Bobby Abate
@sweetkitty.com
Queer visual artist, writer/director, editor (We're Here s3&4) and creator of the Outsider Tarot. Obsessed with Queer history. Fiercely anti-broligarchy, anti-Cheeto-president & their legion ass kissers.
https://sweetkitty.com
https://sweetkitty.com
Me at my solo show BIG BAD at the DVAA gallery in Narrowsburg, New York.
June 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Me at my solo show BIG BAD at the DVAA gallery in Narrowsburg, New York.
Showing at BIG BAD delawarevalleyartsalliance.org/exhibition/b...
Bunny Lake.
Female Impersonator
NYC, early 1960s
TWILIGHT INKS SERIES
Ink and graphite on paper
7x6.625"
May 17 – June 15, 2025
TALK: Saturday, June 14 @ 3PM
DVAA Gallery, Narrowsburg, NY
Bunny Lake.
Female Impersonator
NYC, early 1960s
TWILIGHT INKS SERIES
Ink and graphite on paper
7x6.625"
May 17 – June 15, 2025
TALK: Saturday, June 14 @ 3PM
DVAA Gallery, Narrowsburg, NY
May 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Showing at BIG BAD delawarevalleyartsalliance.org/exhibition/b...
Bunny Lake.
Female Impersonator
NYC, early 1960s
TWILIGHT INKS SERIES
Ink and graphite on paper
7x6.625"
May 17 – June 15, 2025
TALK: Saturday, June 14 @ 3PM
DVAA Gallery, Narrowsburg, NY
Bunny Lake.
Female Impersonator
NYC, early 1960s
TWILIGHT INKS SERIES
Ink and graphite on paper
7x6.625"
May 17 – June 15, 2025
TALK: Saturday, June 14 @ 3PM
DVAA Gallery, Narrowsburg, NY
Tulip tree in McCarren Park. This is the first time I’ve seen it flower. Stunning.
May 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Tulip tree in McCarren Park. This is the first time I’ve seen it flower. Stunning.
If you're in Sullivan County in Upstate New York, come by for my solo show! delawarevalleyartsalliance.org/exhibition/b...
May 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
If you're in Sullivan County in Upstate New York, come by for my solo show! delawarevalleyartsalliance.org/exhibition/b...
Delisa Newton, probably the second trans Black woman to receive gender affirming care in the mid 1960s wrote a tell all article of her life and experience for Sepia Magazine in 1966. A true pioneer for the LGBTQIA+++ community.
March 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Delisa Newton, probably the second trans Black woman to receive gender affirming care in the mid 1960s wrote a tell all article of her life and experience for Sepia Magazine in 1966. A true pioneer for the LGBTQIA+++ community.
My heart broke looking that photo of Penny that popped up in my phone. She passed on the Winter Solstice in 2022. Miss her every day.
March 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
My heart broke looking that photo of Penny that popped up in my phone. She passed on the Winter Solstice in 2022. Miss her every day.
NODES. Graphite on paper. 2024
March 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM
NODES. Graphite on paper. 2024
Twilight Inks Series: Francis Graça circle 1930. Queer performer/dancer from Lisbon just before the dawn of Portugal's Salazar dictatorship that lasted from 1933-74, in which all instances of #Queer life were systematically erased and outlawed. Sound familiar?
See more of my work: sweetkitty.com
See more of my work: sweetkitty.com
March 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Twilight Inks Series: Francis Graça circle 1930. Queer performer/dancer from Lisbon just before the dawn of Portugal's Salazar dictatorship that lasted from 1933-74, in which all instances of #Queer life were systematically erased and outlawed. Sound familiar?
See more of my work: sweetkitty.com
See more of my work: sweetkitty.com
Twilight Inks Series: Shalimar Wig Care. 1963.
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#queerartist #queerart #queerhistory #queer #art #ink #artistseries #art #1960s
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#queerartist #queerart #queerhistory #queer #art #ink #artistseries #art #1960s
February 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Twilight Inks Series: Shalimar Wig Care. 1963.
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#queerartist #queerart #queerhistory #queer #art #ink #artistseries #art #1960s
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#queerartist #queerart #queerhistory #queer #art #ink #artistseries #art #1960s
QUEER OBJECTS SERIES. Stack of pulps from my precious library of nonsense, topped by Preacher's New Dress. That one was sitting in our basement forever.
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Pen, ink & graphite on paper, 8x8"
#queer #art #series #penandink #drawing #pulpfiction #paperback #sleazy
👀 more of my art > sweetkitty.com
Pen, ink & graphite on paper, 8x8"
#queer #art #series #penandink #drawing #pulpfiction #paperback #sleazy
February 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
QUEER OBJECTS SERIES. Stack of pulps from my precious library of nonsense, topped by Preacher's New Dress. That one was sitting in our basement forever.
👀 more of my art > sweetkitty.com
Pen, ink & graphite on paper, 8x8"
#queer #art #series #penandink #drawing #pulpfiction #paperback #sleazy
👀 more of my art > sweetkitty.com
Pen, ink & graphite on paper, 8x8"
#queer #art #series #penandink #drawing #pulpfiction #paperback #sleazy
Valentine Polaroid Selfie from the 2000s. You're welcome. Happy V-DAY.
#valentinesday #valentine #polaroid #hearteyes #heartface #heart
#valentinesday #valentine #polaroid #hearteyes #heartface #heart
February 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Valentine Polaroid Selfie from the 2000s. You're welcome. Happy V-DAY.
