Our Artists
We would like to thank the following Eastside LGBTQIA+ artists for sharing their creations with us.
Anaïsysiria
Pronouns: She/Her
Anaïsysiria is a queer latina living in Bellevue. Her artwork is intensely felt, with bright vivid colors interwoven with poetry. She uses mixed media and digital art. We are pleased to have Anaïsysiria share her work with us in 2023.
Instagram: @anaisysiria
Axton Burton
Pronouns: They/Them
Axton is a non-binary Redmond local passionate about connecting the queer community and bringing life to the spontaneous ideas in their head. Their work has been featured in The Optimist Daily and the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. We are pleased to have Axton share their work with us in 2023.
Instagram: @diversity.by.action
Ariel Mei Gliboff/ 梅花
Pronouns: She/Her
Ariel Mei Gliboff / 梅花 is a queer, Chinese American artist and scuba diver in Redmond Washington. Ariel 梅花 is a Chinese American artist living in Redmond. Her work includes underwater photography and watercolor/gouache painting. Ariel’s work showcases the beauty of the local ocean world with the goal of raising awareness about the human impact on our oceans. We are pleased to have Ariel share her work with us in 2023 and 2024.
Instagram: @littlebrrmaid
Elizabeth Hill
Pronouns: She/Her
Elizabeth Hill is a queer artist who lives in the Snoqualmie Valley. Elizabeth is a painter, potter and installation artist. She also plays banjo in the band Elizabeth Hill and the Valley Folk. We are please to have Elizabeth Hill share her work with us in 2023.
Angie Nuevacamina
Pronouns: She/Her
Angie Nuevacamina is a queer Chicana of Indigenous and Black descent working in Downtown Bellevue and living in Downtown Redmond. She works with charcoal and pastels so that she can feel the medium and put her own essence into each piece. Her art explores the beauty and power of contrasts when brought together, much like the beautiful contrasts of her cultures. We are pleased to have Angie share her work with us in 2023.
Miriam Colman
Pronouns: She/Her
Miriam is a lesbian artist from Redmond, specializing in intricate ink line art on paper. Her work has appeared on the set of Season 8 of Portlandia.
Pronouns: he/him
Danny is a 15-year-old transgender and African American boy living on the Eastside. He has a passion for art and often draws cartoonish figures.
Brande Damiana
Pronouns: She/Her
Brande is a graysexual poet writing and hiding poetry in the Snoqualmie Valley. We are pleased to present Brande share their work with us in 2023.
Marina San Miguel
Pronouns: any
Marina San Miguel is a lesbian painter living in Redmond. Her works often contain themes of feminism, queer identity, and mental health. We are pleased to have Marina share her work with us in 2023.
Mary Dispenza is a proud lesbian living with her spouse in Bellevue, WA. She is a former member of the LGBTQ+ Childcare Task Force and longtime activist for marriage equality. We are pleased to have Mary Dispenza share her work with us in 2021 and 2023.
Check out some of Mary’s work here!
Dahra Perez Mendez
Pronouns: She/Her
Dahra Perez is a bisexual artist living in Redmond. Her work explores landscapes. She likes to experiment with acrylic and gouache painting, incorporating mixed media to push realism in her work. We are pleased to have Dahra share her work with us in 2021.
Nemo
Pronouns: He/They
Nemo is a neurodivergent, pansexual, nonbinary person who lives in the forest in unincorporated King County and enjoys a variety of creative pursuits, including underwater photography. We are pleased to have Nemo share their work with us in 2023.
Wing Mui
Pronouns: She/They
Wing is a trans woman who lives in Redmond. She works with many media but got her start in fiber arts. We are pleased to have Wing share her work with us in 2021 and 2022.
Lucky Birney
Pronouns: They, He
Lucky is a transmasculine, non-binary, multidisciplinary artist from Redmond, WA. They have a B.A. in Engineering with a Sustainable Development concentration from Smith College and are currently working on an M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Antioch University.
