Hawthorn Contemporary | Milwaukee, WI; 2023

Grasping Tenderness: Explorations of Queer Joy & Freedom,
In Spite of Everything

06/09/23 – 08/25/23

In an increasingly policed and politicized social and political climate, Grasping Tenderness emerges to celebrate and honor the profound importance of visible queer identity and community. The exhibited artists explore themes of identity, access, love, agency, and longing, offering a contemporary visual perspective on the lived experiences within the current political challenges that confront LGBTQA+ individuals. With a focus on both two-dimensional and installation works, Grasping Tenderness aims to provide a lens through which queer joy and freedom are vividly visualized and contextualized.