Lola Flash

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Miss Kimberly

Working at the forefront of genderqueer visual politics for more than three decades, photographer Lola Flash’s work challenges stereotypes and gender, sexual, and racial preconceptions. An active member of ACT UP during the time of the AIDS epidemic in New York City, Flash was notably featured in the 1989 “Kissing Doesn’t Kill” poster. Their art and activism are profoundly connected, fueling a life-long commitment to visibility and preserving the legacy of LGBTQIA+ and communities of color worldwide. Flash has work included in important collections such as the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the Brooklyn Museum. They are currently a proud member of the Kamoinge Collective.

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Biography
Lola Flash

Working at the forefront of genderqueer visual politics for more than three decades, photographer Lola Flash’s work challenges stereotypes and gender, sexual, and racial preconceptions. An active member of ACT UP during the time of the AIDS epidemic in New York City, Flash was notably featured in the 1989 “Kissing Doesn’t Kill” poster. Their art and activism are profoundly connected, fueling a life-long commitment to visibility and preserving the legacy of LGBTQIA+ and communities of color worldwide. Flash works primarily in portraiture with a 4x5 film camera, engaging those who are often deemed invisible. Flash’s practice is firmly rooted in social justice advocacy around sexual, racial, and cultural difference.

 

Flash has work included in important collections such as the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the Brooklyn Museum. Flash had a solo show in 2018, Lola Flash: 1986 – Present, at Pen + Brush in New York. Flash's photography is featured in the 2009 book Posing Beauty: African American Images from the 1890s to the Present. They are currently a proud member of the Kamoinge Collective.Flash received her bachelor's degree from Maryland Institute and her Masters’ from London College of Printing, in the UK.

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