Tyra Trent, 3300 block of Virginia Ave., Baltimore, MD
Inkjet printed textiles, silkscreen fabric, tulle, cotton, faux leather, antler, and bells
70" x 40" x 96", 2018
Performance documentation from TEDX Seattle, WA
Project 42: Tiffany Gooden, 4800 West Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL
Inkjet printed fabric
40” x 20” x 19”, 2013
Installed at The Alice Gallery, Seattle, WA
Project 42: Fred Martinez Jr., "The Pits", Cortez, CO
Inkjet printed fabrics with gold thread embroidery and vintage lace sewn
35” x 34” x 17”, 2017
Installed in artists studio with fabric background
Project 42: Paige Clay, 4500 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL
Inkjet printed fabric
39” x 22” x 18”, 2012
Project 42: Camila Guzman, 110th Street, NYC, NY
Inkjet printed fabric
38” x 20” x 19”, 2014
Project 42: Deja Jones, 60 NW 77th St, Miami FL
Inkjet and silkscreen printed
30" x 18" x 4", 2018
Installed at Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
Commissioned by Seattle Art Museum
Project 42: Angie Zappata, Greeley, CO
Inkjet printed fabric
40" x 32" x 19", 2015
Performance Documentation from Over, Under, Over, Intertwined Experiences in a Transgender Age, Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, FL
Photo:Jim Lennon
Tiffany Berry, Camelot Manor Apartments, 3151 Ashwood St., Memphis, TN
Inkjet printed fabrics, silkscreen fabrics, and sequins
37” x 40” x 16”, 2017
Installed at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
Project 42: Brandy Martell, 400 block of 13th Street near Franklin Street, Oakland, CA
Inkjet and silkscreen printed fabrics sewn by the artist installed in front of inkjet printed wallpaper background at the Henry Art Gallery, Commissioned by the Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
34” x 30” x 16”, 2016
Installed at The Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
Collection of The Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA gift of Bill True
Photo: Jonathan Vanderweit
Project 42: Coco Williams, Parkhurst Street near 6 Mile
Road and Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI
Inkjet and silkscreen printed fabrics
40" x 15" x 2", 2021
Project 42: Lorena Escalera Xtravaganza, 43 Furman Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY
Inkjet printed textiles, silkscreened fabric, muslin, antique lace, antique dress form, cotton piping, wallpaper, and bronze and quartz crystal necklace.
82" x 124" x 384", 2018
Created in Collaboration with Lesley Dill
In collaboration with Debra Baxter, DB/CB Jewelry
Installed at Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
Commissioned by Seattle Art Museum
Photo: Mark Woods, Copyright Seattle Art Museum
Project 42: Kendall Hampton, Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, OH
Inkjet and relief printed fabrics
43" x 31" x 2", 2021
Project 42: Gwen Amber Rose Araju, Newark, CA
Inkjet and silkscreen printed fabrics
38" x 17" x 2", 2021
Lateisha “Teish” Green, 400 Block of Seymour Street, Syracuse, NY
Inkjet-printed fabric with hand painted and silkscreen fabric
36" x 40" x 3", 2021
Commissioned by the Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University
Project 42: Ruby Molina, American River near Blue Diamond Almond Plant, 1802 C St, Sacramento, CA
Inkjet and silkscreen printed fabrics, zip ties, found-objects headdress
62" x 35" x 12", 2021
Project 42: Brenting Dolliole, 2700 block of Banks Street, near South Broad Street, New Orleans, LA
Inkjet and silkscreen printed fabrics, found-objects necklace
60" x 20" x 6", 2019
Funded by Amazon
Project 42: Mariah Malina Qualls, Golden Eagle Hotel, 402 Broadway Street, San Fransisco, CA
Inkjet printed fabric
18" x 20" x 2", 2016
Installed at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
Project 42: Myra Ical, 4300 block of Garrot St, Houston TX
Inkjet and silkscreen printed fabrics, antique seal teeth.
32" x 40" x 8", 2018
Installed at Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
Commissioned by Seattle Art Museum
Project 42: Paulina Ibarra, 939 N. Mariposa Ave., LA, CA
Inkjet printed fabrics, lace, satin, human hair, sterling silver, quartz
50" x 48" x 7", 2018
Performance documentation from Seattle Art Fair, Seattle, WA
Project 42: Rene Rosita Hidalgo, 545 Michigan Ave., Miami, FL
Inkjet and silkscreen printed fabrics, relief-printed faux leather
60" x 20" x 4", 2019
Installed at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
Funded by Bellevue College 50th Anniversary of Stonewall Commission, Bellevue, WA
Since 2012, Project 42, has been working to combat the violence that transgender American's face through memorial actions and public outreach. The individuals in the project were selected in a process that reflects my commitment to treating each spirit with respect and care. Because not all individuals represented in this group had supportive communities and families I chose early in the project to work with collaborators outside of the geographic locations where each individual was murdered. This decision was extremely difficult to make, but I feel is the best way to honor each individual with equal care and respect. If you are a member of an individuals family or community and you wish to contact the project, please do so via the contact page of the website.
Below are images of each work completed so far in chronological order of production. Upon completion of the project, all 42 works will be included here. For documentation of performance please visit here.
It is the goal of the project to increase awareness of these issues through active accomplice creation rather than ally creation. For this reason information provided below does not include the research done on each individuals story and life in hopes that viewers will actively engage in their own research and by doing so, increase their connection with this complex issue.
Project 42: Marcal Camero Tye, Highway 334, Forest City
Inkjet and relief printed fabrics, metal and fabric ribbon
43" x 31" x 2", 2021