PROUD + 2019
50th Anniversary of Stonewall Edition
EXHIBITION CATALOG July 6 - 27, 2019
The Studio Door 3867 Fourth Avenue San Diego, CA 92103-3113 www.TheStudioDoor.com Cover Artwork: U-Haul by Stevan Dupus [Detail] • San Diego Back Cover: Artist’s Reconfiguration of Castaigne’s The Miner’s Ball, II by Brandin Barón • San Francisco Copyright © 2019 The Studio Door, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. The Studio Door, Inc. respects the rights of all artist and copyright holders. Consequently, all works that appear on this exhibition do so with the consent of the artist/s or the copyright holder. No image or information displayed in this catalog may be reproduced, transmitted or copied without the permission of the The Studio Door, Inc., artist or copyright holder. All prices shown are subject to change without notice by The Studio Door, Inc., artists or copyright holder. Prices do not include any sales tax, use, value added goods, customs, duties, tariffs or service charges. 1
PROUD+ 2019
50th Anniversary of Stonewall Edition EXHIBITION CATALOG July 6 - 27, 2019
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PROUD+
What does LGBTQIA+ Stand For?
The Studio Door is proud to present this special LGBTQIA+ exhibition during the month of San Diego’s Pride festivities. This year is the 50th anniversary celebration of the Stonewall Riots. In June of 1969, a group of young gays,lesbians and transgender New Yorkers clashed with the police near a Greenwich Village bar called Stonewall. Though they weren’t the first activists in America to fight for equality, their protests over the next few days would lead to a mobilization for Gay Liberation fighting oppression throughout the country. A year later, Gay Pride marches took place across the globe and served as an annual gathering to promote self-affirmation, dignity, equal rights, visibility and build community. In five decades, there has been many positive changes for the greater community politically and socially. In addition to being a celebratory, Pride acts as a reminder that there is still much work to be done in the US and around the world to protect Human Rights for All. In this exhibition, The Studio Door asked LGBTQIA+ artists what Pride means to them in 2019. On the following pages, you will see the variety of responses from over 40 artists from across the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
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L • Lesbian G • Gay B • Bisexual T • Transgender Q • Queer Q • Questioning I • Intersex A • Asexual A • Ally + • Plus At one time the word “Gay” may have meant to be representative of the entire community but as the decades have past, visibility for individual’s definitions of their gender and sexuality has come to the forefront. The Plus Symbol is meant to be inclusive to those who identify differently from the above acronyms or prefer not to be limited by any definition.
National Exhibition produced by THE STUDIO DOOR July 6 - 27, 2019
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday Noon - 7 PM or by appointment
Curated by Rakeem Cunningham Director: TAG Gallery - Los Angeles Visual Artist
Expanded hours during SAN DIEGO PRIDE
The Studio Door 3867 Fourth Avenue San Diego, CA 92103-3113 The Studio Door www.TheStudioDoor.com
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RAKEEM CUNNINGHAM
TAG GALLERY - Los Angeles Director Visual Artist & Photographer
rakeemc.com
Rakeem Cunningham is based out of Los Angeles, California. Born in 1992, his work explores themes of self-identity, queer politics, identity politics, selfacceptance, and the navigation of body politics under the queer landscape. Cunningham studied Design and Media Arts at UCLA and is a current member of Montevista Projects in Los Angeles. He is Director of TAG Gallery, which is located on Museum Row and LA’s famed Miracle Mile. Cunningham has shown in the Castelli Art Space, Southbay LGBT Center, Los Angeles LGBT Center and the Littman and White galleries in Portland, Oregon. 6
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The Visitor Tom Acevedo Gay
Acrylic 30” x 24” $ 3,200 Dorchester, MA 7
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Will Obscured by Leaves Joe Arnold Gay
Photography 20” x 16” $ 300 Brooklyn, NY 8
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Helping Hands Tatiana Banassevitch +
Oil with Gold Leaf on Masonite 12” x 12” $ 700 Las Vegas, NV 9
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Artist’s Reconfiguration of Castaigne’s The Miner’s Ball, II Brandin Barón +
Silkscreen Mixed Media on Parchment 12” x16” $ 500 San Francisco, CA 10
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Nipple Studies Series of Three Leah Sarah Bassett +
Oil on Clay Board 7” x 5” $ 150 each San Diego, CA 11
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Shower Nils Benson +
Oil 15” x 12” $ 750 Los Angeles, CA 12
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Equal Sex Ed: Series One Drew Blair Gay
Acrylic on Wood Panel 51” x 51” $ 5,876 San Diego, CA 13
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Leap Over Gillis Girls Laura Boban Queer
Mixed Media 96” x 48” $ 1,000 Richmond, VA 14
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Dissemination of my Masculinity Joshua Bryant Queer
Digital Art 14” x 11” $ 50 Portland, OR 15
