Podcast appearances and mentions of Nayland Blake

A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in March of 2013, when Nayland Blake, Sarah Bell and Kevin Allison shared stories about putting fondles on gnomes, hot dogs in vaginas, and animal tranquilizers up nostrils. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Support RISK! through Patreon at patreon.com/risk or make a one-time donation: paypal.me/riskshow • Get tickets to RISK! live shows: risk-show.com/live • Get the RISK! Book and shop for merch: risk-show.com/shop • Take our storytelling classes: thestorystudio.org • Hire Kevin Allison as a coach or get personalized videos: kevinallison.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 9 Episode 14 The Dream Three are back in The Workroom together for this Foursome Finale! Patricia and Nayland and Hernease are all in to talk about word salads, the $500 Mood Assignment, 1950's hemlines and Piperlime conspiracies. Join us and then chime in with your thoughts about the conclusion of our latest Vintage Adventure to 2011, Project Runway Season 9. JOIN US! This Week's Cheatsheet https://www.tumblr.com/theworkroompodcast/702445847510728704/ep172 Special Links - Hernease's podcast project for the The Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester. Episode #1 features artist Granville Carroll, Episode #2 features artists Savannah Wood and Aaron Turner: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vsw-project-space-podcast/id1654594948?i=1000586176684 Patricia's show at the Center for Fine Art Photography: (Un)Natural Cycles: https://c4fap.org/unnaturalcycles - Catch Nayland at Howl! Happening, Friday December 2nd 6 East 1st Street, NYC Nayland will be reading during the book launch event for Pathetic Literature
Hosted and Curated by Eileen Myles and Tom Cole. Here's a list of the very heavy hitting roster of readers: Joe Westmoreland, Charles Atlas, Joan Larkin, Precious Okoyomon, Lynne Tillman, Samuel Delany (video appearance), Johanna Fateman, Sini Anderson, Nayland Blake, Moyra Davey, Eliza Douglas, Fred Moten, Tom Cole, Eileen Myles. https://www.howlarts.org/event/pathetic-literaturehosted-and-curated-by-tom-cole-and-eileen-myles/ - Keep a lookout for Nayland on Girls Guts Giallo Podcast chatting about The Eyes of Laura Mars: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/girls-guts-giallo/id1461424698 We're On Patreon! www.patreon.com/theworkroompodcast Find The Workroom Podcast: The Workroom on FB: facebook.com/theworkroompodcast The Workroom on IG: instagram.com/theworkroompodcast And, keep sending notes, gossip and hot takes to: intheworkroom@gmail.com Find Hernease: Website - herneasedavis.com Twitter — twitter.com/hernease IG - instagram.com/hernease Find Nayland: Website - naylandblake.net Twitter - twitter.com/naylandblake Tumblr - tumblr.com/naylandblake Remember, Nayland is off Instagram! Find Patricia: Twitter - twitter.com/senseandsight IG - instagram.com/senseandsight Find Samilia: texstyleshop.square.site Listen to Linoleum Knife! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/linoleum-knife/id403079737 Black Lives Matter Initiatives - blacklivesmatters.carrd.co Asian Americans Advancing Justice https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/get-involved thelovelandfoundation.org The donation helps to fund the initiatives of Therapy for Black Girls, National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network, Talkspace and Open Path Collective. Loveland Therapy Fund recipients will have access to a comprehensive list of mental health professionals across the country.

This week, host Isaac Butler talks to artist Nayland Blake, whose current exhibition “Got an Art Problem?” allows them to help artists move past creative blocks. In the interview, Nayland discusses the reasoning behind the exhibition and their affinity for interactive art. They also talk about capitalism, museums, and the importance of ambiguity in art.  After the interview, Isaac and co-host June Thomas discuss the concept of “niching down,” i.e. cultivating a narrow brand for yourself instead of following your artistic instincts.   In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Isaac and Nayland talk about the interactive art of video games.  Send your questions about creativity and any other feedback to working@slate.com or give us a call at (304) 933-9675. Podcast production by Cameron Drews.  If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Big Mood, Little Mood—and you'll be supporting the work we do here on Working. Sign up now at slate.com/workingplus. __ Thanks to Atlassian Work Check Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, host Isaac Butler talks to artist Nayland Blake, whose current exhibition “Got an Art Problem?” allows them to help artists move past creative blocks. In the interview, Nayland discusses the reasoning behind the exhibition and their affinity for interactive art. They also talk about capitalism, museums, and the importance of ambiguity in art.  After the interview, Isaac and co-host June Thomas discuss the concept of “niching down,” i.e. cultivating a narrow brand for yourself instead of following your artistic instincts.   In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Isaac and Nayland talk about the interactive art of video games.  Send your questions about creativity and any other feedback to working@slate.com or give us a call at (304) 933-9675. Podcast production by Cameron Drews.  If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Big Mood, Little Mood—and you'll be supporting the work we do here on Working. Sign up now at slate.com/workingplus. __ Thanks to Atlassian Work Check Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, host Isaac Butler talks to artist Nayland Blake, whose current exhibition “Got an Art Problem?” allows them to help artists move past creative blocks. In the interview, Nayland discusses the reasoning behind the exhibition and their affinity for interactive art. They also talk about capitalism, museums, and the importance of ambiguity in art.  After the interview, Isaac and co-host June Thomas discuss the concept of “niching down,” i.e. cultivating a narrow brand for yourself instead of following your artistic instincts.   In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Isaac and Nayland talk about the interactive art of video games.  Send your questions about creativity and any other feedback to working@slate.com or give us a call at (304) 933-9675. Podcast production by Cameron Drews.  If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Big Mood, Little Mood—and you'll be supporting the work we do here on Working. Sign up now at slate.com/workingplus. __ Thanks to Atlassian Work Check Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Art media does a great job at looking forward to art events, yet rarely looks back to reflect on what these happenings say about the cultural moment. In this episode of Explain Me, co-hosts Paddy Johnson and William Powhida do a deep dive into the fairs to discuss the deeply conservative sales landscape we've been sinking into over the past ten years.   ARTISTS DISCUSSED Carlos Jacanamijoy's 2020 ab ex painting “Carminos de Luz” at Harper's Laurie Reid's “Ballast” at Et Al. Gallery The Baboon Chair by  Margaux Valengin at Pact Paul Gabrelli's “Everyday Objects” at New Discretions Elliot Reed at Anonymous Gallery Dan Colen at Gagosian Al Freeman at 56 Henry Tessa Lynch's text-based compositions at Patricia Fleming Gallery Scott Lyal at Migeul Abbreu Gallery Aaron Garber-Maikovska Casja von Zeipel's Celesbian Terrain   Kevin McCoy's corporate-sponsored display of Quantum and some generative artworks by Jennifer and Kevin McCoy.  Pedro Reyes, Alex da Corte, Nayland Blake, Alex Katz, Matthew Wong, 

Queer artist, hole enthusiast, and instigator Nayland Blake joins me for a gooey discussion on the first four Alien films. We use Barbara Creed's seminal text "The Monstrous Feminine" as a framework for our analyses. Holes are wrecked, primal scenes are witnessed, and it's all very slimy.

