About the Artist

protean art (they/them, it/its, any neopronouns, he/him if you really gotta go false binary, but maybe don’t do that) is a multidisciplinary artist based in and from upstate NY.
Sexuality and gender have always been themes in their paintings but recently have come to the foreground as they become more comfortable with its own body, desires, and presentation. Aside from gender and sexuality- themes of disability, physical and emotional pain, trauma, and other mental health issues frequently show in their artwork. Nature also plays a heavy role in their artistic inspiration, having grown up in one of the many hill-towns surrounding Albany and still trying to find as much time as possible to be outside. It feels their art shows many perspectives and representations of beauty, pain, sex, and sickness that can be seen everywhere on Earth.

Their art has been showcased at
Paper Moon– Self Made 2024, protean art solo show August 2024, Halloween Show 2024, Tiny Art show 2024
MoJo’s Cafe and Gallery– Tiny Art Show 2024
Saratoga Arts- 10×10 Show in 2021 and 2024
Cafe Euphoria’s Queer Art Gallery and Maker’s Market 2023
R Gallery Arlene’s Juried Small Works Show 2021

Past Events

Big Gay Market Events– Summer 2023, Mount Ida Pop Up 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Winter 2024, Kinky Market Pop Up at Refuge Troy 2024, Sanctuary for Independent Media Pop Up 2025, Mt Ida Pop Up 2026
Albany First Friday– September 2025 at 292 Lark
Albany All Stars Roller Derby– May 2025, October 2025, November 2025
Nine Pin Holiday Makers Market 2024
Mohawk Valley Art Shoppe– Summer/Fall 2024 Show
Alacrity Summer Art Festival– 2022, 2023, 2024
Albany First Friday– Common Roots 2024
Albany Twilight Market- 2021, 2022
Arlene’s Art Market- 2022
Capital District Resurrect Pride Queer Market 2021
[redacted] Mini Flea 2019