Years after her death, a trailblazing transgender P.E.I. artist will be part of prestigious Venice show
Erica Rutherford in her studio around 1970. A map of Prince Edward Island is posted on the left upper corner of the wall. (Erica Rutherford – image credit) Erica Rutherford — a groundbreaking transgender painter, filmmaker and writer — is the first Prince Edward Island artist to ever be selected for the prestigious Venice Biennale art show.