We have a dang delight for a guest this week. We are joined by the self-proclaimed “artist, educator, and instigator” Nayland Blake to discuss Rebecca Hall's directorial debut, ‘Passing.' Drea also suggests that Alonso and his husband Dave dress up as “Turkey Pugsley” from ‘Addams Family Values' in honor of Thanksgiving. Plus, we have another installment of the ‘Christmas Movie Minute.' And, as always, we've got ‘Staff Picks.'In news, M*l G*bson is back to direct ‘Lethal Weapon 5', the dialect coach for ‘House of Gucci' is critical of Lady Gaga's accent work, and Lindsay Lohan is set to star in a Netflix Christmas movie.Maximum Film is supported in part by MasterClass. This holiday, give one annual membership and get one free! Go to masterclass.com/maxfilm today.Buy Alonso's book – I'll Be Home for Christmas MoviesStaff Picks:Alonso – My Name Is Pauli MurrayDrea – C'mon C'monNayland – Passing StrangeWith Alonso Duralde, Drea Clark, and Nayland Blake.

First up, Casey & Rayne talk with Nayland Blake ( Artist, Furry, Lover of Culture ) Some topics covered include : Representation Exploration Furry Fandom Space Furries in the Fine Art Space Finding Community at Conventions Manifesting your unique presence in the world Labels as a means of exploration vs dismissal Performance art, Feeder 2 https://hammer.ucla.edu/take-it-or-leave-it/art/feeder-2 NFT’s suck make zines Make a Wikipedia page for the creators you love! Nayland’s Website : http://www.naylandblake.net/about/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/naylandblake?s=21 Instagram : @Naylandw Jo talks about movies for a sexless palette cleanser ( Lady in the Water whips ass Jo, you don’t know what you’re talking about ) Carta Time (significantly more NSFW) “Just Roommates” Carta’s Boobpedia https://www.boobpedia.com/boobs/Carta_Monir Carta’s tweet https://twitter.com/cartamonir/status/1392197520881639425?s=21 The M&M’s are gay https://twitter.com/mmschocolate/status/615220459253141504?s=20 Carta Talks Extensively About Her Body Innovations In At Home Genital Molding The Shirt https://diskettepress.com/products/carta-monirs-dick-fanclub-shirt Join our discussions in the Orange Groves Discord Server! Our theme music is Big Trucks by I Believe in Julio.

Guest hosted by Jarrett Earnest, this conversation with the artist, curator, and critic Nayland Blake reflects on Blake’s own coming-of-age as an artist and writer—and their shared obsession and long history with the great artist Ray Johnson. Prompted by an Johnson exhibition curated by Earnest at David Zwirner in New York that reexamines and reframes the artist’s life and work through a queer lens, this episode is the first of three hosted by Earnest on a topic the critic is deeply invested in: serious artists who are also serious writers. Ray Johnson: WHAT A DUMP, curated by Earnest, is on view at David Zwirner’s 19th Street gallery in New York through May 22, 2021.  No Wrong Holes: Thirty Years of Nayland Blake, a comprehensive survey of their art practice, recently closed at the MIT List Visual Arts Center.

Continuing to feed his own preoccupation with the poem Swimmer by Dennis Cooper, which he has already talked about in both Page One 185 and Page One 186, Charles Adrian hones in on the lines: “Monday Dave calls me/ at a party” and attempts to reconstruct their historical context.   More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/.   The Dream Police by Dennis Cooper was previously discussed in Page One 111 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season4#/111-griffyn-gilligan/) and Page One 185 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-6#/185-poir-28/)   Episode image is a detail from the cover of The Dream Police by Dennis Cooper, published by Grove Press in 1995; cover design by John Gall, cover art by Nayland Blake.   Extra recorded: 16th October, 2020.   Book listing: Swimmer from The Dream Police by Dennis Cooper

Marked as explicit because of extensive discussion of death and suicide.   Content note: there is a lot of talk of death and suicide in this episode. If you are in the UK and would like to talk to someone in confidence, you can reach Switchboard LGBT at https://switchboard.lgbt/ or by phone on 0300 330 0630, and you can reach the Samaritans at https://www.samaritans.org/ or by phone on 116 123.   Taking a very personal look at a poem that has been stuck in his head since the previous episode of this podcast, Charles Adrian talks about the poem Swimmer by Dennis Cooper and some of the things that it brings up for him.   Clarification: In the coda to this episode, Charles Adrian talks about queer sexualities having been criminalised only a generation or two ago. He is talking, of course, very parochially, about the situation in the UK, where he lives. In many parts of the world, queer expression in all its forms remains criminalised. You can find a map of countries that criminalise LGBT people here: https://www.humandignitytrust.org/lgbt-the-law/map-of-criminalisation/ although this does not include countries in which attacks against LGBT people are either tolerated or actively encouraged by the state. You can read about the situation in Chechnya, for example, in the Guardian here: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/jun/23/welcome-to-chechnya-harrowing-film-regimes-gay-purge-david-france-lgbt .   More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/.   You can find Dennis Cooper’s potentially NSFW blog here: https://denniscooperblog.com/   You can find Charles Adrian’s conversation with Uwern Jong here: http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-1#/29-uwern-jong/ and you can follow Griffyn Gilligan on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/gillidactyl   The Dream Police by Dennis Cooper was previously discussed in Page One 111 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season4#/111-griffyn-gilligan/) and Page One 185 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-6#/185-poir-28/).   Episode image is a detail from the cover of The Dream Police by Dennis Cooper, published by Grove Press in 1995; cover design by John Gall, cover art by Nayland Blake.   Episode recorded: 13th and 14th October, 2020.     Book listing:   Swimmer from The Dream Police by Dennis Cooper

Artist Nayland Blake joins the podcast to discuss the murder of George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer, mass protests, and the resurgence of COVID as the backdrop for public art and how museums are addressing diversity.  Spearheaded in large part by Blake, we discuss all of these issues  through the lens of what people need and how art makers, art workers and arts institutions answer that need.  We started the conversation with Blake's recent twitter thread on art criticism.  "Art criticism is the activity of thinking with and through art objects," they wrote. "If you constantly reach for the same few objects to think with, you stagnate as a critic and simply reinforce your own bias."  Other relevant links mentioned in the show:  Nayland Blake's website Julie Mehretu's Goldman Saks mural Mark Bradford Social Abstraction What is the Boogaloo movement?  Dread Scott's Rebel Reenactment Marblecake Also the Game Gamergate Explainer   Support Explain Me by becoming a member on Patreon. 

