Pippa Fleming has been an artist, writer and performer since her teenage years. Her early creative interests led her to study theater, photography and film. After a brief stint in the Army as a Media Specialist, Pippa attended the University of Massachusetts where she studied African Studies, was a Pearl Primus dance scholar and further trained in theater and dance with Andrea Hairston of Chrysalis Theater and Joi Gresham.

Blossoming as a young Black lesbian in the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 80’s Pippa had the good fortune of having mentors and teachers like Pat Parker, Audre Lorde, Gwen Avery and Angela Davis to light pathways of growth and understanding. The opportunity to study and develop with such dynamic women propelled Pippa into a life of artistic activism; which eventually lead to her becoming a co-founder and co-editor of Ache magazine and an event producer and Disc Jockey for DaddiGirl productions.

Pippa’s mid-life travels and living have taken her from London to Hawaii where she has produced works in film, theater, music, television and has shared stages with the likes of Margaret Cho, Mario Africa and Big Island Conspiracy.

In her continued efforts to celebrate and preserve Black lesbian “butch” identity, Pippa recently appeared in Debra Wilson’s Showtime award-winning film “Butch Mystique” and has recently completed “Living in the Mainstream,” a documentary film and a play about surviving in America .