A Year of Elevating LGBTQ+ Artists

"Through text-based works and drawings, the artist painted an intimate and sometimes painful picture of her experience living in subsidized housing for people with AIDS and discrimination at the hands of medical professionals. I reviewed the show with the hope that it would strike a nerve with readers from all walks of life who have experienced subpar healthcare, housing instability, and personal strife."

"It was one of a handful of New York shows this year that centered art by or about trans and gender-nonconforming people. At a moment when basic freedoms and legal protections for people who fall under the trans umbrella - even the right to be recognized - are being stripped away by the Trump administration, it's encouraging to see some art institutions platforming artists such as Dzubilo."

A Participant Inc. exhibition presented Chloe Dzubilo, a trans woman and AIDS activist, whose text-based works and drawings depicted life in subsidized housing and discrimination by medical professionals. The show illuminated historical and personal dimensions of living with AIDS. Several New York exhibitions centered trans and gender-nonconforming art amid political rollback of trans rights. Some art institutions have begun platforming these artists, though the art world's support often remains less visible. Nonbinary artists report that gender identity is frequently dismissed, even in liberal circles, prompting efforts to raise visibility.

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