Monday Reading Series: A Steve Abbott Reader— February 24th, 2020 Hosted by Kyle Dacuyan. Join us in celebration of Beautiful Aliens: A Steve Abbott Reader (Nightboat Books, 2019) edited by Jamie Townsend, with an afterword by Alysia Abbott. In this long awaited, first ever retrospective of Steve Abbott's work you'll find writing, illustrations, and comics by this Gay Liberation hero and foundational Bay Area underground writer. Throughout the night we'll hear from the book's editor Jamie Townsend; Steve Abbott's daughter, Alysia Abbott; as well as friends, correspondents, and admirers of Abbott including Nayland Blake, Alexander Chee, Todd Colby, Ariel Goldberg, Hugh Ryan, Rakesh Satyal and Sarah Schulman. About Beautiful Aliens: A Steve Abbott Reader— The first retrospective collection of writing, illustrations, and comics by a hero of the Gay Liberation movement and Bay Area underground writing. Beautiful Aliens: A Steve Abbott Reader (Nightboat Books, 2019) is a landmark collection representing the visionary life's work of beloved Bay Area luminary Steve Abbott. It brings together a broad cross-section of literary and artistic work spanning three decades of poetry, fiction, collage, comics, essays, and autobiography, including underground classics like, Lives of the Poets and Holy Terror, rare pieces of treasured ephemera, and previously unpublished material, representing a survey of Abbott's multivalent practice, as well as reinforcing his essential role within the contemporary canon of queer arts. Steve Abbott (1943—1992) was a poet, critic, editor, novelist, and artist based in San Francisco. Jamie Townsend is a genderqueer poet and editor living in Oakland. They are half-responsible for Elderly, an ongoing publishing experiment and hub of ebullience and disgust. They are the author of Pyramid Song (above/ground press, 2018), and Sex Machines (blush, 2019) as well as the full-length collection Shade (Elis Press, 2015). An essay on the history and influence of the literary magazine Soup was published in The Bigness of Things: New Narrative and Visual Culture (Wolfman Books, 2017). They are the editor of Beautiful Aliens: A Steve Abbott Reader (Nightboat, 2019) and Libertines in the Ante-Room of Love: Poets on Punk (Jet Tone, 2019).

Karen scheduled a “secret guest” to swing by our place and introduce themselves while we were in NYC earlier this year. This week’s guest is a “blue chip gallery artist” and a real-ass homie. They’re being honored with a retrospective at the ICA-LA opening September 29th, 2019 called “No Wrong Holes: Thirty Years of Nayland Blake”.

It's the finale! One of the designers will be 300K richer at the end of it all. Hernease is joined by both Nayland Blake and Patricia Silva to talk about this momentous Bravo occasion. We had some audio difficulties, so we hope you bare with us as Nayland defends Garo, Patricia finds romance in “thread”, and Hernease wants Christian Siriano's spinoff “The Last Gasp: I'm Worried” immediately! Join us!! Get This Week's Cheat Sheet https://theworkroompodcast.tumblr.com/post/185680201704/finale Nayland and Patricia's NYC Recommendations: Fairway by Jackie Sibblies Drury See at the Theatre for a New Audience until the end of July https://www.tfana.org/current-season/fairview/overview Rong Rong at the Walther Collection http://www.walthercollection.com/en/collection/artists/rong-rong Keep Up With Us In Real Life: Hernease is Featured in FrontRunner Magazine: https://www.frontrunnermagazine.com/a-conversation-with-hernease-davis/ Hernease's Upcoming Shows, Website and Social Mediums www.herneasedavis.com Hernease on Social Mediums: @hernease on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Nayland is featured on Hyperallergic's Podcast here —> https://hyperallergic.com/505063/nayland-blake-pride-podcast/ Nayland's Website www.naylandblake.net Twitter: naylandblake Instagram: @naylandwblake See Nayland's Work In NYC & London Postmaster's Gallery - New York City June 6 - July 20 Opening Reception: June 6, 6-8pm http://www.postmastersart.com/ The Hayward Gallery - London Kiss My Genders June 12th - September 8th https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/hayward-gallery-art/kiss-my-genders Find Patricia On Social Mediums: @senseandsight Keep Up With The Amazing Samilia! Samilia at The Cmplx in Memphis: www.facebook.com/events/498928127276359/ Samilia's Sewing Classes and Online Store: www.TexstyleShop.com Samilia on Social Mediums: @texstyleshop on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Slide Into Our DM's! www.facebook.com/theworkroom www.instagram.com/theworkroompodcast Subscribe To Our Podcast and Leave Us A Review: iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-w…oom/id1085984001 Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/s?fid=83661&refid=stpr SoundCloud: @theworkroom

During this special Pride Month, I knew we'd all need the wisdom of artist Nayland Blake, who is a leader in the field of queer representation and art, but that is one of his many talents as an artist, activist, educator, and innovator. This episode, I talk to Blake to learn about their experiences growing up biracial and queer in New York, going to school in Southern California, their formative years in San Francisco, and their return to New York. They also school me on kink. A special thanks to Twig Twig for the music to this week’s episode. You can listen to that and more at twigtwig.bandcamp.com and other streaming services. This episode is sponsored by Swann Auction Galleries. Swann’s first ever “Pride Sale,” a curated auction of material related to the LGBTQ+ experience and the gay rights movement, takes place on June 20, 2019. A corresponding exhibition of works on offer will run from June 15 through the sale.

A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Nayland Blake first shared on the podcast in September of 2013 about a visit to New York’s famous Black Party.

We finally talk games! Nayland Blake is back in The Workroom for a very special makeup episode to share their love of games, characters, and Project Runway. Catch up with us!! Get This Week's Cheat Sheet and Bracket Battle Update: www.theworkroompodcast.tumblr.com/post/184859941209/cheatsheet71 www.theworkroompodcast.tumblr.com/post/184916421874/bracketupdate Hernease's Upcoming Shows, Website and Social Mediums www.herneasedavis.com Upcoming Exhibition: Mark of the Question May 5-24, 2019 Spaceworks | Gowanus Reception May 5, 2-5pm And on Social Mediums: @hernease on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook See Nayland's Work In NYC! www.leslielohman.org/project/art-after-stonewall Art After Stonewall Gray Art Gallery Leslie Lohman Museum Nayland's Website www.naylandblake.net @naylandwblake Slide Into Our DM's! www.facebook.com/theworkroom www.instagram.com/theworkroompodcast Find Patricia On Social Mediums: @senseandsight Samilia at The Cmplx in Memphis: www.facebook.com/events/498928127276359/ Samilia's Sewing Classes and Online Store: www.TexstyleShop.com Samilia on Social Mediums: @texstyleshop on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Subscribe To Our Podcast: iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-w…oom/id1085984001 Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/s?fid=83661&refid=stpr SoundCloud: @theworkroom

