Arkanoii Dante Guzman with their work, entitled, “Dissection of my Reflections.”
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, and LGBTQ community members joined The Center in Manhattan on March 31 for a Transgender Day of Visibility event focused on the work of local artists.
The special event served as the opening of Transcendent Reflections: Where the Body Speaks, which is an exhibition made up of life-size body mapping works. The artists behind the exhibition are part of Project Transcend, a 12-week workshop supporting transgender, gender non-conforming, and non-binary artists as they create self-portraits through body mapping.
The Transgender Day of Visibility event featured a panel conversation, workshops, live performances, food, and more.
See some photos below:
Artist Luca Beau with his work, “Pleiades.”Donna AcetoMayor Zohran Mamdani delivers remarks.Donna AcetoPublic Advocate Jumaane Williams addresses the audience.Donna AcetoTaylor Brown, who leads the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs, with NYC Commission on Gender Equity executive director Priya Nair.Donna AcetoArtist L Nichols talks about the inspiration behind their work.Donna AcetoTabytha Gonzalez of Destination Tomorrow and Kim Watson-Benjamin of Public Advocate Jumaane Williams’ office.Donna AcetoLongtime columnist Michael Musto and The Center’s CEO, Dr. Carla Smith.Donna AcetoProject Transcend co-director Tym Moss.Donna Aceto
