Greer Lankton | Transgender Woman

Greer Lankton was born into a religious family in Flint, Michigan. She had a rough childhood, often getting teased and harassed. Greer found solace in her hobby of creating dolls. She used different types of flowers and hollyhocks, and pipe cleaners as materials for her early creations. And when she eventually entered college at the Art Institute of Chicago and later at Pratt Institute in New York, she also started taking her doll-making hobby seriously. In Pratt, Greer finally found her true self and made the investments for sex reassignment surgery.

Greer had a prolific career as an artist, creating beautiful dolls, which takes inspiration from celebrities and friends alike. She was a prominent figure in the art scene at East Village during the ‘80s. Her art displayed social undertones, which often touch on gender.