"Shall we continue to politely discuss our rage?" Nancer Lemoins, Artist Member
From the Blog
Jan 5, 2023
Are you a woman or femme living with HIV who would like to receive a handmade card on Valentine’s Day?
Visual AIDS, Fire Island Artist Residency, Positive Women's Network — USA, The Well Project, and Dieu Donne are all collaborating to do something special for women and femmes living with HIV. → Read MoreDec 9, 2022
Now Streaming: Being & Belonging
Seven new artist videos centering the emotional realities of living with HIV today, released on December 1, World AIDS Day / Day With(out) Art. → Read MoreNov 11, 2022
Michael Slocum, Zander Alexander, PWA and the Black Gay Ordinary
In this installment of a new series of scholarly writing engaging with the Visual AIDS Archive Project, Olivia R. Polk considers the role of the "Black gay ordinary" in the work of Michael Slocum (1956–1995), an editor of the early AIDS magazine PWA Newsline and a comics artist. → Read MoreNov 9, 2022
Announcing Day With(out) Art 2022: Being & Belonging
Seven new artist videos centering the emotional realities of living with HIV today, screening at 100+ institutions around the world on/around December 1, World AIDS Day. → Read MoreEvents Calendar
Founded in 1988, Visual AIDS is the only arts organization fully committed to raising AIDS awareness and creating dialogue around HIV issues today, by producing and presenting visual art projects, exhibitions, public forums and publications - while assisting artists living with HIV/AIDS. We are committed to preserving and honoring the work of artists with HIV/AIDS and the artistic contributions of the AIDS movement.
Board of Directors
Marguerite Van Cook, President
Wendy Olsoff, Vice President
Michael Paley, Treasurer
Dr. Daniel S. Berger
Nayland Blake
Carlos Gutierrez-Solana
Jim Hodges
Marques McClary
Eric Shiner
Staff
Esther McGowan
Executive Director
Kyle Croft
Programs Director
Blake Paskal
Artist Engagement and Community Programs Manager
Constantine (Cea) Jones
Oral History Project Liaison
Shawn Escarciga
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