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InResidency
by The Bureau of Queer Art
InResidency by The Bureau of Queer Art is a media venture for Contemporary Queer & Allied Creatives to explore representation, identity, and themes of outsiderness in a culture of 'mall-ification'. “Queer' not as being about who you're having sex with (that can be a dimension of it); but 'queer' as being about the self that is at odds with everything around it and that has to invent and create and find a place to speak and to thrive and to live.” -Bell Hooks Apply to participate at BureauQueerArt.com
Episodes
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Leah is IMMORTAL. Full stop.
Leah Cupino (Erratic Grace) — IMMORTAL Leah Cupino makes work that refuses to sit still. In this episode, we talk about the ofrenda she built for IMMORTAL—how it traveled from the street to the top floor like a Queer procession, like a public prayer that kept climbing. We get into impermanence,...
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Quid Nunc is IMMORTAL
Baltimore showed up in Mexico City. At IMMORTAL Queer Art Fair, I sat down with Nancy K. Blackwell, owner + director of Quid Nunc Art Gallery (Baltimore), and we talked about the question every artist is already living inside: What now? Quid Nunc is a gallery built as a bridge—between emerging...
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Leather & Pansies—a feature and podcast with artist John Paradiso.
Paradiso’s work is slow on purpose. Quilts built from construction-site materials. Embroidered bodies that make looking feel different. Pansies stitched on leather—soft, tough, tender, defiant. It’s queer history told with thread, and it doesn’t ask for permission. The feature is live on…
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EVA MUELLER IS IMMORTAL
Eva Mueller came to IMMORTAL the way some people walk into a storm: fully dressed, totally intentional, and a little thrilled by the danger. In this new interview from IMMORTAL (Día de Muertos, CDMX), Eva (NYC) admits what a lot of us won’t say out loud: she wanted Day of the Dead her whole…
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BRIHEDA HAYLOCK IS IMMORTAL
Briheda didn’t come to Mexico City to “show work.” She came to close a chapter. In this new interview from IMMORTAL (Día de Muertos, CDMX), Briheda—traveling in from Belize—drops the kind of truth that makes a room go quiet: before she arrived, she was literally digging her own grave as an act of...
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CORTNEY MANSANAREZ IS IMMORTAL
Courtney came to IMMORTAL nervous. Not about the quality. About the cultural gravity of what he was bringing into the room. And then he did the thing great artists do: he stopped trying to “get it right” and started trying to be true. In this new interview, Courtney (@absalom_fineart) talks about...
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Jaimes Mayhew is IMMORTAL
Jaimes Mayhew doesn’t make “maps.” They make portals. In this short interview from IMMORTAL, Mayhew talks about queer and trans mapping as something way more alive than coordinates and gridlines: a practice built from trust, workshops, inside jokes, conflict, tenderness, and the radical act of...
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Eva Mueller is IMMORTAL
At IMMORTAL, Eva Mueller didn’t offer one self — she offered six. Six characters, six emotional frequencies, six ways of refusing the flattening of queer identity. In her interview, she introduces them like a cast of inner revolutionaries. Vani Dada, eternally vain and unbothered by time. Paloma...
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Vicki Khuzami is IMMORTAL
Vicki Khuzami doesn’t tiptoe into queer art — she cartwheels in with boys, toys, humor, and a collector’s hunger that borders on mythic. Vicki Khuzami no entra de puntitas al arte queer — entra dando volteretas, con muchachos, juguetes, humor y un hambre de coleccionar que roza lo mítico. In this...
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Leslie Molina | IMMORTAL 2025
Some artists work with memory like tension. Algunxs artistas trabajan la memoria como tensión. In IMMORTAL 2025, Leslie threads fiber, childhood, and survival. En IMMORTAL 2025, Leslie entrelaza fibra, infancia y supervivencia. Bodies stretched by thread — adaptation made visible. Cuerpos…
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Enhebrando el Cosmos / Threading the Cosmos
Laura Ortiz Vega no solo crea arte—ella negocia entre mundos. Laura Ortiz Vega doesn’t just make art—she negotiates between worlds. Sus universos bordados y con cuentas son colisiones de lo ritual y lo Pop, de los ancestros y los punks callejeros, de lo sagrado y lo escandaloso. Her beaded,...
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From New York to Mexico City, collaboration keeps our queer art worlds alive. ✨
SoHo Project Space NYC brought their signature blend of sensuality, body, and boldness to IMMORTAL — showing how art can bridge cultures, languages, and desires. Their presence reminded us that visibility is not a trend; it’s a responsibility we share across borders. En este video,...
