Gay Pride, Lesbian Pride, Bisexual Pride, Transgender Pride, Queer Pride

Gallery One
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Summer may be the traditional time for many of our Pride celebrations, commemorating Stonewall in the USA, or other similar defining events in other countries, when we as Gay people drew the line and decided to stand up for ourselves. However,  now we remember and honor our communities throughout the year, and we hope it's a continuing theme for exhibitions on Gay Art Gallery.

Pride means different things to different people, depending on age, sex, experience, ease or difficulty coming out, where you live, what restrictions your governments put on you for being who you are.

Expressing Pride in art is also open to diverse interpretation, as seen by the works shown in this exhibit. To each individual artist, it may be different, as to each person looking at this selection and expecting to see different subjects or images. But here is the literal and the interpretive, Pride seen by geographically diverse artists, in different mediums, but with a common thread.

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This exhibit has two galleries - Please visit both !

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coming outComing Out, by C.M. Soto Photography, Los Angeles, California, black and white image, 2001, 18x12 inches. "Youth are our tomorrow; the right of who they want to be is their choice; accepting them will only make them stronger leaders of tomorrow. Pride is the day celebrating the coming out of the essence of youth, beauty, and innocence."

 

olympiansOlympians, by David B. Abbott, New York, acrylic on canvas, 2001, 66x42 inches. "In the midst of the changing traumas of being a gay person in the age of HIV, it is important to remember that there is something very beautiful and strong about the human body. Many of my closest friends have passed away but there is hope through treatment, prevention, and education that HIV will become a manageable "condition". This is something I tried to convey in this piece."


dykes on bikesDykes on Bikes, by David B. Abbott, New York, acrylic on paper, 1996, 24x18 inches. "As many times as I have participated in or watched Gay Pride Marches/Parades in various parts of the world, one of my favorite contingents is still the opening roar of hundreds of women and their motorcycles."

 

 

 

DuoInspiritressDuo (left) and The Inspiritress (right), by Lorraine Inzalaco, Tucson, Arizona, both posters, 2000, 22x28 inches. "As a Lesbian and an artist, I have been recording the wonderful gifts of my life as far back as I can recall. Making art as a celebration of my love for women and my being loved by women is natural subject matter for me. My art is not intentionally political, however I want my work to be visible. I believe I am being political by being present."

 


rain danceRain Dance, by H. Michael Wieben, Portugal, acrylic on canvas, 1995, 20x24 inches. "Rain Dance conveys the shamanistic aspect of homosexuals throughout recorded history to spiritually regenerate their cultures. The Dance is to bring the blessings of rain 'from heaven to the place beneath." The rain is the healing quality that their experience brings to their communities at large. Without this quality, the world would be a parched desert without hope."

 

ManuelianWindowManuelian Window (Janela Manuelina), by H. Michael Wieben, Portugal, silk-screen on paper, 2000, 27.5x19.75 inches. "Manuelian Window is a juxtaposition of the human form (in this case, male) and its proportion to architecture. The Manuelian Style is a uniquely Portuguese contribution based on nautical symbolism honoring their discoveries. Without the divine human body, on what would we base proportion, balance, harmony? The nude form has been denigrated far too often and I hope to help restore it to its awesome and wonderful place."

 

 

 

 

 

whiteclearClear-headed Woman (left) and Woman in White Shirt (right), by Tina Reynolds, Sacramento, California, both multimedia on canvas, 2001, 48x35 inches. "This is a series named "I Love Breasts" depicting the joy in finding love with women. The entire series celebrates the comfort of knowing who I am and the happiness that loving women brings."

 

 

 

open armsOpen Arms, by Gonçalo Bènard, Portugal, oil and gold leaf on canvas, 2001, 81x116 cm.  "A man who is getting a not easy but desired  freedom, beside the other one in the dark background giving anonymous strength. Go... live and fly." [SOLD]


(For more works by Gonçalo Bènard, please click here)

coupleCouple Angels, by Gonçalo Bènard, Portugal, oil on canvas, 2000, 65x81 cm. "The great mountain top where each one can have our pride and ability to fly, the wings over the mountain or the wish and desire for freedom... and the body of myself and I, the ego with me, or someone special who can share and give us the necessary strength to live and fly cool... over obstacles."
[SOLD]

 

 

kitsch     sox
Kitsch (left), acrylic on canvas, 1999, 48x24 inches, and Sox (right), acrylic and mesh on canvas, 1999, 26x24 inches, both by Ione Citrin, Los Angeles, California. "These express a 'let it all hang out' and 'more is better' attitude. Glitzy, fun, and brazen. The freedom to be me. Why not?" 

 

 

vincents tears
Vincent's Tears, acrylic on canvas, 1995, 5x4 feet (60x48 inches), by KEO, Seattle, Washington.
"Using the bold, bright colors of the rainbow, symbolizing my freedom, my choice, I cover the canvas with compelling imagery. My aim is to bring the seer closer to their own emotions and the discovery of their own freedom. My art is an expression of my passion, love, frustration, confusion, pride, shame, ecstasy..."

 

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