Curator Jonathan Katz Talks About Some Of The Women Artist at Hide/Seek

“Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture” was on view at the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, from October 30 through February 13, 2011. Jonathan Katz, co-curator of Hide/Seek talks about works by queer artists Catherine Opie, Lucas Samaras, Deborah Kass, and Christopher Makos.

Heidi Lunabba: “Twins”

Clothes make the man – but what about the child? Visual artist Heidi Lunabba’s series Twins investigates how clothes and other visual emblems are used to accentuate and define a child’s gender.

Queer Visual Arts In Sydney, Australia

Sydney Mardi Gras is back again. The Mardi Gras Gallery runs through March 5, 2011. It features a queer art show with by local and international artists. Kudos Gallery presents ‘Grace’ by Tina Fiveash.

L-CALENDAR 2011

L for Lesbian – this is THE calendar for gay women. Belgian photographer Cristina de la Madera (born in 1982) is tea author of this fine calendar with sensual black/white photos of real lesbian or bisexual coples in everyday situations.

Portraits Of The Survivors – A History Of The Rromas

Portraits de Survivants : Histoire d’une déportation rrom – a photography exhibition by Ana Dumitrescu The above exhibition by photographer Ana Dumitrescu is about the survivors of the holocaust in Romania, where Rromas (Gypsies) was sent to the concentration camps during the Second World War.  The show runs February 8 – 25, 2011 in Paris. Ana tells:…

Local Histories: The Ground We Walk On

María DeGúzman invites anyone in the Raleigh-Durham area, North Carolina, or with friends and colleagues in and around RDU to join her at the opening of Local Histories: The Ground We Walk On. February 11, 5-9 pm. 523 East Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 USA (formerly the Chapel Hill Museum)

Work in Progress – Photography by Birthe Havmoeller

My life is quest for a connection with my spiritual roots and a wish to raise my spiritual awareness. I took up photography 20+ years ago as a creative tool. My latest exhibition ‘Work in Progress’ features five black & white works from my series ‘Land Art’ made in 1999-2001 and three color works made in 2009-2010. The show runs through January 31, 2011 in Aarhus, Denmark.

Photographs by Dorothée Smith

Dorothée Smith exhibition at la galerie du Château d’eau, Toulouse, France, January 26 – March 6 2011. The show features the photography series Löyly (2009) + Sub Limis (2010).

Bodies That Matter by Dorothée Smith

Dorothee Smith is a French 23 years-old queer photographer living and working in Paris, Arles and Helsinki. She is an upcoming artist who has published three artist books.

Collier Schorr About Her Photography

Queer photographer Collier Schorr talks to Art:21 about how she works with one of her young models, a young man whom she has asked to copy poses as a woman.

Beata Kosc Photography

Photos and Artist Statement by Beata Kosc: ‘The “Certain Body” is a series of self-portraits. It is focusing on gender as a layer of identity attributed to the body…