Unveiling Identity & Transformation: The Pride Show @ ASK
June 5 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Artists: Jared Bliss, Gerardo Castro, Pat Horner, Francesca Mallows, Joseph Pine, Judy Stanger. Curated by Tracy Bouvette
*artwork by Pat Horner
The event, taking place on Friday, June 5 @ 7 PM as part of the coordinated Kingston Pride Calendar, will include light snacks, wine and refreshments. Following this event, we will do a pride “stroll” down broadway and across the Rondout Bridge. All are invited!
Unveiling Identity & Transformation is a celebration of the many ways identity evolves, emerges, and is expressed throughout our lives. Centering LGBTQ+IA voices and experiences, this curated exhibition explores the deeply personal and collective journeys of self-discovery, authenticity, resilience, and transformation. Through a range of artistic practices and perspectives, participating artists examine what it means to uncover, redefine, and embrace the self in a world that often asks us to fit within predetermined narratives.
The works in this exhibition engage with moments of revelation and becoming—those pivotal experiences that shape who we are and who we continue to become. Through visual storytelling, abstraction, memory, portraiture, and explorations of personal and cultural history, artists reflect on the emotional, spiritual, social, and political landscapes that influence identity. Some works speak to joy, liberation, and visibility, while others navigate struggle, transition, displacement, and the complexities of claiming space and belonging. Together, these pieces reveal identity not as a fixed destination, but as a continual process of growth and unfolding.
At its core, Unveiling Identity & Transformation recognizes the power of art as a space for reflection, dialogue, and connection. By amplifying LGBTQ+IA perspectives, the exhibition creates opportunities for audiences to engage with stories of courage, vulnerability, and self-expression. It invites viewers to consider the many layers of identity—how they are formed, challenged, concealed, celebrated, and transformed over time.
More than an exhibition, Unveiling Identity & Transformation is an invitation to witness and honor the complexities of living authentically. It celebrates the beauty of becoming and the profound act of stepping into one’s truth.
Curator Bio: Tracy Bouvette is an artist and independent curator with more than twenty years of experience. Their practice includes painting, furniture making, sculpture, and installation work that often engages cultural and environmental questions. Their projects explore topics ranging from sugar in our collective diets—such as in their piece “Candy & Gunpowder”—to invasive plant species in “Rhythms of the Park,” a project documented on YouTube. Tracy has exhibited work in Denver, Philadelphia, Kingston, and Woodstock, and has maintained studios in RHINO Denver, Aston Mills Arts in Aston, Pennsylvania, and Habitant Studios in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. They have lived near the Woodstock–Saugerties line since 2019.
Alongside their studio practice, Tracy organizes exhibitions at the Kingston LGBTQ Community Center. They also facilitate the Center’s Rainbow Lounge, a weekly discussion group for individuals over the age of 50. In recent years Tracy has curated several exhibitions at the Center, including “Parts and Pieces,” “Raise Every Voice,” and “Living in Color.” These shows have presented work by LGBTQ+ community members and allies across a wide range of ages, backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, and identities. Through both their artwork and curatorial work, Tracy seeks to encourage deeper engagement with the diverse and evolving experiences of LGBTQ+ communities—exploring how personal stories, social pressures, and cultural shifts shape identity and expression.