ARTIST STATEMENT
Since 2017, I have developed multiple portraiture series, each crafted to convey the nuanced dynamics inherent in same-sex, queer, and female relationships. Employing a diverse mix of artistic media, including graphite, acrylic, collage, embroidery, and found photography, my work delves into nostalgia, memory, and love. This body of work purposefully intervenes in the artistic canon by centering historically overlooked or erased relationships, with an emphasis on the representation of queer bodies and worlds. These narrative drawings contribute to the construction of a queer mythology created from interactions, touch, and ambiguous relationships.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Dr. Rachel Trusty is currently a visiting professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at Bucknell University. She holds an MFA in Studio Art from Lesley University and a Ph.D. in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from the University of Kansas. Her mixed-media artistic practice explores queerness through realistic figures in highly patterned domestic settings.
© Rachel Trusty