YAS 2023

THEO KOENIG WEBER 21 y/o Kensington, Brooklyn “Self Intimacy” “Theo Koenig Weber (they/he) is a trans masculine graduate from Sarah Lawrence College, having moved from Wichita, Kansas to attend school there. Now relocating to Brooklyn, they intend to incorporate art into their daily life.” Rebirth …

STEPHANY 22 y/o Bronx, New York “Looking at Destiny” “Stephany Solis (She/Her), is a painter based in the Bronx, New York. Her work centers around surrealism and Black and Brown femmes interacting with nature.” My name is Stephany Solis, I am a queer artist who …

RUBY MIZRAHI 24 y/o Jamaica, Queens “Masc 4 Mascara” “Ruby Mizrahi aka Mx.Enigma (fae/they) is a NYC based mixed media queer-Mizrahi artist, writer and curator. They are currently represented by Fountain House Gallery, and will be producing curatorial exhibitions on “challenging your lookism” at Governors …

ROSA CALÈ GARDENIA 20 y/o Bronx, New York “Rebirth: Despedida” “Rosa Calè Gardenia is a Queer Multidisciplinary Artist from Puerto Rico; who works in diverse mediums, like fashion, sculpture, painting, collage making, and others. Recycled, discarded stuff is their primary source of inventory, placed together …

RAYCHEL BATISTA 16 y/o Woodhaven, Queens “Coming Out” “Raychel Batista aka Star Okami (she/hers) is a young lesbian latina artist born and raised in Queens, New York. She has loved art all her life and uses it as a platform to showcase the beauty of …

LUCY LAUTREC 23 y/o Rebirth is the process by which I recover my true self. In the process of rebirth time collapses, and I can identify with my past selves and acknowledge my ability to persist through change. To persist, not in spite of, but …

PAULA MAXINE R. MEMORACION 20 y/o Kodiak, Alaska “SIRENA” “Paula “Maxine” R. Memoracion (she/they) has recently taught herself digital 3D art while studying in college, since she doesn’t have a specific art style yet and is still exploring art just as much as their sexuality. …

NAZ 20 y/o Brighton Beach Brooklyn “Rebirth” “Naz Kaulinsh (they/them) is an non-binary artist who loves letters and creates art reflective of the Spiritual experience through an unlimited lens. Artist since birth, have recently created a platform for themselves via Instagram, and wish to expand …

NATALY 16 y/o Santa Ana, California “A Fuzzy Feeling” “Nataly Lopez (she/they) is a high school photographer based in Orange County, California. Self-taught, Nataly likes to explore the idea of beauty in everyday life through digital media and post-processing photography; she hopes through her photography …

MAXX AGUILAR 23 y/o Chicago, Illinois Reclamation, rebirth, and renewal all feel related to a journey of transition. Reflecting on my path as a trans person, I often look to the future and dream about the infinite possibilities I hold in my body. To let …

KIANA VEGA 23 y/o Cypress Hills, Brooklyn “Curvy Landscape” “Kiana Vega (she/her) is a bisexual Puerto Rican artist, born and raised in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. Since graduating from SUNY F.I.T with her degree in Fine Arts, she has worked with the City of NY and …

IRTAJA SHARA 19 y/o Brooklyn, New York “Diseased” “Irtaja Shara (she/they/he) is a self taught artist and designer born and raised in Brooklyn, and of Bengali descent. They like to combine Brooklyn and Bengali culture in their work to bring attention to issues and ideas …

ENAH REINTEGRADO 23 y/o Staten Island, New York “Genesis” “Enah (he/she/they) is a pansexual genderfluid frustrated artist who is recently recovering from a long depression and anxiety, she has just recently relearned how to draw after 11 years of being unable to draw even a …

DOOBNEEK 24 y/o Cobble Hill, Brooklyn “Ineligibility for Resources” “Doobneek (they/them) is an LGBT(Q)IA2S+ asylum seeker and advocate living in New York. A deported grad student at NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Transportation Engineering MS aspiring to right the wrongs of environmental racism and redlining.” …

DANIELA DOMINGUEZ 22 y/o Queens, New York “Reconexión, Lágrimas, y Dolor” “Daniela “Cherry” Dominguez (they/them/she) is a non-binary pansexual graysexual artist who has a passion for self-discovery through creative outlets. Their work is Mexican-American and New York culture inspired. Cherry enjoys expressing themselves through music, …

ASHLEE 23 y/o Lower East Side, New York “Expressions of Possibility” “Ashlee Rodriguez (she/her) is a queer artist currently pursuing a BFA at Hunter College. Her art is a reflection of her personal journey towards introspection, healing, and self-discovery. In addition to painting with oils, …

ANNA HUANG 14 y/o Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn “Eyes On Identity” “Anna Huang. (any pronouns), is a pansexual and genderfluid student currently attending high school in Brooklyn who was self taught before entering high school where the school teaches several art skills. Developing their creativity along …

PLANTAINCHIPSS 24 y/o Fort Bushwick, Brooklyn “⚄ would u roll the dice ? ✧˖*°࿐” “Kota Khan aka plantainchipss (they/them) is a Nigerian lesbian artist living in Brooklyn, New York who spent their days blurring the boundaries between intimacy, grief, and childhood through digital media and …