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Temporal Cuddle Puddle Joshua Bryant Queer
Digital Art 16” x 12” $ 50 Portland, OR 16
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Ice Pop La Dulce Call Me Papi Gerardo Castro Gay
Mixed Media on Arches Paper 72” x 24” $ 2,400 each Newburgh, NY 17
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Good Samaritan Rory Chrz Gay
Oil 30” x 24” $ 1,600 San Diego, CA 18
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Proud Maria Coleman Lesbian
Acrylic 30” x 30” $ 600 San Diego, CA 19
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New American Gothic Ana Doria-Quesada +
Collage 11” x 8” $ 900 Montara, CA 20
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Untitled (Blue Wall) David Dumo Gay
Digital Photographic College 30” x 38” $ 400 Palm Springs 21
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U-Haul Stevan Dupus Gay
Oil and Cold Wax Medium 72” x 60” $ 1,512 San Diego, CA 22
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Real Enough Ebenezer Galluzzo Transgender
Photography on Museum Rag Paper 12” x 16.5” $ 300 Portland, OR 23
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Wear Bravery Ebenezer Galluzzo Transgender
Photography on Museum Rag Paper 19.5 x 16 $ 360 Portland, OR 24
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The Dance Terry Hastings Gay
Photography on Metal 24” x 36” $ 1,300 Rancho Mirage, CA 25
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Stay With Me Terry Hastings Gay
Dye Infused Photography on Metal 30” x 45” $ 1,800 Rancho Mirage, CA 26
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Lines and Lines Raymond Gilbert Gay
Acrylic 24” x 36” $ 295 San Diego, CA
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Horus, The Paper God K. Ryan Henisey Queer
Paper Cuttings, Speciman Pins 48” x 36” $ 1,850 West Hollywood, CA 28
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Enseñanza / Teaching Iyari Heredia Zenteno Lesbian
Acrylic 18” x 24” $ 800 San Diego, CA 29
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Teal Painting, 19 Layers Walker Hewitt Queer
Oil 18” x 24” $ 2,000 San Diego, CA 30
David Jester - San Diego GRID • Oil • 10’ x 5’ • NFS
DAVID JESTER
Artwork seen here is a part of Jester’s ongoing series. GRID is not shown here. It will be revealed at the opening of this special exhibition.
GALLERY SHOWCASE ARTIST:
David Jester is an exciting American painter who has exhibited his work in the US and Netherlands. His work centers around snapshots of the gay community as he has experienced it; themes include masculinity, discrimination, submission, love and joy. The distinctive painted pools act as metaphors for the pool of humanity, particularly within the community, and the characters that appear in the water represent lived and recognizable behaviors. Particularly focusing on the impact of online interactions between gay men, Jester ultimately asks questions about identity and belonging within the family he has chosen as his own. David Jester first exhibited with The Studio Door in 3•UP exhibition in January 2018. With PROUD+, the gallery has the opportunity to reveal to the public his largest work to date. GRID is ten feet by five feet. It is a continued exploration of his underwater series and includes no less than thirteen figures. 31
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Katie Jeannette Herrera +
Acrylic on Gessoboard 12” x 9” $ 495 Lemoore, CA 33
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Den of Thieves Jeannette Herrera +
Acrylic on Gessoboard 11” x 14” $ 750 Lemoore, CA 34
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Receiving Grace Mix Luera Transgender
Acrylic 48” x 36” $ 1,500 San Diego, CA 35
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Unadulterated Freedom Crisinda Lyons Ally
Fused Glass & Mesquite Wood 18” x 19” x 5” $ 300 San Diego, CA 36
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Paradise Lust -1 Paradise Lust -2 Paradise Lust -3 Hui Ma Bisexual
Watercolor, Color Pencil on Paper 19” x 13” $ 200 ea Woodside, NY 38
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Say Something Cherish Marquez Lesbian
Max MSP, Projection Voice Interaction NFS Denver, CO 39
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Tattooed Torso Roy McKenzie Gay
Acrylic on Masonite 20” x 16” $ 675 San Diego, CA 40
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Hidden No More Patrick McMahon Gay
Photography 20” x 16” $ 300 San Diego, CA 41
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Arrullo (Lullaby) Néstor Millán Gay
Manipulated Gelatin Silver Print 9” x 13” $ 700 San Juan, Puerto Rico 42
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Flower Boys 9 Bryce Morrison Gay
Photography 42” x 30” $ 700 Troy, MI 43
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Flower Boys 5 Bryce Morrison Gay
Photography 42” x 30” $ 650 Troy, MI 44
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Ken and His Lover Robert Olshansky +
Photography 12” x 12” $ 400 Falmouth, MA 45
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(Jello) Shots Fired Mark Powers Gay
Archival Ink on Bristol 19” x 24” $ 600 San Francisco, CA 46
HAUS OF DAVISANTI
David Santillanes - San Diego GRID • Oil • 10’ x 5’ • NFS Fashions seen here are part of Haus of Davisanti fashions. Three looks are being specially prepared for PROUD+ exhibition.
