Lisi Raskin "For Araeen, 5" (2019). Gouache, graphite, nerve pain on woven paper 4.25 x 4 in. Framed.

Lisi Raskin "For Araeen, 5" (2019). Gouache, graphite, nerve pain on woven paper 4.25 x 4 in.

For the last decade, I have been practicing ways of being that embrace what I now understand to have always been my trans and disabled embodiment. I focus my energy on endeavors, including art making, that are responsive and accountable to the needs of my body and community. I am ever in search of co-conspirators whose lived practices are rooted in mutuality, reciprocity, radical love, and care. This piece in particular is dedicated to Rasheed Araeen whose critical and creative work set a profound example of decompartmentalization. - Lisi Raskin ‘21