Vicki Amorose is a performance artist, writer, educator and expert discussioner. Active in the local art community in Eugene, and author of the book "Art-Write: The Writing Guide for Visual Artists," she got her start in the post-punk scene in San Francisco in the 1980’s and admonishes us to remember what artist Nayland Blake has said in conversation with the brilliant Sharon Louden: "The magic of that era is that we threw the parties we wanted to go to.” Lest we forget! A fun fact about Vicki, is that she was part of the Church of the SubGenius and was featured in the documentary “J.R. 'Bob' Dobbs and the Church of the SubGenius,” which premiered at this year’s SXSW in Austin, TX. Agnese happened to be there and was able to go to a screening so we had a moment talking about that. Eugene Contemporary Art wants to encourage art criticism about the significant amount of contemporary work that is being made in our region. Yet, the writing we see here is largely journalistic and promotional, summaries of art events and shows that don’t go deeper into the discourse. To change this, Vicki will be leading the workshop “Write About Visual Art" presented by Eugene Contemporary Art in partnership with City of Eugene Cultural Services, promoting a departure from the old paradigm of criticism as judgement to open up new forms, inviting writers of all kinds to turn their focus to visual art. Vicki wants to change the connotations of the word “critical” which in Eugene, and probably in many other places around the country, is taken to suggest severely judgmental and mean. The problem with the “It’s all good” attitude is that you don’t go any deeper than what meets the eye, and sometimes you don’t even get that far, unknowingly perpetuating norms dictated by an abstracted academy or art market. We discuss Darren Jones’ essay “Art in America: The Critical Dustbowl,” recently published by the New Art Examiner, and made possible by the Arts Writers Grant Program from Creative Capital and the Andy Warhol Foundation, that supports the work of writers specifically. Which of course leads us to the ever-relevant topic of money and artist compensation. Courtney was quoted in Jones' article, and it takes up the place and impact of critical art writing outside New York and L.A. Art writing tends to neglect small towns in favor of urban centers. What is written about is what makes art history, so what stories will not get told? If the art is not written about, does it even exist? Who should benefit from art writing? What can it do for artists? Does art criticism have to be academic and theory-laden? Vicki explains the difference between critical writing and descriptive writing. As a writer, you should consider your audience and not just write for the internet. Who are you writing for? The off-putting language of much art writing acts as a shield, deflecting interest rather than drawing people in. Referencing Gilda Williams, Vicki says that bad art writing comes from fear and lack of understanding, rather than malicious intent. She describes the artist statement as a bridge, shares strategies for compelling art writing and says hallelujah and hurray for editors. Links: Darren Jones’ essay “Art in America: The Critical Dustbowl” published by the New Art Examiner: http://www.newartexaminer.net/art-in-america-the-critical-dustbowl/ Arts Writers Grant Program, Creative Capital & The Andy Warhol Foundation: https://www.artswriters.org/ An Paenhuysen, Instructor, "Art Writing and Criticism” NODE Curatorial Studies Online: https://nodecenter.net/ Gilda Williams, author, “How To Write About Contemporary Art”: https://www.amazon.com/How-Write-About-Contemporary-Art/dp/0500291578 Nayland Blake in conversation with Sharon Louden, New York Academy of Art professional practice lecture series: https://vimeo.com/333369230 BRIDGE Exhibitions, Eugene, Oregon: https://www.eugene-or.gov/3927/BRIDGE-Exhibitions Mayor’s Art Show, Eugene, Oregon: https://www.eugene-or.gov/3868/Mayors-Art-Show "Art-Write: The Writing Guide for Visual Artists", author Vicki Krohn Amorose: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Write-Writing-Guide-Visual-Artists/dp/1937303128/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=DH6JED98J3KY7GBWQFZY#customerReviews W.A.G.E.: https://wageforwork.com/home#top

The designers meet the living legend, Dapper Dan, Christian Siriano would choose finishing his collection over dinner, we were really hoping for a streetwear farm shawl, and we want Brandis Daniel as a judge FULL TIME! Patricia Silva and Nayland Blake are back in The Workroom to hash out our brackets and what happens when this new crop of designers get gorgeous fabrics for their first Not Even A One Day Challenge. LINKS! Get this week's CheatSheet!theworkroompodcast.tumblr.com/post/184225662039/prcheatsheet70 The Project Runway Season 17 Bracket Draft Results theworkroompodcast.tumblr.com/post/184225741399/bracketbattle17 Slide Into Our DM's! www.facebook.com/theworkroom www.instagram.com/theworkroompodcast MENTIONED ON THE POD! Jamall's Recent Instagram Post: www.instagram.com/p/BvXCKghlbp-/ Patricia's pasta box fashion icon: theworkroompodcast.tumblr.com/post/184225895949/fashionicon FIND OUR GUEST HOSTS! Nayland is featured in ArtNews! www.artnews.com/toc/spring-2019-the-name-of-this-issue-is-not-queer-art-now/ Pick up a copy and behold Nayland in Costello Tagliaietra plaid: www.jc-rt.com/ Nayland's Website: www.naylandblake.net Find Patricia On AllSocial Mediums: @senseandsight FIND HERNEASE AND SAMILIA! Hernease's Upcoming Shows, Website and Social Mediums www.herneasedavis.com And on Social Mediums: @hernease on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Samilia at The Cmplx in Memphis: www.facebook.com/events/498928127276359/ Samilia's Sewing Classes and Online Store: www.TexstyleShop.com Samilia on Social Mediums: @texstyleshop on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook SUBSCRIBE! iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-w…oom/id1085984001 Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/s?fid=83661&refid=stpr SoundCloud: @theworkroom

Yep! Welcome to our first ever DOUBLE EPISODE WEEK! How else could we bid adieu to Project Runway as we know it on Lifetime the same week it's Bravo step-sibling unloaded prints and star power? That means our Bracket Battle comes to an end, and someone's got bragging rights! The wonderful Nayland Blake is back to give their take, FINALLY, on everything as we leave our Lifetime home and move into the Bravo Penthouse. Our dear Samilia is with us in sewing spirit. Get ready, y'all for a double dose of The Workroom, a superfan lovecast loyally devoted to the reality groundbreaking show, PROJECT RUNWAY! Get This Week's Cheat Sheet, both Lifetime AND Bravo's Dueling Versions: www.herneasedavis.com/theworkroom/prcheatsheet68 Slide Into Our DM's! www.facebook.com/theworkroom www.instagram.com/theworkroompodcast Nayland's Sweet and Light Curatorial Project: https://hyperallergic.com/492709/lisa-frank-2021-venice-biennale/ Nayland's Website www.naylandblake.net Hernease's Upcoming Shows, Website and Social Mediums www.herneasedavis.com Hernease on Social Mediums: @hernease on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Samilia at The Cmplx in Memphis: https://www.facebook.com/events/498928127276359/ Samilia's Sewing Classes and Online Store: www.TexstyleShop.com Samilia on Social Mediums: @texstyleshop on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Subscribe To Our Podcast: iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-workroom/id1085984001 Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/s?fid=83661&refid=stpr SoundCloud: www.soundcloud.com/theworkroom Get This Week's Cheat Sheet and Bracket Battle Update: https://www.facebook.com/theworkroompodcast/photos/a.1664364227162291/2194948110770564/?type=3&theater Slide Into Our DM's! www.facebook.com/theworkroom www.instagram.com/theworkroompodcast Samilia at The Cmplx in Memphis: https://www.facebook.com/events/498928127276359/ Samilia's Sewing Classes and Online Store: www.TexstyleShop.com Samilia on Social Mediums: @texstyleshop on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Hernease's Upcoming Shows, Website and Social Mediums www.herneasedavis.com And on Social Mediums: @hernease on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Nayland's Website www.naylandblake.net Nayland At Matthews Mark https://www.matthewmarks.com/new-york/exhibitions/2019-02-22_magic-ben-big-boy/ Subscribe To Our Podcast: iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-workroom/id1085984001 Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/s?fid=83661&refid=stpr

