acrylic paint and topcoat, digital photography on canvas; 13×22.5”

“This work explores and exalts the butch/femme dynamic in lesbian relationships. Often decried as an attempt to imitate heterosexuality or deny one’s own lesbianism, this piece celebrates the butch/femme dynamic and the feelings of joy, safety, and yes, magic that can be found therein. It is above all else a celebration of gay love in all possible forms.”

ARTIST BIO: Zoe Yates is an artist currently attending the MFA Program at University of Cincinnati’s College of DAAP. She works primarily as a painter and ceramicist, cultivating a multimedia and flexible approach to making. Her work seeks escape and magic, using themes of gender, sexuality, and spirituality as a lens, with self-appointed freedom to play with color, texture, and more in order to make art that inspires pleasure.