Jing Jing Wang
Pronouns: They/Them/TA/Elle
Jing Jing Wang is a sappy queer alien who loves a lot of things very deeply. A longtime Eastside resident, they have a degree in sociology/gender and feminist studies from Pitzer College. We were pleased to have Jing Jing share their work with us in 2022 -2023.
https://jjwportfolio.carrd.co/ (Content note: artistic nudity)
Nyktomorphia
Pronouns: They/Them, It/Its
Nyktomorphia is a queer nonbinary pencil artist in the Bothell area who draws science fantasy, body horror, pretty people, cute nonsense, and surreality. We are pleased to have Nyktomorphia share their work with us in 2022-2024.
nyktomorphia on DeviantArt (Content note: horror themes)
Amber Duan is a bisexual queer artist who lives in Sammamish. She explores the themes of race and sexuality in her work. We are pleased to have Amber share their art with us in 2021.
Check out some of Amber’s art here!
Heidi Lane
Pronouns: She, They
Heidi is a neuroqueer bisexual felt artist living in Redmond. They refer to their needle felted wool art as ‘felted whims’ because their art is born out of those sparks of inspiration that take hold and send them into a state of hyperfocused needle felting. We are pleased to have Heidi share her work with us in 2022.
Charlie Drake
Pronouns: They/Them
Charlie Drake is a nonbinary person of color living in the Eastside. They have lived in this community for over 15 years and when not oil painting, enjoys the hiking trails and campsites that Washington offers. We are pleased to have Charlie share their art with us in 2022.
“Nowhere”
Pronouns: He/Him
“Nowhere” is a gay Hispanic photographer who has lived in a couple of different Eastside cities. Born and raised in New Mexico, “Nowhere” has been living in WA since 2007. New to photography, Nowhere draws inspiration from music, lights, shadows, and late 90s horror games. We are pleased to have “Nowhere” share his work with us in 2022.
Saccharine Peccadillo
Pronouns: He/him
Saccharine Peccadillo has lived all around the Eastside including Redmond, Issaquah, and Duvall, as well as Seattle proper. He is queer, trans, and bisexual. He Saccharine Peccadillo enjoys all artforms, animals, and the better parts of his delivery job. We are pleased to have Saccharine Peccadillo share his work with us in 2023.
Théo Nguyen
Pronouns: any/all pronouns
Théo is a queer, Vietnamese-American Eastside artist who primarily works in watercolors, gouaches, pencils, and procreate. Outside of art, they love talking about pop culture (indie comics, films, animation, and video games), fashion, food, volunteering, and learning about anything. We are pleased to have Théo share their work with us in 2023.
Instagram: @tiffslitterbox
Lily Pezzee
Pronouns: She,They
Lily Pezzee is a lesbian student from Woodinville who works primarily with digital media and experiments with portraying difficult topics like mental health and personal identity. We are pleased to have Lily share her work with us in 2021 -2023.
Gou Qi
Pronouns: They/Them
Gou Qi is a genderqueer immigrant who lives in Redmond. They create digital art inspired by traditional East Asian brush painting. We are pleased to have Gou Qi share their work with us in 2021 – 2023.
Sara Wilkes
Pronouns: She/Her
Sara Wilkes is an asexual artist living in Bothell. She brings inspiring words to life through calligraphy and hand lettering. Her work was featured in Redmond Lights 2021. We are pleased to have Sara share her work with us in 2022-2024.
Jay Jun
Pronouns: they/them, he/him
Jay Jun is an agender artist of color based in Redmond. Their work explores the commonalities in the experiences of different marginalized communities. We are pleased to have Jay share their work with us in 2022 and 2024.
Ari Kapilivsky
Pronouns: They/Them
Ari is an asexual Hispanic cis man living in Redmond. They learned crochet and knitting at the same time as coming to terms with their asexuality in 2017. We are pleased to have Ari share their work with us in 2021 and 2022.
Jack L
Pronouns: He/him
Jack is an IT worker who works in Redmond and lives on the Eastside. He identifies as a gender non-conforming individual on the asexual spectrum. We are pleased to have Jack share his art with us in 2021.
Tomás Narvaja
Pronouns: They/Them/He/Him
Tomás is a queer artist living in Bellevue who takes a mixed media approach to art surrounding themes of belonging, representation, and their cat, Magic. We are pleased to have Tomás share their work with us in 2021.
Shiloh Zegoski
Pronouns: They/Them
Shiloh Zegoski was a 25 year old non-binary trans masculine resident of Redmond, WA. Their work consists of many mediums, favorites including simple sketching and oil paint. Drawing a variety of animals, mostly canines, is their specialty. We are pleased to have Shiloh share their work with us in 2022.