Welcome to our first ever DOUBLE EPISODE WEEK! How else could we bid adieu to Project Runway as we know it on Lifetime the same week it's Bravo step-sibling unloaded prints and star power. That means our Bracket Battle comes to an end, and someone's got bragging rights! The wonderful Nayland Blake is back to give their take, FINALLY, on everything as we leave our Lifetime home and move into the Bravo Penthouse. Our dear Samilia is with us in sewing spirit. Get ready, y'all for a double dose of The Workroom, a superfan lovecast loyally devoted to the reality groundbreaking show, PROJECT RUNWAY! Get This Week's Cheat Sheet, both Lifetime AND Bravo's Dueling Versions: www.herneasedavis.com/theworkroom/prcheatsheet68 Slide Into Our DM's! www.facebook.com/theworkroom www.instagram.com/theworkroompodcast Nayland's Sweet and Light Curatorial Project: https://hyperallergic.com/492709/lisa-frank-2021-venice-biennale/ Nayland's Website www.naylandblake.net Hernease's Upcoming Shows, Website and Social Mediums www.herneasedavis.com Hernease on Social Mediums: @hernease on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Samilia at The Cmplx in Memphis: https://www.facebook.com/events/498928127276359/ Samilia's Sewing Classes and Online Store: www.TexstyleShop.com Samilia on Social Mediums: @texstyleshop on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Subscribe To Our Podcast: iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-workroom/id1085984001 Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/s?fid=83661&refid=stpr SoundCloud: www.soundcloud.com/theworkroom Get This Week's Cheat Sheet and Bracket Battle Update: https://www.facebook.com/theworkroompodcast/photos/a.1664364227162291/2194948110770564/?type=3&theater Slide Into Our DM's! www.facebook.com/theworkroom www.instagram.com/theworkroompodcast Samilia at The Cmplx in Memphis: https://www.facebook.com/events/498928127276359/ Samilia's Sewing Classes and Online Store: www.TexstyleShop.com Samilia on Social Mediums: @texstyleshop on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Hernease's Upcoming Shows, Website and Social Mediums www.herneasedavis.com And on Social Mediums: @hernease on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Nayland's Website www.naylandblake.net Nayland At Matthews Mark https://www.matthewmarks.com/new-york/exhibitions/2019-02-22_magic-ben-big-boy/ Subscribe To Our Podcast: iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-workroom/id1085984001 Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/s?fid=83661&refid=stpr

Project Runway All-Stars is dipping their toe into the pool of climate change. How else can this show tackle such an existential and global disaster than by challenging the designers to make an outfit meant for relaxing on the beach until it's swallowed up by rising sea levels? Whoops! Nayland Blake is back in The Workroom and misses Samilia dearly, Hernease misses Samilia too but gets in a few shameless bracket jabs in her absence, and Samilia is sewing like a boss down in Memphis! Join us for another fun chat about our favorite show! Get This Week's Cheat Sheet and Bracket Battle Update: https://www.facebook.com/theworkroompodcast/ Slide Into Our DM's! www.facebook.com/theworkroom www.instagram.com/theworkroompodcast Samilia at The Cmplx in Memphis: https://www.facebook.com/events/498928127276359/ Samilia's Sewing Classes and Online Store: www.TexstyleShop.com Samilia on Social Mediums: @texstyleshop on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Hernease's Upcoming Shows, Website and Social Mediums www.herneasedavis.com Hernease on Social Mediums: @hernease on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Nayland At Matthews Mark https://www.matthewmarks.com/new-york/exhibitions/2019-02-22_magic-ben-big-boy/ Nayland's Website www.naylandblake.net Subscribe To Our Podcast: iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-workroom/id1085984001 Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/s?fid=83661&refid=stpr SoundCloud: www.soundcloud.com/theworkroom Get This Week's Cheat Sheet and Bracket Battle Update: https://www.facebook.com/theworkroompodcast/photos/a.1664364227162291/2194948110770564/?type=3&theater Slide Into Our DM's! www.facebook.com/theworkroom www.instagram.com/theworkroompodcast Samilia at The Cmplx in Memphis: https://www.facebook.com/events/498928127276359/ Samilia's Sewing Classes and Online Store: www.TexstyleShop.com Samilia on Social Mediums: @texstyleshop on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Hernease's Upcoming Shows, Website and Social Mediums www.herneasedavis.com And on Social Mediums: @hernease on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Nayland's Website www.naylandblake.net Nayland At Matthews Mark https://www.matthewmarks.com/new-york/exhibitions/2019-02-22_magic-ben-big-boy/ Subscribe To Our Podcast: iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-workroom/id1085984001 Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/s?fid=83661&refid=stpr

The designers go for neutral shades of gender with a twist of high fashion streetwear as prompted by a sleeveless, double-breasted conundrum. But never fear, Nayland Blake is back in The Workroom to navigate this episode with Hernease while Samilia is away (We miss you!). Join us y'all! Mentioned On The Pod: The Phluid Project - https://www.thephluidproject.com/events Get This Week's Cheat Sheet and Bracket Battle Update: https://www.facebook.com/theworkroompodcast/ Slide Into Our DM's! www.facebook.com/theworkroom www.instagram.com/theworkroompodcast Samilia at The Cmplx in Memphis: https://www.facebook.com/events/498928127276359/ Samilia's Sewing Classes and Online Store: www.TexstyleShop.com Samilia on Social Mediums: @texstyleshop on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Hernease's Upcoming Shows, Website and Social Mediums www.herneasedavis.com And on Social Mediums: @hernease on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Nayland At Matthews Mark https://www.matthewmarks.com/new-york/exhibitions/2019-02-22_magic-ben-big-boy/ Nayland at the New York Public Library Love and Resistance: Photographs from the Stonewall Era March 6, 2019 @ 6:30pm https://www.showclix.com/event/loveandresistance/tag/nyplhomepage Nayland at the Brooklyn Museum Art History Happy Hour March 7, 2019 7-9pm https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/calendar/event/art_history_happy_hour_march_2019 Nayland's Website www.naylandblake.net Subscribe To Our Podcast: iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-workroom/id1085984001 Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/s?fid=83661&refid=stpr SoundCloud: www.soundcloud.com/theworkroom Get This Week's Cheat Sheet and Bracket Battle Update: https://www.facebook.com/theworkroompodcast/photos/a.1664364227162291/2194948110770564/?type=3&theater Slide Into Our DM's! www.facebook.com/theworkroom www.instagram.com/theworkroompodcast Samilia at The Cmplx in Memphis: https://www.facebook.com/events/498928127276359/ Samilia's Sewing Classes and Online Store: www.TexstyleShop.com Samilia on Social Mediums: @texstyleshop on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Hernease's Upcoming Shows, Website and Social Mediums www.herneasedavis.com And on Social Mediums: @hernease on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Nayland's Website www.naylandblake.net Nayland At Matthews Mark https://www.matthewmarks.com/new-york/exhibitions/2019-02-22_magic-ben-big-boy/ Subscribe To Our Podcast: iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-workroom/id1085984001 Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/s?fid=83661&refid=stpr SoundCloud: www.soundcloud.com/theworkroom

It is time for the very first Workroom Podcast Draft! We just had to welcome back Nayland Blake to start off the round where we pick our top three favorites before going in for a classic deep dive. This episode's colors may be basic, but not us b*tches!!! Find Us On The Interweb: www.facebook.com/theworkroom www.instagram.com/theworkroompodcast Nayland's Website www.naylandblake.net Samilia at The Cmplx in Memphis: https://www.facebook.com/events/498928127276359/ Samilia's Sewing Classes and Online Store: www.TexstyleShop.com Samilia on Social Mediums: @texstyleshop on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Hernease's Upcoming Show, Website and Social Mediums CodeComfort at Spaceworks | Gowanus 540 President St, Brooklyn 11215 Jan 14-25 Reception: January 20th, 2-5pm www.herneasedavis.com And on Social Mediums: @hernease on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Subscribe To Our Podcast: iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-workroom/id1085984001 Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/s?fid=83661&refid=stpr SoundCloud: www.soundcloud.com/theworkroom

Dave and Alonso are thrilled to have artist Nayland Blake, whose works have included a life-size gingerbread house, discuss the Hallmark Channel original A Gingerbread Romance, where Tia Mowry-Hardrict stars as an architect who has to design a life-size gingerbread house. As you might guess, verisimilitude is not this movie's strong suit.  Follow Nayland on Twitter and Instagram. LKTV is usually available exclusively to subscribers to the Linoleum Knife Patreon Page, so consider joining our club, won't you? P.S. This is our first long-distance interview, so please forgive the dodgy audio.

