The 5th “Rainbow on the Eastside” exhibition for Eastside LGBTQIA+ artists will be at Centro Cultural Mexicano in Redmond from June 5-30, 2025. We would like to thank Centro Cultural Mexicano for their support and gracious hospitality. The exhibit will be on view at their 2 locations (which are just around the block from each other):
Centro Cultural Mexicano Mi Casa
7945 Gilman St, Redmond WA
Hours: 3pm-5pm on weekdays
Centro Cultural Mexicano main office
16300 Redmond Way Ste 100, Redmond, WA 98052
Hours: 9am-5pm on weekdays
The Artists’ Reception in on Thursday June 12, from 6:30pm-8:30pm.
Our Artists
We have 15 artists exhibiting this year. Rainbow on the Eastside 2025 welcomes back many of our 2021-2024 artists, including Anaïsysiria, Ariel Mei Gliboff/ 梅花, Axton Burton, Jay Jun, Elizabeth Hill, Jennifer Holt, Miriam Colman, Nyktomorphia and Sara Wilkes. We are also pleased to present new artists from the Eastside LGBTQIA2S+ community. Here are some of this year’s new participating artists:
Kai Baylon

Pronouns: They/Them
Kai is a nonbinary Filipino American residing in Bellevue, Washington. They make transgressive pop art using digital art, alcohol markers and stickers.
Instagram: _thepinkfishy
Martha Campo

Pronouns: She/Her
Martha Campo is a queer Latina living on the Eastside. She loves creating art that represents culture, people of color and LGBTQIA+ communities. She also teaches mobile art classes and run art parties for children and adults.
Lytal

Pronouns: She/Her
Lytal, or “Lyt” for short, is the artist who runs Designs by Lyt, a small business in Bothell. She takes broken or unwanted jewelry and turns it into something new.
Michael Seals

Pronouns: He/Him
Michael Seals is a transgender and queer multi-media artist who recently moved back to the Eastside from Texas.
Rheya Wren

Pronouns: She/They
Rheya is a neurodivergent, non-conforming, pan artist in Redmond. They work primarily in acrylics and watercolors.
Bsky: climatewren2
Zella

Pronouns: She/Her
Zella is a Transgender woman living in Redmond who enjoys expressing creativity in various mediums including fiber arts.
Kayla Molloy

Pronouns: She/Her
Kayla is a digital artist in the LGBTQIA+ community living in Redmond. She works primarily in digital, character design, and animation.