#valentinesday #valentine #polaroid #hearteyes #heartface #heart
#valentinesday #valentine #polaroid #hearteyes #heartface #heart
This is a drawing I did of my father as he was passing away from dementia. I filled a sketchbook with artwork processing his final months and our relationship. I'd say we were a typical Italian-American family, where our emotional bond was numbed by the performances of masculinity. Mi manchi. #art
February 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
This is a drawing I did of my father as he was passing away from dementia. I filled a sketchbook with artwork processing his final months and our relationship. I'd say we were a typical Italian-American family, where our emotional bond was numbed by the performances of masculinity. Mi manchi. #art
Boys Will Be Girls. Ink, gouache/acrylic on paper, 12x17”, 2022. I love to skirt around the edges of failure while observing strange rules I create for the world inside of each piece. Fitting for the present moment.
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#queerart #villains #sinestro #art #gouache #badguy
👀 more: sweetkitty.com
#queerart #villains #sinestro #art #gouache #badguy
February 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Twilight Inks: 1940s female impersonator Gilda, Pittsburgh photo Charles Teenie Harris.
See more of my inks at sweetkitty.com
#queerart #queerhistory #diversity #art #ink #painting #artistseries #twlight #pittsburgh #underground
See more of my inks at sweetkitty.com
#queerart #queerhistory #diversity #art #ink #painting #artistseries #twlight #pittsburgh #underground
February 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Twilight Inks: 1940s female impersonator Gilda, Pittsburgh photo Charles Teenie Harris.
See more of my inks at sweetkitty.com
#queerart #queerhistory #diversity #art #ink #painting #artistseries #twlight #pittsburgh #underground
See more of my inks at sweetkitty.com
#queerart #queerhistory #diversity #art #ink #painting #artistseries #twlight #pittsburgh #underground
My first celebrity obsession: Truman Capote. From my Twlight Inks Series. You can see more of my work at sweetkitty.com
#trumancapote #queerart #queerartist #art #ink #inkpainting #queerhistory #capote #breakfastattiffanys #noodlers
#trumancapote #queerart #queerartist #art #ink #inkpainting #queerhistory #capote #breakfastattiffanys #noodlers
February 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
My first celebrity obsession: Truman Capote. From my Twlight Inks Series. You can see more of my work at sweetkitty.com
#trumancapote #queerart #queerartist #art #ink #inkpainting #queerhistory #capote #breakfastattiffanys #noodlers
#trumancapote #queerart #queerartist #art #ink #inkpainting #queerhistory #capote #breakfastattiffanys #noodlers
A large collage painting called The Hideaway. I imagine we'll all be hiding the the woods soon enough. You can see more of my work at sweetkitty.com
#queerart #queerartist #queer #art #collage #acrylic #newyorkartist #contemporaryart @artistsupport.bsky.social
#queerart #queerartist #queer #art #collage #acrylic #newyorkartist #contemporaryart @artistsupport.bsky.social
February 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
A large collage painting called The Hideaway. I imagine we'll all be hiding the the woods soon enough. You can see more of my work at sweetkitty.com
#queerart #queerartist #queer #art #collage #acrylic #newyorkartist #contemporaryart @artistsupport.bsky.social
#queerart #queerartist #queer #art #collage #acrylic #newyorkartist #contemporaryart @artistsupport.bsky.social
Some of my favorite photos from London.
February 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Some of my favorite photos from London.
An installation of my Twilight Inks, Stephen Street Gallery, NYC, 24. I love seeing them together, esp now bc they remind me that simply being ourselves, living our daily lives, making art, doing our work + finding joy in our circles is an act of #rebellion and #defiance. #queerart #queerhistory
February 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
An installation of my Twilight Inks, Stephen Street Gallery, NYC, 24. I love seeing them together, esp now bc they remind me that simply being ourselves, living our daily lives, making art, doing our work + finding joy in our circles is an act of #rebellion and #defiance. #queerart #queerhistory
Deep into the editing of the short film I shot in September based on my coming out story in the 90s. I feel the same fear now that I felt then for the hatred towards Queers coming from religious leaders, the government and even family. The film is titled, THE GHOST AT SKELETON ROCK.
January 31, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Deep into the editing of the short film I shot in September based on my coming out story in the 90s. I feel the same fear now that I felt then for the hatred towards Queers coming from religious leaders, the government and even family. The film is titled, THE GHOST AT SKELETON ROCK.
From my Queer Objects series, pen & ink drawings of things I can't part with, a visual autobiography. I bought these Giallo crime books in Italy 20 years ago hoping I'd someday be living there.
See more @ sweetkitty.com
8x8" / Strathmore paper
#queer #art #artist #illustration #series #giallo
See more @ sweetkitty.com
8x8" / Strathmore paper
#queer #art #artist #illustration #series #giallo
January 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
From my Queer Objects series, pen & ink drawings of things I can't part with, a visual autobiography. I bought these Giallo crime books in Italy 20 years ago hoping I'd someday be living there.
See more @ sweetkitty.com
8x8" / Strathmore paper
#queer #art #artist #illustration #series #giallo
See more @ sweetkitty.com
8x8" / Strathmore paper
#queer #art #artist #illustration #series #giallo
La Storia Si Ripete (History Repeats Itself), Dec 23, inspired by the underlying horror of #TheShining: that we're doomed to repeat past mistakes, each time more intensely, unless we evolve. The surface is covered with the phrase, repeated over and over.
#art #artist #queerart #kubrick #ink #pencil
#art #artist #queerart #kubrick #ink #pencil
January 27, 2025 at 3:08 PM
January 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM