Queering Democracy:
Art, Identity & Politics in 2024

October 4 – November 16, 2024

About the Artists

In 2023 ImageOut and Rochester Contemporary Art Center formed a committee to design, promote, and execute this major exhibition. A diverse jury of three artists who identify as LGBTQIA+ was also formed to review and vote on the artworks. Nearly 500 artworks were submitted by 220 artists from 36 States. After an extended deliberation, the jury selected nearly 50 artworks by 44 artists from 15 US States:

Listed Alphabetically by Artist’s First Name:

Abby Wang (Campbell, CA)
Alex Marsh (New Paltz, NY)
Ali El-Chaer (Pegram, TN)
Amelia Borja (Alhambra, CA)
Anastasia King (Toledo, OH)
Andrew Zou (Jamaica Plain, MA)
Balbir Krishan (Jackson Heights, NY)
Brandin Barón (San Francisco, CA)
Camila de Andrade Bianchi (Phoenix, AZ)
Carl Grauer (Poughkeepsie, NY)
Cesar Conde (Chicago, IL)
CJ Hungerman (Geneva, IL)
Clarajames Daly (Allston, MA)
Elham Kalantari Mahmoudabadi (Baltimore, MD)
Erin Adams (Los Angeles, CA)
Ernesto Beckford (Chadds Ford, PA)
Eva Capobianco (Ithaca, NY)
Fidelis Izekor (New York, NY)
Jamie Ryder (Rochester, NY)
Jason Norris (Rochester, NY)
Jo Cosme (Seattle, WA)
Joan Cox (Baltimore, MD)
Judith G. Levy (Rhinebeck, NY)
Jérai Wilson (Saint Albans, NY)
Lauren Eddy (Batavia, NY)
Lauren Wadsworth (Geneseo, NY)
Lucie Greasley (Liverpool, NY)
Matt Vanderlee (Rochester, NY)
Matthew Mosher (Orlando, FL)
Michael Sylvan Robinson (Brooklyn, NY)
Morgan Johnson (Gold Beach, OR)
Nilson Carroll (Rochester, NY)
Patty Tomanovich (Rush, NY)
Paul F. Yount (Venus, FL)
Quincey Miracle (Buffalo, NY)
Renée Caisse (Westminster, MA)
Renée LoBue (Montclair, NJ)
Rich Harrington (Endwell, NY)
Ro Robertson (Lumberton, NJ)
Sarah Schneiderman (Glastonbury, CT)
Stacey Chen (Chicago, IL)
Unique Fair (Rochester, NY)
Zexuan Jia (Westbrook, ME)
Zoe Requena (Syracuse, NY).