Sam Pancake
Rose Byrne
Natasha Lyonne
Deven Green
Sawyer DeVurst. A gender dude in New York City. Reclaiming how transgender men are viewed.
Alex Budin
Margaret Cho
Buck Angel
Margaret Cho
Rhys Ernst
Diamanda Galás
Ian Harvey
Nina Hagen
Billy Corgan
Ross Mathews
Julie Brown
Elvira Mistress of the Dark
Patrick Wolf
Jim Howley
Trixie Mattel
Gia Gunn
“GIRLS CAN WEAR JEANS AND CUT THEIR HAIR SHORT AND WEAR SHIRTS AND BOOTS BECAUSE IT'S OKAY TO BE A BOY; FOR GIRLS IT'S LIKE PROMOTION. BUT FOR A BOY TO LOOK LIKE A GIRL IS DEGRADING, ACCORDING TO YOU, BECAUSE SECRETLY YOU BELIEVE THAT BEING A GIRL IS DEGRADING.” –IAN MCEWAN, THE CEMENT GARDEN
ridge Gallagher
Raja aka Sutan Amrull
Glen Allen
Peaches Christ aka Joshua Grannell
Detox
Adore Delano
Love Connie
Laganja Estranja
Dani Daniels
Dani Soto, Sister of Perpetual Indulgence
Willam Beli
Dani Daniels
Laganja Estranja
Christeen Vale
Vinsantos
Pandora Box
Jackie Beat
ridge Gallagher
Adore Delano
Justin Vivian Bond
Raja
Alaska
Carmen Carrera
Alaska Thunderfuck
Boom Boom
Varla Jean Merman
Chris aka “Christine” Crocker
Carmen Carrera
Raja aka Sutan
Jeffree Star
Sharon Needles
portraits
A PORTRAIT IS A REPRESENTATION OF AN INDIVIDUAL; IT’S INTENT: TO CAPTURE THE ESSENCE OF THE SITTER. THIS FUNDAMENTAL QUALITY IN AUSTIN YOUNG’S WORK IS DELICATELY CRAFTED. YOUNG'S PASTEL COLOR PALATE AND COMPOSITIONAL SIMPLICITY FOREGROUNDS AND IMBUES SUBJECT WITH AN EMOTIONAL PRESENCE AND INTIMACY.
Gender
Gender performance and Identity
AUSTIN YOUNG HAS BEEN DOCUMENTING DRAG AND TRANS CULTURE SINCE 1985 THROUGH PORTRAITURE.
“GIRLS CAN WEAR JEANS AND CUT THEIR HAIR SHORT AND WEAR SHIRTS AND BOOTS BECAUSE IT'S OKAY TO BE A BOY; FOR GIRLS IT'S LIKE PROMOTION. BUT FOR A BOY TO LOOK LIKE A GIRL IS DEGRADING, ACCORDING TO YOU, BECAUSE SECRETLY YOU BELIEVE THAT BEING A GIRL IS DEGRADING.” –IAN MCEWAN, THE CEMENT GARDEN