This exhibition is Dedicated to Community Organizer and Black Proletarian Feminist, Nikeeta Slade
Opening Reception, Saturday June 4th 6-8pm.
(Free to attend. Vaccinations and Masks required. Light refreshments will be served outdoors.)
New York City based artist, Gabriel García Román began his ongoing ‘Queer Icons’ series in 2011. This portrait series honors Queer and Trans People of Color (QTPOC) specifically activists, community organizers, poets and artists; members of the community that are doing the work and bringing attention to issues that affect the QTPOC community.These images give visibility to a population that’s generally under-represented in the art world. Finding inspiration in portraiture styles of Renaissance, Flemish and Christian Orthodox paintings, the series aims to elevate these multi-dimensional, powerful and proud contemporary figures. From the queer Latina fighting for immigration rights to the non-binary disabled Trans Filipino, the artist perceives these figures as heroes in their own right.
ArtRage is excited to announce that with the support of the Central New York Community Foundation, García Román has created 10 new works for his Queer Icons series featuring inspiring QTPOC from Syracuse. These 10 individuals represent a small fraction of the remarkable QTPOC artists and activists in our own community. García Román met and photographed Kyle Bass, Ellen M. Blalock, Sara Hagan, Jose Miguel Hernandez, Hunter Kusak, Timothy Lattimore, Jason Ngo, Rahzie Seals, Talia Shenandoah (Harlow Holiday), and Fabiola Ortiz Valdezat at ArtRage this March and the finished works will be unveiled at the gallery on June 4th.
Join us for an Artist Talk with Gabriel García Román on Thursday, June 16th.