GALLERY SHOWCASE ARTIST:
David Santillanes has been creating ever since he was old enough to hold a crayon in his hands. His creations initially grew out of his love of music and the glittering fashion of Hollywood’s iconic celebrities. Upon graduating from Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, David cut his teeth in the costume industry refining his craftsmanship to bring wearable works of art to life. Pushing his creations even farther, he eventually began his own business. Haus of Davisanti was founded on the core principles of imaginative artistry and exquisite craftsmanship. David’s mission is to tell a story by taking what is unfamiliar or unexpected and transform it into something that is relevant to the modern world. He takes pride in breathing life into creations based upon juxtaposition and the core principles of couture. PROUD+ is the first opportunity for The Studio Door and Haus of Davisanti to collaborate. A in-depth look at his work will be explored in the gallery August 2019. 47
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Deeper Than Skin Emily Sides +
Neon, Two Way Mirror 30” x 30” x 6” $ 3,500 Dallas, TX 49
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Mak Laura Smethers Asexual
Acrylic 10” x 8” $ 350 Edmond, OK 50
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Autochoris Rebecca Spilecki Asexual
Polymer Clay 2.25” x 7.5” x 7.5” $ 720 Wilton, ME 51
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Carried Away Stefan Talian Gay
Acrylic 40” x 40” $ 2,500 San Diego, CA 52
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Scissors and Axe Taylor Stewart Lesbian
Acrylic 24” x11” $ 500 Bloomfield Hills, MI 53
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Greta Garbo + Judy Garland Taylor Stewart Lesbian
Acrylic 35” x 46” $ 750 Bloomfield Hills, MI 54
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Wax and Wane Christine Taylor Lesbian
Oil 40” x 30” $ 1,400 Oakland, CA 55
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Seeking Harmony Christine Taylor Lesbian
Oil 20” x 16” $ 1,200 Oakland, CA 56
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Your Mother’s Protection Can Only Go So Far Aries Tjhin Gay
Cut Paper 20” x 16” $ 150 San Diego, CA 57
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Geometric Paracord Cube Jacquelene Cristina Verna +
Paracord, Wood 48” x 48” x 48” $ 500 Poway, CA 58
JOHN WAIBLINGER GALLERY SHOWCASE ARTIST:
John Waiblinger - Los Angeles Urban Forrest •Post Photography on Paper • 16” x 10”• $ 675 Winter Rain •Post Photography on Paper • 16” x 10”• $ 675 Summer Rain •Post Photography on Paper • 16” x 10”• $ 675
In my art I explore the mystery of why I find some men so beautiful and so intriguing. I use found images from the Internet’s vast store of gay pornography, and combine them with my own photographs to articulate a relationship with those men. I consider the work Post Photography in that I am “making” a new photograph that is specific to my internal point of view. The work presents the men I’ve appropriated via their pornographic performance and reconstructs them within the realm of my imagination. I manipulate these images to portray a masculinity that celebrates softness and a different type of edge, creating a tension between the normative and the transgressive. Pornography tends to objectify whereas I prefer to romanticize. My intent is to investigate and illustrate how such juxtaposition can broaden perceptions and understandings of masculinity. John Waiblinger first exhibited with The Studio Door in the national exhibition PROUD 2017. He returned to the San Diego gallery as a featured gallery artist in April - June 2019. 59
“Waiblinger uses his fixation on the beauty of men to transfigure the carnal into his own embodiments of adoration and celebration.� 60
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Delivered Under the Similitude of a Dream: Isn’t it weird how life’s unexpected twists and turns take us to unexpected places? Some good and some not so good. Aaron Wilder Gay
Digital Mixed Media 16” x 20” $ 275 San Francisco, CA 61
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Big Poppies Danielle Wogulis Bisexual
Oil 40” x 30” $ 1,200 Sacramento, CA 62
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Somewhere in Time Kebie Zhao +
Oil 24” x 20” $ 3,000 Philadelphia, PA 63
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The Lonely Traveler Kebie Zhao +
Oil 20” x 24” $ 3,000 Philadelphia, PA 64
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Don’t Worry, We Will Win! Jenny Wu +
Latex Paint & Resin on Wood Panel 12” x 9” $ 1,000 Washington DC 65
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THE STUDIO DOOR
ADDRESS
Relocated from North Park to Hillcrest, The Studio Door is a unique art center located just minutes from Downtown and Balboa Park. Since 2014, The Studio Door has become known for its gallery of contemporary art, working artist studios, special events and museum store. Great destination for locals, tourists and other art lovers.
