Submissions

I am a trans woman living in Missoula, and I make music under the name Dummy Coil. This is a newly mastered version of my track, "Fallen Angel," and I'd like to submit it for your "Art As Resistance" project.

 (he/they) is a queer trans masculine artist, writer, printmaker, and costume technician. Originally from East Helena, he now calls Missoula home. His poetry and assorted writing has been published in a variety of zines and poetry collections including Transcendent Joy volume 3: Big Gay Planet and First Love: An Anthology by The Make It Safe Project.  His piece, titled “Oligarchy for Breakfast,” is a poem describing the feelings of powerlessness and fury in the face of fascism, the rage at being denied access to basic necessities, the anger at a future that’s being decided for him, but also a call to action against that future. It’s a poem that asks to be part of building a better world.

A poem of love and self. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing something broken with gold to highlight the history of scars.

received their degree in English from Vanderbilt University in 2020 before beginning their career in social work. Their best friend and frequent writing partner is a Ponderosa Pine that grows beside the river, and together they explore and are inspired by themes of queerness, spirituality, and nature. One day, they too hope to be a tree. 

devoted to lifting the voices of lgbtq+ and bipoc individuals. While not a member of either group, it is a cause I wholeheartedly support.

I wanted to highlight the experience of being a BIWOC growing up and living in a white dominated community/state/society. I think that there isn’t much said about this experience, and it’s something I feel is important to discuss.

This piece was created to highlight and reflect on my personal joys, aspirations, and achievements as a queer person. Often exploring hardships and oppression, I am dedicated to finding balance in depicting the beauty that comes hand in hand with the bitterness of universal and personal queer experiences. This piece is a self-reflective representation of the community aspect of said beauty. Personally, I have a great affection for animals and their unwavering acceptance. My cat in the painting, Missy, has stuck by my side throughout my pain and trauma. The depiction of her presence and support represents the healing qualities I’ve found in queer communities. For me, “Paws Out” specifically highlights and calls attention to the emotional healing I’ve experienced in the refuge of collaborative queer spaces. Both my cat and these spaces have uplifted me and prepared me for handling traumatic experiences and fighting against societal oppression.

I've lived a life of fear and trauma, and it's left me full of pain and rage which I channel into my art to help me process and accept these things.

 (they/them) is a University of Montana student graduating with a bachelor's degree in history, minoring in theater education with certificates in global leadership, LGBTQ+ studies, and public history. Their art engages with gender and queerness through the lens of place and place-based identity. This particular piece engages with mythological stories in an attempt to understand the complications of leaving a place for one's safety. After graduating, Parker is moving to the Bay Area to teach history.

I use my work to explore human connection to nature and my connection to myself. I regularly depict animals, mountainscapes, and human figures. I also depict my own body often- transgender bodies aren’t depicted in art as much as I think they should be. We are all a part of nature, just residing in different forms. Humans want to separate ourselves, perfect ourselves, but we are also animals. Our bodies are ever-changing, just like the landscape. Through painting and printmaking, I aim to celebrate the landscape, the human body, the animals, and how we interact as pieces of a larger puzzle. (SUBMISSION INFO: 1st piece: "Self 1", acrylic and paint pens on canvas, 24x33 inches. 2nd piece: "As You've Always Been", oil and acrylic on canvas, 24x40 inches)

Hello! My name is Sunny (She/her) I'm a artist and pole dancer. With these pieces I wanted to celebrate trans visibility and trans joy while we are going through hard times with the Montana anti trans Bills. We exist, we're here and I love you all.