featured artists

James Ardeña is a self-taught artist often explores notions of the state of Filipino America, the effects of colonization, and the emotional constructs which we imprison ourselves. His work explores the subject of the gaze of the camera and also the one that looks back, both of the subject and his own while taking into account the influence of cultural/racial legacies that shape each gaze.

Vaquero Azul is a P’urepecha and Boriken-Taíno, Two-Spirit illustrator and sewist. Their work focuses on Trans Mexican Euforia and Mesoamerican joy. He believes in a world where Trans, Two-Spirit & Dos Espíritus people are celebrated, loved, and left feeling proud of who they are as expressed in their body of art.

Natasha Crouch (She/They) is a Queer artist from all over the west coast. They are also a Nurse, weirdo, and swamp witch.

Mandy Greear is a local artist and art educator. She believes in the current state of the world we need more pockets of joy. Mandy likes to think of herself as a “Joy Farmer” by sharing her whimsical robot Arty.

Audrey Lewis is a Lesbian Seattle-based creative and visual artist whose work explores intimacy, vulnerability, and the relationship between queer bodies and environment. Her cyanotype series Intimate Exposures uses sunlight to record personal objects and moments, transforming private experiences into luminous blue images.

Nell Kerr is a self taught, Seattle born-and-raised artist. He works primarily in acrylic self portraiture, mythological fantasies, and deep feelings.

Eden Randall is a queer interdisciplinary artist who uses themes of gender and mental health to explore the physicality of change. They use recycled materials such as found objects, plastic bags, and everyday waste for the dual purpose of reducing my carbon footprint and utilizing the memories objects hold while still giving them a new meaning.