Jess T. Dugan: Seen

Mitzi and Warren Eisenberg Gallery
February 4–May 22, 2022

Jess T. Dugan, Collin (red room), 2020, pigmented inkjet print, 40 x 30 inches. Courtesy of the artist

Jess T. Dugan is an artist whose work centers around an exploration of identity—particularly gender and sexuality. Drawing from their own experience as a queer, non-binary person, Dugan employs traditional photographic techniques to create color portraits that reflect the complex beauty and humanity of their subjects. This focused exhibition highlights color portraits from their recent and ongoing projects, To Survive on This Shore, and Every Breath We Drew, and includes a reading area where Dugan’s three fine art photography books will provide a more comprehensive view of their work. Conveying a sense of both directness and intimacy, Dugan’s portraits and self-portraits encourage empathy and understanding and underscore the importance not only of seeing but of being seen.

For more information on the artist, click here.