Nayland Blake doesn’t create art to express who they are, they create art to investigate the possibilities of identity. Hear the artist discuss their explorations of the queer, BDSM, kink, and furry scenes, and learn more about their unique approach to one of art’s oldest subjects—sex. Image © Nayland Blake, Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery.

Where do you see yourself 200 years in the future? My guest this week is artist Nayland Blake, for whom sci-fi and fantasy were an opportunity to create the future that he was sure he'd never have. Growing up in New York in the 1960s and 70s, it seemed like imaginary worlds were his only opportunity to inhabit a world where he could be openly gay. But then he moved to San Francisco, and lo and behold, it appeared that the future had finally arrived.Huge thanks to everyone who makes The Sewers of Paris possible with a pledge of a dollar or more a month on Patreon. There's rewards for folks who back the show -- click "Support the Show on Patreon" to join the folks who make the show possible and sign up for backer rewards. Or you can support The Sewers of Paris for free by leaving a review on your podcast platform of choice -- that really helps people find the show.BTW, I hope you'll join us for the next Sewers of Paris live chat. It's on Saturday August 11th at 2pm Pacific. There's a link at the top of the Sewers of Paris twitter feed.And if you're looking for more queer podcasts, check out the show I host with some fantastically funny drag queens Queens of Adventure. We play an ongoing and very queer Dungeons & Dragons adventure full of action and suspense and shady banter. We've got some announcements about live shows coming up soon -- subscribe to the podcast and get on the mailing list at QueensOfAdventure.com.

The leader of Team Nayland is back in The Workroom to do a deep dive/ski/safari into Resort Wear! The designers had to overcome a lot of pressure this week including not going on vacation, Anne is back, and they could only play one round of the most addictive game on the planet. Join us! LINKS - - - Get This Week's Cheat Sheet and Bracket Battle Update: www.herneasedavis.com/theworkroom/cheatsheet51 www.herneasedavis.com/theworkroom/pras6bracketupdate8 Donate To Christ March's Medical Fund: https://www.gofundme.com/hnhqt8-chris-march-medical-fund Check Out Evan Thomas and the Dischord A Capella Group: www.penndischord.com Nayland's Exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art: http://icaphila.org/exhibitions/8899/tag-proposals-on-queer-play-and-the-ways-forward and at the African American Museum in Philadelphia: http://www.aampmuseum.org/current-exhibitions.html Samilia's Course at Memphis College of Art: mca.edu/community/community-education/fashion-design/ Samilia's Sewing Classes and Online Store: www.TexstyleShop.com Samilia on Social Mediums: @texstyleshop on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out African-Print Fashion Now at the Brooks Museum of Art: www.brooksmuseum.org/ Hernease's Cyanotype Shop: www.etsy.com/shop/HowIndigo?ref=search_shop_redirect HowIndigo on Instagram: @HowIndigo Hernease's website: www.herneasedavis.com Hernease on Social Mediums: @hernease on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Find Us On The Interwebs: www.facebook.com/theworkroom www.instagram.com/theworkroompodcast Subscribe To Our Podcast: iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-workroom/id1085984001 Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/s?fid=83661&refid=stpr SoundCloud: www.soundcloud.com/theworkroom

The leader of Team Nayland is back on The Workroom Podcast! Yes, Nayland Blake is here for a chat to discuss the EPIC weekend our beloved Philly just had, his theory as to why there are NO plus-sized models on All Stars, and what's up with Anne Fulenwider stomping on the designer's hopes and dreams with those pair of heels her assistant pulled for her from the Marie Claire closet. There were so many things to cover that we didn't get into Nayland's fallen bracket picks, Ari or Candice, this time around. We'll get to them next time! Join us! LINKS - - - Get This Week's Cheat Sheet and Bracket Battle Update: www.herneasedavis.com/theworkroom/cheatsheet45 www.herneasedavis.com/theworkroom/pras6bracketupdate2 Nayland's Exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art: http://icaphila.org/exhibitions/8899/tag-proposals-on-queer-play-and-the-ways-forward and at the African American Museum in Philadelphia: http://www.aampmuseum.org/current-exhibitions.html Samilia's Course at Memphis College of Art: mca.edu/community/community-education/fashion-design/ Samilia's Sewing Classes and Online Store: www.TexstyleShop.com Samilia on Social Mediums: @texstyleshop on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Hernease's Works up for Auction to support the Houston Center for Photography: https://paddle8.com/work/hernease-davis/153272-untitled/ And for the Penumbra Foundation: https://paddle8.com/work/hernease-davis/153782-untitled-from-the-a-womb-of-my-own-mistakes-were-made-in-development-series/ Hernease's New Etsy Shop:https://www.etsy.com/shop/HowIndigo?ref=search_shop_redirect HowIndigo on Instagram: @HowIndigo Hernease's website: www.herneasedavis.com Hernease on Social Mediums: @hernease on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Find Us On The Interwebs: www.facebook.com/theworkroom www.instagram.com/theworkroompodcast Subscribe To Our Podcast: iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-workroom/id1085984001 Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/s?fid=83661&refid=stpr SoundCloud: www.soundcloud.com/theworkroom

After a slight delay (we explain the lovely reason why!), we are finally back in The Workroom, A Layers of Love...whoops…, A LABOR of Love dedicated to Project Runway. Our beloved special guest, Nayland Blake, joins us for a deep dive as the designers reach for #NYFW. Nayland explains the source of Kenya's anxiety, Hernease is no longer suspicious of Kentaro's lack of blinking, and Samilia needs you to understand that Liris is truly The Queen of Everything! We hope y'all are ready! LINKS SECTION - - - Get This Week's Cheat Sheet: Final Elimination: www.herneasedavis.com/theworkroom/pr16finalelimination NYFW Finale: www.herneasedavis.com/theworkroom/pr16nyfwfinale Sweet 16th Season Bracket Battle: http://www.herneasedavis.com/theworkroom/pr16bracketupdate3 Find Us On The Interwebs! Official Instagram: @theworkroompodcast Official Facebook: www.facebook.com/theworkroom Nayland at The New Museum and his wonderful show at Matthew Marks! www.newmuseum.org/exhibitions/view/trigger-gender-as-a-tool-and-as-a-weapon http://www.matthewmarks.com/new-york/exhibitions/2017-11-04_nayland-blake/ Samilia's Course at Memphis College of Art: mca.edu/community/community-education/fashion-design/ Samilia and her new bag selections: www.TexstyleShop.com Samilia on Social Mediums: @texstyleshop on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Hernease on her website: www.herneasedavis.com And on Social Mediums: @hernease on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Subscribe To Our Podcast: iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-w…oom/id1085984001 Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/s?fid=83661&refid=stpr SoundCloud: www.soundcloud.com/theworkroom