The Studio Door is located at 3867 Fourth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103-3113 between University Avenue and Robinson Avenue in the Hillcrest Neighborhood.
The Studio is gay-owned and operated by Patric Stillman with loving support from his partner Danné Sadler & mother-in-law Evelyn Loss. 67
GALLERY HOURS Tuesday – Saturday • Noon – 7 PM Sunday and Monday • By Appointment Only Extended hours during San Diego Pride • July 12 - 14, 2019
GETTING THERE
PARKING
Hillcrest is accessible from three primary directions. From downtown, head up Fifth Avenue, along Balboa Park’s western edge and through Bankers Hill. Once you’ve reached Robinson Avenue, you’ll be in the heart of Hillcrest. As the neighborhood is popular with the LGBTQ+ community, look for businesses flying a rainbow flag and you’ll know you’ve arrived! From the east, exit University Avenue from Interstate 805 and head west. A few short blocks places you squarely in the center of the main shopping and dining area. For those traveling from the airport or Interstate 5, exit on Washington Street, and head east “up the hill” and exit on University Avenue. You’ll pass through Mission Hills (worth the stop too!) before entering Hillcrest.
Metered street parking is available in the neighborhood. Meters are enforced 10 AM – 8 PM.
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The closest parking lot is just next door at 3835 4th Avenue. Pricing varies by day and time. To find other parking options, use “Valet on 5th” parking services or hop on the free “Access Hillcrest Shuttle” visit The Uptown Community Parking District’s AccessHillcrest.com to help you pre-plan your visit.
Artist Index
PROUD+ 2019
ARTIST
LOCATION
WEBSITE
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Tom Acevado
Dorchester, MA
tomacevedoartstudio.com
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Joe Arnold
Brooklyn, NY
joearnold.info
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Tatiana Banassevitch
Las Vegas, NV
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Brandin Barรณn
San Francisco, CA
brandinbaron.com
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Leah Sarah Bassett
San Diego, CA
LeahSBassett.com
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Nils Benson
Los Angeles, CA
nilsbenson.com
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Drew Blair
San Diego, CA
EqualSexEd.com
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Laura Boban
Richmond, VA
lauraboban.com
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Joshua Bryant
Portland, OR
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Gerardo Castro
Newburgh, NY
GerardoCastroArt.com
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Rory Chrz
San Diego, CA
Paintingsbychrz.com
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Maria Coleman
San Diego, CA
mariacolemansculptor.com
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Ana Doria-Quesada
Montara, CA
anadoria.com
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David Dumo
Palm Springs, CA
ddumoart.com
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ARTIST
LOCATION
WEBSITE
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Stevan Dupus
San Diego , CA
stevandupusarts.com
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Ebenezer Galluzzo
Portland, OR
ebenezergalluzzo.com
23 - 24
Raymond Gilbert
San Diego,CA
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Terry Hastings
Rancho Mirage, CA
TheHastingsGallery.com
25 - 26
K. Ryan Henisey
West Hollywood, CA
kryanhenisey.com
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Iyari Heredia Zentaro
San Diego, CA
instagram.com/iyahzen
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Jeannette Herrera
Lemoore, CA
bluefacekiller.com
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Walker Hewitt
San Diego, CA
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David Jester
San Diego, CA
davidmjester.com
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Mix Luera
San Diego, CA
mlueracollections.com
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Crisinda Lyons
San Diego, CA
crisinda.com
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Hui Ma
Woodside, NY
huimaillustration.com
37 - 38
Cherish Marquez
Denver, CO
cherishmarquez.com
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Roy McKenzie
San Diego, CA
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Patrick McMahon
San Diego, CA
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Néstor Milán
San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Artist Index
PROUD+ 2019
ARTIST
LOCATION
WEBSITE
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Bryce Morrison
Troy, MI
brycemorrisoncreative.com
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Robert Olshansky
Falmouth, MA
thenudeportraitgallery.com
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Mark Powers
San Francisco, CA
markdpowers.com
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David Santillanes
San Diego, CA
hausofdavisanti.com
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Emily Sides
Dallas, TX
emilysides.com
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Laura Smethers
Edmond, OK
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Rebecca Spilecki
Wilton, ME
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Taylor Stewart
Bloomfield Hills, MI taylorstewart.net
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Stefan Talian
San Diego, CA
stefantalian.com
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Christine Taylor
Oakland, CA
christinetaylorart.com
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Aries Tjhin
San Diego, CA
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Jacquelene Cristina Verna Poway, CA
jcverna.art
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John Waiblinger
Los Angeles, CA
johnwaiblinger.com
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Aaron Wilder
San Francisco, CA
aaronwilder.com
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LOCATION
WEBSITE
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Danielle Wogulis
Sacramento, CA
daniellewogulis.com
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Jenny Wu
Washington DC
jennywu.art
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Kebei Zhao
Philadelphia, PA
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ARTIST
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