I’m so very happy to be part of this. Thank you to Julia Dolan, Senior Curator of Photography at the Portland Art Museum, for choosing my work and thank you to @blueskygallerypdx.bsky.social for creating and sustaining this opportunity.

In a world where there is so much happening that is in fact very wrong, this time the noise I was making was of pleasure.

Me too. 🖤

@tellusfabulas.bsky.social

Big thanks to @tellusfabulus.bsky.social and Zephyr Kim (lara.kim) for letting us use their art for the posters.

These companion shows will be up in the Front & Center Galleries at the Multnomah Arts Center April 4 - May 10, 2025. There’ll be a reception on April 10th from 6-8 pm. Details about other related events coming soon!

“Holding Our Own” is co-curated with Lux Harris. It explores our collective capacity to hold space, hold the line, hold each other and hold on to hope in these rapidly shifting times.

“Shift Work” is co-curated with Pablo V. Cazares, founder of The t4t Collective in Portland, OR. This show is about finding ways to relate and create community as the ground moves beneath our feet. How do we navigate uncertainty? How do we create joy and hold space for grief amidst it all?

If you’re an LGBTQIA2S+ artist who lives in or whose tribal land is in Oregon or SW Washington, please consider yourself invited to apply! The deadline is March 7.

Both shows will be up in April 4 - May 10, 2025 at the Multnomah Arts Center in Portland, OR. If you’re in the area, join us at the reception on April 10 from 6-8 pm.

“Holding Our Own” is co-curated by Lux Harris. It explores our collective capacity to hold space, hold the line, hold each other and hold on to hope in these rapidly shifting times.

“Shift Work” is co-curated by Pablo V. Cazares, founder of The t4t Collective here in Portland, OR. It is about finding ways to relate and create as the ground moves beneath our feet. How do we navigate through uncertainty? How do we create joy and hold space for grief amidst it all?

You can also find the application to apply here:

Artists are doing essential work, especially the trans ones. Find a way to support them.

And yes, it’s all one more thing to care about in the litany of hurt that’s happening. The arts are essential though - they’re part of how we’re gonna find our way through.