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At this particular historical moment when democracy is under threat from authoritarian rulers and right-wing populism, feminist art practices have been used as social critique in efforts to transform politics in general and democracy in particular. Yet, specific questions remain. What difference does it make to treat democracy as a topic of inquiry as an artistic practice, a curatorial strategy, or a critical perspective in the visual arts? What new insights about democracy as both ideal and as praxis can emerge if gender, race, sexuality, (dis)ability, socioeconomics, and immigration status are central to such inquiries? This panel aims to interrogate these complexities and how they inform the intersection between democracy and feminist art practices that can challenge the status quo and make a positive change.