The 6th “Rainbow on the Eastside” exhibition for Eastside LGBTQIA+ artists will be held at TWO venues this year: Together Center from June 3 – August 28, and Centro Cultural Mexicano from June 18- August 14. The 2 locations are within walking distance of each other in downtown Redmond. We would like to thank Centro Cultural Mexicano and Together Center for their support and gracious hospitality.
Together Center
16305 NE 87th St, Suite 110, Redmond, WA 98052
Exhibition Dates: Wednesday June 3 – Friday August 28
Hours: 9am-5pm on weekdays
Centro Cultural Mexicano
16300 Redmond Way Ste 100, Redmond, WA 98052
Exhibition Dates: Thursday June 18- Friday August 14
Hours: 9am-5pm on weekdays
Opening Reception: Thursday June 18, 6:30pm-8:30pm at Centro Cultural Mexicano.
Closing Reception: Saturday August 29, 11am-1pm at Together Center.
Free and open to the public.
Our Artists
We have 18 artists exhibiting this year! Rainbow on the Eastside 2026 welcomes back many of our 2021-2025 artists, including Anaïsysiria, Michael Seals, Axton Burton, Jay Jun, Elizabeth Hill, Jennifer Holt, Miriam Colman, Nyktomorphia, Sara Wilkes and Rheya Wren. We are also pleased to present new artists from the Eastside LGBTQIA2S+ community. Here are some of this year’s new participating artists:
JoJo Esparza
Pronouns: They/Them
JoJo Esparza is an X-gender creative living on the Eastside. They crochet, paint, draw, and use a variety of materials.
Denise Whitlow
Pronouns: She/Her
Denise Whitlow is a pansexual artist from Canada, now living in Carnation WA. She graduated from the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in 1998. She works in many mediums and themes, from portraiture to abstract.
Instagram: @denisewhitlowart
Neil Kapit
Pronouns: He/They
Neil Kapit is a bisexual cartoonist and educator based on the Eastside. He draws the webcomic The Imp and Her Knight.
Badger
Pronouns: They/Them
Badger is a disabled nonbinary person who grew up on the Eastside with a very artistic mom who encouraged them to experience with all types of media. They’re currently learning to work with alcohol markers and use their art to explore themes of gender expression, spirituality, and body neutrality/acceptance.
Bluesky: badgerdraw.bsky.social
dantenaimo
Pronouns: He/Him
dantenaimo is a magical gay woodland creature currently burrowed in Woodinville. He combines scenes of animals, nature, and serenity with a love of digital drawing.
Website: dantenaimo.com
Shay Ball
Pronouns: She/He/They
Shay Ball is a queer non-binary multimedia artist who works mainly in photography and acrylic paint. They are from Redmond and are going to school in Victoria BC.
Website: shayball.com
Dean Shinner
Pronouns: He/Him
Dean Shinner is a transgender printmaker and artist based in Bothell, WA. His work draws on fairy tales, folklore, and the occult to bring queer magic to the present day.
Website: dshinner.myportfolio.com
Damian Frazier
Pronouns: He/Him
Damian Frazier is a neurodivergent, asexual, aromantic trans-masc living in the Duvall area. His art explores themes of gender, horror, love (platonic and romantic) and how they interact with each other.