We are excited to welcome back Nayland Blake, Artist, Educator, Writer, and fellow Project Runway Bracket Battler! After some tech issues, and a dive into some Good & Evil designers in harnesses, this week's podcast was truly a team effort. Join us in The Workroom, a podcast truly dedicated to the award winning show, Project Runway. Check out our links for this week's Cheat Sheet and this season's Bracket Battle! LINKS - - - Get This Week's Cheat Sheet: www.herneasedavis.com/theworkroom/cheatsheet165 www.facebook.com/theworkroompodcast This Season's Bracket Battle: http://www.herneasedavis.com/theworkroom/season16brackets Subscribe To Our Podcast: iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-w…oom/id1085984001 Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/s?fid=83661&refid=stpr SoundCloud: www.soundcloud.com/theworkroom Find Us On The Interwebs: Nayland at The New Museum: www.newmuseum.org/exhibitions/view/trigger-gender-as-a-tool-and-as-a-weapon Nayland on Instagram: @naylandwblake Naylan on Twitter: @naylandblake Samilia and her new bag selections: www.TexstyleShop.com Samilia's Course at Memphis College of Art: mca.edu/community/community-education/fashion-design/ Samilia on Social Mediums: @texstyleshop on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Hernease on her website: www.herneasedavis.com And on Social Mediums: @hernease on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Donate to Hurricane Harvey Efforts houstonfoodbank.org galvestoncountyfoodbank.org victoriafoodbank.org Corpus Christi Food Bank foodbankcc.com Southeast Texas Food Bank (Beaumont) setxfoodbank.org Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley (Pharr) foodbankrgv.com Brazos Valley Food Bank (Bryan) bvfb.org centraltexasfoodbank.org San Antonio Food Bank safoodbank.org

Episode 2: Strong Female Character Patricia Silva talks with Nayland Blake, an American artist, writer, and educator. One of their mottos is: “You are responsible for the continuation of the culture you love. Keep it alive through your actions.” On a hot afternoon in August of 2016, Patricia met Nayland in Brooklyn. Trained in sculpture and known for installation and video work addressing biracial, queer and subcultural identities, Nayland is also a famously good thinker, and an eloquent speaker. In addition to discussing the role of the artist, intimacy, art, and digital culture, Nayland also shares their beginnings as a visual artist, how their work is beginning to interact with technology.

Presented by Volume and ICA LA, Nayland Blake meets with Marc Kate for a live episode of Why We Listen at the Cooper Design Space Penthouse to listen to and discuss: Amy Taubin – ‘Life on the Inside’ X-Ray Spex – ‘Oh Bondage Up Yours’ Tunde Olaniran – ‘Namesake’ Nayland Blake is an artist from New […]

Queer & Trans Artists of Color Vol 2 A celebration of queer and trans black and brown genius...building on the groundbreaking first volume, Queer and Trans Artists of Color: Stories of Some of Our Lives, Nia King is back with a second archive of interviews from her podcast We Want the Airwaves. She maintains her signature frankness as an interviewer while seeking advice on surviving capitalism from creative folks who often find their labor devalued. In this collection of interviews, Nia discusses biphobia in gay men's communities with Juba Kalamka, helping border-crossers find water in the desert with Micha Cardenas, trying to preserve Indigenous languages through painting with Grace Rosario Perkins, revolutionary monster stories with Elena Rose, using textiles to protest police violence with Indira Allegra, trying to respectfully reclaim one's own culture with Amir Rabiyah, taking on punk racism with Mimi Thi Nguyen, the imminent trans women of color world takeover with Lexi Adsit, queer life in WWII Japanese American incarceration camps with Tina Takemoto, hip-hop and Black Nationalism with Ajuan Mance, making music in exile with Martin Sorrondeguy, issue-based versus identity-based organizing with Trish Salah, ten years of curating and touring with the QTPOC arts organization Mangos With Chili with Cherry Galettte, raising awareness about gentrification through games with Mattie Brice, self-publishing versus working with a small press with Vivek Shreya, and the colonial nature of journalism school with Kiley May. The conversation continues. Bear witness to QTPOC brilliance. Included in the evening will be performances by:  Ryka Aoki is the author of Seasonal Velocities, He Mele a Hilo (A Hilo Song) and Why Dust Shall Never Settle Upon This Soul. She has been honored by the California State Senate for her “extraordinary commitment to free speech and artistic expression, as well as the visibility and well-being of Transgender people. Ryka was the inaugural performer for the first ever Transgender Stage at San Francisco Pride, and has performed in venues including the San Francisco Pride Main Stage, the Columbus National Gay and Lesbian Theatre Festival, the National Queer Arts Festival, and Ladyfest South. Ryka also appears in the recent documentaries “Diagnosing Difference” and “Riot Acts.” She has MFA in Creative Writing from Cornell University and is the recipient of a University Award from the Academy of American Poets. She is a professor of English at Santa Monica College.Winner of the People Before Profits Poetry Prize, Meliza Bañales aka Missy Fuego is the author of Say It With Your Whole Mouth (Poems) and the Xicana-Punk-Rock-Coming-of-Age novel Life Is Wonderful, People Are Terrific which was a 2016 Lambda Literary Award Finalist. She was a fixture in the San Francisco Bay Area spoken-word and slam communities from 1996-2010, where she became the first Xicana to win a poetry slam championship in 2002. She is a Visiting Professor of Literature and Counter-Culture at UC San Diego and the feature film of her novel is currently in pre-production in Los Angeles.Nadia Ann Abou-Karr is an artist, writer and practitioner of holistic healing arts. She has been self publishing her own zines since middle school, with the most recent being THE ICONOCLAST Revolutionary Love series which highlights the complexities and confusion that arise from loving in the 5th dimension. Ultimately she always come back to the realization that self love is the best kind, and she uses all of her creative production to create an optimal climate for free love.Kim Tillman is an LA-based singer/songwriter, lead singer of the band Tragic Gadget and half of the music duo Kim Tillman & Silent Films. Her songs have been featured in film and television including American Girl: Saige Paints the Sky, the 2014 documentary feature Off the Floor, on Love & Hip Hop Atlanta and the ABC Family series Switched at Birth. Armed with a honey-velvet voice and precise, evocative lyrics, she aims simply to move you. Praise for Queer & Trans Artists of Color Vol 2 “Nia King’s essential project is about demystifying the artist’s life, and centering expression at the heart of radically diverse QTPOC lives. This second volume of artists’ voices is full of heart and wisdom, struggle and triumph. Another must-read for anyone dedicated to living creatively.” —Jeff Chang, author of Who We Be and We Gon’ Be Alright“With all the talk in the entertainment industry about a lack of diverse voices in our media, Nia King does the big work that is necessary to rescue the entertainment industry from itself. She is going out there to highlight these voices, not because they are diverse, but because they are absolutely necessary.” —W. Kamau Bell, host of United Shades of America“Queer and Trans Artists of Color, Volume 2 continues to amplify beautiful voices that need to be heard. Refreshingly honest and illuminating, these interviews combine to form a powerful statement on the journey of the artist, and the person behind the art, towards creating a world where we can all thrive as our true selves.” —Mat Johnson, author of Loving Day and Pym“Nia King once again provides a vital space where LGBTQ artists of color can share their unique experiences working in their creative fields. This volume, like its predecessor, will be a must-read for years to come.” —Hari Kondabolu, writer and comedian“This book shines a spotlight on QTPOC artists, activists and self-proclaimed weirdos, a group who rarely receive such attention. Through fluid and compelling conversations with King, readers learn about the creative processes, identities, organizing, and politics that inform their art. This is a beautiful archive as well as a rich source of information for creative people seeking inspiration.” —Farzana Doctor, author of All Inclusive and Six Metres of Pavement“In this new volume Nia King continues the invaluable work of amplifying the voices and interrogating the ideas of a new generation of joyous, committed creators. If you want to know who is shaping the culture of the next century, this is a book you must have: a book brimming with honesty, intelligence and heart.” —Nayland Blake, artist and professor“This book is a revolutionary literary gesture, providing both practical information to artists and also doing the work of expanding the archive. I love the way that King brings interviews to the page, disseminating artists’ knowledge while also creating a window into their language and lives. The honesty of the unscripted conversations feels both intimate and subversive.”—Virgie Tovar, author of Hot & Heavy: Fierce Fat Girls on Life, Love and Fashion Nia King is a queer Black, Lebanese, Hungarian, and Jewish artist and activist from Canton, Massachusetts living in Oakland, California. She is the author of Queer & Trans Artists of Color: Stories of Some of Our Lives and the host and producer of We Want the Airwaves podcast. Her writing and comics have been published in Colorlines, East Bay Express and Women & Performance: a journal of feminist theory. She has spoken about her work at schools and conferences such as Stanford University, Swarthmore College, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Facing Race, the Allied Media Conference, and the National Association for Ethnic Studies Conference. You can find more of her work at artactivistnia.com and contact her at NiaKing@zoho.com. Elena Rose, a Filipina-Ashkenazi trans lesbian mestiza, rode stories out of rural Oregon and hasn’t stopped telling since. As an ordained minister, writer, and organizer, she has been published in magazines including Aorta and Make/shift, co-founded the Speak! Radical Women of Color Media Collective, co-curated the acclaimed National Queer Arts Festival show Girl Talk: A Trans and Cis Women’s Dialogue, works as a nationally-recognized interfaith educator on justice issues, and serves on the boards of the Solar Cross Temple and the Church for the Fellowship of All Peoples. She can be contacted at takingsteps@gmail.comand on Twitter @burnlittlelight.

