show up and be brave in their lives. And so the Nasty Women project began.