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Dossier x IMMORTAL: The Conversation / La Conversación
From the heart of Mexico City, Dossier @dossier_art - sits down with The Bureau of Queer Art (TBQA) to talk about the birth of IMMORTAL, Mexico’s first Queer Art Fair. Desde el corazón de la Ciudad de México, Dossier conversa con The Bureau of Queer Art (TBQA) sobre el nacimiento de IMMORTAL, la...
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Talking to Leah Cupino about her ofrenda for IMMORTAL - Queer Art Fair - Dia de Muertos CDMX 2025
“I wanted the ofrenda to rise, to move the way glaciers move—slow, unstoppable, reshaping everything in their path. From the street to the top floor, it became a kind of queer pilgrimage. Each piece—stone, plastic, fabric—was a record of transformation, a reminder that what we build together can...
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Oona Nelson & Robert Rausch
Baroque and Butchered is the cover of Vol 10: Dismantled — a delirious feast of beauty, gore, and gallows humor from Robert Rausch and Oona Nelson. Think Rembrandt colliding with John Waters in a butcher shop: chandeliers, carcasses, fat suits, and live pigs crashing history painting. Vol 10:...
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Coloring is...
Cortney Mansanarez’s solo show Coloring Is... captures queer joy, movement, and vulnerability in bold, expressive portraits of the male form. This ongoing photo series invites us to color outside the lines—where mess, gesture, and light meet in a celebration of queer embodiment. You can view the...
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Becoming Fire: Majo Martínez on Grief, Gender, and Art as Transformation
In this bilingual episode of InResidency, artist Majo Martínez joins us for a moving conversation about trans identity, grief, and the role of art as both ritual and resistance. Speaking in both English and Spanish (with subtitles available on YouTube), Majo reflects on their transition, their...
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Michael Epps: The Soul in the Frame
A conversation on queer visibility, analog nostalgia, and surviving the algorithm—one photograph at a time. In this episode of INresidency: Queer & Allied Creatives, photographer Michael Epps joins us from Charleston, SC, to talk about the evolution of his practice—from shooting 120mm film in New...
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Building Altars: Stephen Baboon on Art, Identity, and the Haitian Renaissance
In this episode of InResidency, we sit down with Stephen Baboon—photographer, performer, and founder of Native Fruits Collective—to talk about queerness, Haiti, and the radical tenderness in his work. Baboon shares how his layered identity as a queer Haitian artist with Middle Eastern roots…
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Jorge Tejeda | Boy with a Gold Earring
In this episode, Jorge Tejeda joins us for a moving conversation about queerness, emotion, and the power of drawing the male body with both strength and softness. We talk about his training in architecture, his influences—from Schiele to contemporary dance—and the deeply personal process behind…
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Lady Zen — Visibility Without Permission
In this powerful conversation, multi-hyphenate artist Lady Zen joins The Bureau of Queer Art to reflect on their acclaimed film What’s in a Name, a poetic and unflinching exploration of gender, identity, and self-recognition. Speaking from their home in San Miguel de Allende, they share the...
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David Jester Doesn't Paint Pretty Lies
Through sensuality, survival, and sharp-witted grace, David Jester paints what too many won’t even say out loud. In this powerful episode, Jester reflects on art as confession, HIV survivorship, aging in a queer body, and the brutal cost of being visible. His canvases don’t perform—they speak,...
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Open Studio: A First Step Toward Something Bigger
In this episode, we reflect on The Bureau of Queer Art’s first-ever Open Studio event—a gathering of current residents, alumni, exhibiting artists, and new voices. Hosted by Micheal Swank, the conversation centers on what it means to share space, exchange stories, and build a creative future…
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The 99%: Rethinking the Real Art Market
Samuel Reyes, co-founder of Playa Escandón gallery in Mexico City, joins us to talk about building a gallery rooted in disruption, care, and context. With a background in luxury branding and art education, Reyes offers sharp insight into the real workings of the art market, the myth of the “next...
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Jaimes Mayhew on Horizons, Hand Gestures, and Queer Time
In this powerful new episode of The Bureau of Queer Art Podcast, Jaimes Mayhew opens up about trans ecologies, the geologic weight of queer history, and how imagining new landscapes—real or speculative—is an act of resistance. From the rocks of their childhood in Utah to their collaborative…
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Gemelxs VS | A Symphony of Resistance and Expression | Mexico City, MX
Now showing exclusively on Artsy.net through July 2025: A Symphony of Resistance and Expression by Gemelxs VS, presented by The Bureau of Queer Art. This raw, intimate solo exhibition reclaims the queer body as sacred, sensual, and unapologetically visible. Through layered oil, watercolor, and...
