Michael Espinoza

Portland, OR

Biography

Michael Espinoza is a non-binary, multi-racial, multi-disciplinary, self-taught artist whose work embodies & embraces the undone artistic practices of Queer Ancestors lost to persecution, disease, fatal sadness, & closets. Currently, their practice borrows strategies from embroidery, quilting, digital media, sculpture & photography to explore sex & sexuality, intersectional identities, intimacy, the body, & contact with the dead. They have previously exhibited live performance, site-specific installation, & video; their work can be found in public art collections, digital spaces, domestic & international group shows, & the many places intended for queer joy. Michael was a featured artist in the 2024 Oregon Contemporary Artists’ Biennial and artist in residence at Caldera (2022) and the Tom of Finland Foundation (2024). 
 
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