Making Gender: LGBTIQ2S+ Studio, a 12-week course at OCAD University in Toronto, employed a studio-based approach to examine LGBTIQ2S+ histories, cultures, and subcultures within the context of contemporary art and critical theory. With a particular focus on BIPOC creative practitioners, the students explored the groundbreaking, experimental, and radical strategies that have informed queer art-making. Responding to the course material, the students worked toward individual projects that were presented in an online exhibition in collaboration with the Centre for Feminist Research at York University, Toronto.

Course led by: Abdullah Qureshi (Sessional Instructor, OCAD University)
Exhibition organizing team: Zain Bhanapatel and Andy Chitty (2022)

Artists (2022): Grace Bell, Zain Bhanapatel, Tyler Burey, Enzo Chen, Andy Chitty, Alison Clark, Amaaya Dasgupta, Caylen Dort, Yoon Han, Bisma Jay, Yasmine Irani, David King, Lake Kos, Brynn Murphy, Jessica Nummi, Madison Pound, Menelik Powell, Emerald Repard-Denniston, Vanessa Sanginiti, Madelyn Schutz, Ashley Waithe, and Chupei Yu.

Supported by: The Faculty of Art Office, OCAD University and organized in collaboration with the Centre for Feminist Research, York University.