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Wild Pig, Grilled: Shendra’s Living Codex of Queer Expression | Shendra Stucki | Mexico City, MX
In this week’s feature for The Bureau of Queer Art, we meet Shendra—artist, muralist, educator, TikTok disruptor, and part of the executive team for the upcoming IMMORTAL Queer Art Fair. Originally from the Italian part of Switzerland, born in Australia, and now based in Mexico City, Shendra’s…
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Feasts of Fantasy: The Transformation of Desire in Jessica Ledwich’s Art
Welcome back to The Bureau of Queer Art podcast. In this special rerelease, we revisit our conversation with Australian artist Jessica Ledwich, recorded during her transformative residency at Casa Lu in Mexico City. Known for her provocative and visually striking work, Jessica took a bold leap…
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Hanne Carrington | “I do this so I see the person I want to see” | England/CDMX
In this special episode of The Bureau of Queer Art podcast, we remember Hanne—one of our original community members, a fearless artist, and a dear friend. Recorded during Zona Maco, this conversation revisits her reflections on art, transition, ritual, and truth. Her voice echoes through her…
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Calvin Phelps | "We Built It Here" | Macomb, MI
Calvin Phelps is transforming a former jail in Mississippi into a radical contemporary art center. In this episode, we talk about community, equity, and why art needs purpose—not permission. Read the full article on our SubStack: [Bureau Queer Art].
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Convocatoria para Artistas Mexicanos: Visibilidad Sin Fronteras
Convocatoria para Artistas Mexicanos: Visibilidad Sin Fronteras ¿Eres un artista queer o aliado en México en busca de visibilidad real y oportunidades más allá de los mismos círculos cerrados? ¿Deseas exponer internacionalmente, conectar con una comunidad artística sólida y tener una plataforma…
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BONUS RERELEASE | Paul Gravett | Color Studies | Vancouver, BC
BONUS RERELEASE | Paul Gravett | Color Studies | Vancouver, BC As we revisit this conversation from Season 3—originally aired as part of Art Week 2024—I’m thrilled to share that new editions of Paul Gravett’s Color Studies are now available on Artsy.net, the premiere art collectors' platform....
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Call for Artists: Visibility Beyond Borders
Call for Artists: Visibility Beyond Borders Are you a queer or allied artist in Mexico seeking real visibility and opportunities beyond the same closed circles? Do you crave international exhibitions, meaningful connections, and a platform that amplifies your voice in the global art scene? The...
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BONUS EPISODE | Alex Cabrera | Journey of Transformation. (Español)
English Below: ¡Bienvenides a un episodio especial de The Bureau of Queer Art! Tenemos anuncios emocionantes para artistas que buscan expandir su práctica, conectar con una comunidad creativa vibrante y ser parte de nuestra creciente red internacional. Primero, estamos lanzando un nuevo grupo de...
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BONUS EPISODE | Stephen Brucker | We are not fragile
Welcome to a special bonus episode of The Bureau of Queer Art podcast! If you’re an artist looking for a space where your voice, vision, and practice are valued—this is your call. Applications are now open for upcoming exhibitions, residencies, and our newest community project, INMORTAL—an art…
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Vol 7 & 8 | Art Week CDMX 2025 | Artists at CLAVO Movimiento – Reflections on Community and Practice
In this special episode of The Bureau of Queer Art podcast, we bring you conversations with artists who participated in CLAVO Movimiento Feria de Arte, sharing their insights on their work, the residency experience, and the role of community in shaping their creative paths. During the fair, these...
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TBQA Vol 8 | Miguel Casco | Desayunos | Mexico City, MX
Miguel Casco’s El Desayuno transforms the act of sharing a meal into a meditation on intimacy, movement, and connection. Blending painting, performance, and film, this evolving series captures the power of vulnerability and the beauty of morning light. In this episode, Casco shares the origins of...
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TBQA Vol 8 | Sebastian M. Tovar | The Boundaries of Being | Los Angeles, CA
Sebastian M. Tovar’s paintings resonate with a rare and luminous complexity, inviting the viewer into a world that is at once deeply personal and profoundly universal. As part of Volume 8 of The Bureau of Queer Art, his exhibition at Casa Cultura Emilio Caballido during Art Week CDMX captures the...
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TBQA Vol 8 | Mark Vázquez-Mackay | Luz de la Noche | Mexico City, MX
This Saturday, February 1st, join us for a captivating conversation with Mark Vázquez-Mackay, whose dynamic new series illuminates the vibrant and fleeting beauty of Mexico City’s urban nights. Recorded live at Casa Cultura Emilio Caballido, this episode explores the luminous intersections of...
