Contemporary Queer: Abundance

Gallery 263 is thrilled to present _Contemporary Queer: Abundance_, a national exhibition of 22 artists whose aesthetic and conceptual practices guide us toward the vastness of the queer experience. Amid state-sanctioned violence and heteronormative mythology, a queer positionality sees and imagines a world beyond that which is given. Queer abundance is communal celebration and sexual liberation, as seen within the paintings of a group of friends in a Bushwick Dyke Bar by Amanda Pickler or of a humid sex dream by Bailey Triggs. It emerges in moments of play and quotidian intimacy, through a photograph of wrestlers in dirt by Michelle Schapiro and a ceramic scene by Juno Soleil Vieira of two queers jumping on a bed and dancing after a shower. Photographer Coyote Park reminds us that it is also found in waterways, laying on grass, in kinship with one another and the natural world. In a [video](https://vimeo.com/1045888854/49290a85d1) piece by Hogan Seidel, it is found among cacophonous crowds and June streets slick with glitter, “unbroken, waiting.” Queer abundance is equally a tactic of resistance and resilience—a dazzling camouflage in the hands of Loring Taoka, who negotiates between invisibility and hypervisibility to disorient predators. It allures and disorients, holding at the seams both grief and love, as seen in the mixed media work of Tyler Sorgman or the interwoven mediums in Laicee Blackwell’s Revelry. Nathan Hosmer-Nevarez reclaims Ecuadorian myth from colonial perversion using swirling and sensual flames to rebirth their ancestral queer god, the Chusalongo; while Forrest Wilson’s chimeric watercolor figures transform conservative narratives of the gay abomination into a divine calling. Lyric Johnson similarly challenges us to find abundance in that which is deemed monstrous by society, introducing a sculptural species to portray the complexity of Black, non-binary beings. Juried by independent curator and queer art historian Jasper A. Sanchez, this exhibition asserts queer abundance as both a proclamation and as a tool for reclamation and liberation. --- preview Amanda Pickler, _Courtesy Nails at The Bush_ Gray Winburne, _dirt under my fingernails (does that make sense?)_ Nathan Hosmer-Nevarez, _The birth of the Chusalongo_ Sadie Malks, _Touch_ Hogan Seidel, _in the streets of june_ Joseph Barretto, _Laveau Aglow_ Chris Tavares, _Zest_ Laicee Blackwell, _Revelry_ Coyote Park, _P’osoge Peace_ --- ## About the juror **[Jasper A. Sanchez](https://www.thetriennial.org/jasper-sanchez)** (he/they), a Venezuelan-Colombian raised in Miami, is a curator and cultural organizer based in Boston. Their contemporary curatorial practice melds queer diasporas and reimagines public space to achieve creative justice, uplifting artists and making their work accessible. Sanchez has curated exhibitions with the Boston LGBTQIA+ Artist Alliance, Boston Center for the Arts, and Tufts University Art Galleries. Their writing and programming appear in the Boston Art Review. He is part of the Mobius Artists Group and the inaugural Collective Futures Fund Advisory Council. They hold a BA in Art History & Critical Theory from Lesley University in Cambridge. ## About _Contemporary Queer_ In 2025, Gallery 263 broke its records for the number of visitors to an exhibition and reception with [_Contemporary Queer: A Love Letter_](https://gallery263.org/uncategorized/lucy-yan-and-laura-kathrein/). That exhibition was a direct response to the rise of anti-LGBTQ policies, and featured the complex splendor of queerness, ranging from activist art to personal diaries. Queer art, in the context of these exhibitions, embraces fluidity and defies categorization. We feature work that queers the field – pieces that challenge binaries, disrupt norms, and celebrate the diversity of gender, sexuality, and identity. More than an exploration of difference, this year’s exhibited works assert presence, resilience, and interconnected experiences. [Back to top](#top) ## Stay in the know! Sign up for our biweekly newsletter presenting opportunities, exhibition news, events, and more. Name This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Enter email **Gallery hours:** Thursday to Friday: 5–8 pm; Saturday to Sunday: 12–4 pm Gallery 263 is a nonprofit creative space committed to advancing contemporary art. Our conceptually driven exhibitions and enriching community programming foster the lifelong engagement of artists and visitors. [Support the gallery](/donate) - [About](https://gallery263.org/about/) - [Credits](https://gallery263.org/about/credits/) - [Donate](https://gallery263.org/donate/) 263 Pearl Street, Cambridge MA 02139 contact@gallery263.org - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/gallery263/) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Gallery263/) © 2026 Gallery 263, Inc. Notifications