We present to you our Artist Showcase

Here at Lake Affect Magazine’s our goal is to embrace and salute local artists and their efforts. The artist showcase is a collection of artists that work is so mesmerizing that you truly dont want to miss it. The art we display from local artist is to show everyone how special these individuals truly are. And give them the recognition we feel they truly deserve!

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Cai Quirk

About the Artist

Cai Quirk (they/them or ey/em) is a trans and genderqueer multi-disciplinary artist who focuses on the intersection of gender diversity throughout history, its erasure, and contemporary reclamation and restoryation. Their self-portrait series ‘Transcendence’ engages with connections between gender, mythology, and nature-based spirituality, and was published in March 2023 with Skylark Editions. Cai’s work has been exhibited in thirteen states and four countries, and in 2022, Cai gave over sixty talks and workshops in conferences across America. In the spring of 2022 Cai received the Minnie Jane Scholarship and a four-month artist residency from the Pendle Hill Quaker Center, where they created the poetry series ‘Beyond Pink and Blue’. They received bachelor’s degrees in music and photography from Indiana University. See more at caiquirk.com.

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Website/URL – https://caiquirk.com