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TBQA Vol 8 | Theo Polymorphos | Cover Artist | Melbourne, FL.
Theo Polymorphos | TBQA Vol 8 Cover Artist | Melbourne, FL. Art Week CDMX 2025 In this podcast episode, Theo shares his unique artistic journey, drawing from the wellsprings of nature, classical mythology, and personal introspection. “Mythology breathes through the canvas of my dreams, offering...
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TBQA Vol 7 | FOTO(grafia) 2025 | Eva Mueller | Gender Fuck | Brooklyn, NY
Mueller’s Gender Fuck takes drag performance, strips it of artifice, and builds a dialogue about gender and identity. From saintly reverence to visceral vulnerability, these images don’t just capture—they confront.
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TBQA Vol 7 | FOTO(grafia) 2025 | DanaidX | Goddess, Myths, and Monsters | Baltimore, MD
In today’s episode, we dive into the deeply transformative work of DanaidX—a collaborative force comprised of Hope Brooks and Angela Yarian. Fresh off their participation in FOTO(grafia) 2025 and their Artsy.net solo exhibition Goddess, Myths, and Monsters, we explore how this duo crafts a visual...
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TBQA Vol 7 | FOTO(grafia) 2025 | Francesca Reina | Playa Del Carmen, MX
Sueños de Cenote invites viewers into the sacred, underwater world of Mexican cenotes through the lens of Italian photographer Francesca Reina. Her work transcends the surface, capturing serene yet powerful moments where human vulnerability meets natural beauty. In these ancient sanctuaries,...
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TBQA Vol 7 | FOTO(grafia) 2025 | Brian Van Camerik | Los Angeles, CA.
Season 6, Episode 1 | Brian Van Camerik In the premiere of Season 6, we explore the transformative artistry of Brian Van Camerik. Known for his meticulous homage to history and queer resilience, Van Camerik reclaims the narrative of queer identity through his Homosocial project and the poignant...
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TBQA Vol 5 | Leah Cupino | Erratic | Helena, MT
Leah Cupino’s ‘Erratic’ – A Journey Through Unpredictability and Transformation In our latest episode, we sit down with Leah Cupino to explore her newest body of work, Erratic. This Artsy.net exclusive exhibition, running from December 4th, 2024, to March 4th, 2025, is a bold investigation into...
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TBQA Vol 5 | Lucia Znamirowski | Unfolding Memory, Time, and Self
Unfolding Memory, Time, and Self is a powerful solo exhibition by Lucia Znamirowski, presented by The Bureau of Queer Art on Artsy from September 28, 2024, to January 11, 2025. This deeply personal collection invites viewers to explore the fluid nature of memory, identity, and time. Through works...
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TBQA Vol 5 | Grace Lawson | Hidden in Bloom | Savannah, GA
The Bureau of Queer Art is excited to announce the release of our latest podcast episode featuring Grace Lawson, a Texas-born artist based in Savannah, Georgia. Lawson’s captivating photo collages delve into the hidden histories of queer women, reclaiming identity through striking visual...
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TBQA Vol 5 | Jennifer Nerio - Artist in Residency | Aftertaste of time | Artsy Exclusive
Dive into Jennifer Nerio’s latest work, Aftertaste, where she masterfully blends humor and introspection to explore the impermanence of memory and life itself. Through playful imagery like melting popsicles and vanitas-inspired portraits, Nerio invites us to reflect on fleeting moments and…
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TBQA Vol 6 | Leo Herrera | Analog Seduction | Bonus World AIDS Day
Dive into the vibrant world of Leo Herrera, an artist whose work masterfully intertwines queer history, speculative storytelling, and activism. His groundbreaking projects include the visionary Father’s Project—a utopian-dystopian alternate reality where AIDS never existed—and the playful yet...
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TBQA Vol 6 | Ben Cuevas | Medicinal Art | Bonus Episode World AIDS Day
Ben Cuevas weaves their identity, resilience, and activism into art that transcends the personal and the political. As a queer, non-binary, HIV-positive, Latinx artist, Cuevas transforms textiles into vessels of survival and belonging. Through groundbreaking works like Knit PrEP—a knitted…
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InResidency by The Bureau of Queer Art is a media venture for Contemporary Queer & Allied Creatives to explore representation, identity, and themes of outsiderness in a culture of 'mall-ification'. “Queer' not as being about who you're having sex with (that can be a dimension of it); but 'queer' as being about the self that is at odds with everything around it and that has to invent and create and find a place to speak and to thrive and to live.” -Bell Hooks Apply to participate at BureauQueerArt.com
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