The Runway is a Rainbow, with many kinds of...designers. It takes all kinds of designers, to make these garments chic! This week, we watched them be them as they turned this show into a world of color. This week, we welcome back the lovely Nayland Blake to have some Project Runway fun as the designers play with the new Sally Beauty Hues - of course, drama ensues. Get it? Of course you do! LINKS SECTION - - Get This Week's Cheatsheet: www.herneasedavis.com/theworkroom/prcheatsheet157 www.facebook.com/theworkroompodcast Subscribe: iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-w…oom/id1085984001 Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/s?fid=83661&refid=stpr SoundCloud: www.soundcloud.com/theworkroom Our Interwebs: Nayland Matthew Marks Gallery Group Show: http://www.matthewmarks.com/new-york/artists/nayland-blake/ November 19th Harlem Postcard debut at The Studio Museum: https://www.studiomuseum.org/exhibition/upcoming Contact him to buy copies of his new book of cartoons @naylandwblake on Instagram or on Twitter @naylandblake Samilia Her new bag selections: www.TexstyleBags.com (ORDER NOW FOR HOLIDAY GIFT SEASON) And Samilia on Social Mediums: @texstylebags on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Hernease The Houston Center for Photography Exhibition: https://www.hcponline.org/exhibits/ Performance at Ideal Glass Art Space November 11th @ 7pm www.idealglass.org/ And Hernease on Social Mediums: @hernease on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Intro music, Animaux, by Gabriel Viglienson here: www.freemusicarchive.org Outro music Keepsake by THA BOOGIE here: www.reverbnation.com/thaboogie/songs Outro 2“In These Streets” - The fabulous Jenifer Lewis, The Amazing Roz Ryan and The Only Brandy

Come on into The Workroom Podcast to dig into another great episode of Project Runway. Nayland Blake returns as guest co-host and official Head of Snark. The runway gets dark this week, so join us on this journey of blacklightenment… ha! We had fun. Links! 15.3 Cheat Sheet: www.herneasedavis.com/theworkroom/prcheatsheet153blacklight OR Facebook: www.facebook.com/theworkroompodcast Our Internets! Nayland: www.NaylandBlake.net and on Instagram @naylandwblake and on Twitter @naylandblake Hernease: www.HerneaseDavis.com and @hernease on Instagram and Twitter Samilia and her new bag selections: www.TexstyleBags.com Subscribe! iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-w…oom/id1085984001 Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/s?fid=83661&refid=stpr SoundCloud: @theworkroom Intro music, Animaux, by Gabriel Viglienson here: www.freemusicarchive.org Outro-Intro music Keepsake by THA BOOGIE here: www.reverbnation.com/thaboogie/songs

Nayland Blake guests to discuss the creepy and kooky patriarch of the Addams Family.

It's time to go back into The Workroom for the Project Runway All Stars Season 5 Finale! Fellow fanatic and our favorite special guest, Nayland Blake, joins The Workroom Podcast to add some meta feelings on this last Project Runway All Stars episode. Join us for the Dream Three Finale! Links! Episode 12 & 13 Cheat Sheets: http://www.herneasedavis.com/theworkroom/cheatsheet12 http://www.herneasedavis.com/theworkroom/cheatsheet13 Find Nayland on the web (NaylandBlake.net) instagram (@naylandwblake) and twitter (@naylandblake) Find Samilia on the web (TexstyleBags.com) on instagram and facebook (@texstylebags) Find Hernease on the web (HerneaseDavis.com) on instagram and twitter (@hernease) and at The Center of Photography at Woodstock (www.cpw.org) Subscribe! iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-workroom/id1085984001 Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/s?fid=83661&refid=stpr & SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/theworkroom

Joineth thou us once again, for 'tis timeth to goeth backeth into The W'rkroom...eth! For Episode 6, we are excited to welcome our special guest, Fellow Fan/Artist/Writer/Educator, Nayland Blake aka The Snarky One aka Chair Extraordinaire of ICP-Bard in New York City. This time around, the designers Go (Tryeth) for Baroque and we loved it from Horse to Marie Antoinette's Garden (watch the episode!)! Join me, Samilia, and Nayland for this unapologetically elaborate Episode 6 of #TheWorkroom. Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher and Soundcloud! Find Nayland on the web (NaylandBlake.net) instagram (@naylandwblake) and twitter (@naylandblake) Find Samilia on the web (TexstyleBags.com) on instagram and facebook (@texstylebags) Find Hernease on the web (HerneaseDavis.com) on instagram and twitter (@hernease) Check out our Intro music, Animaux, by Gabriel Viglienson here: www.freemusicarchive.org Check out the Outro by Mobin Master on Soundcloud (soundcloud.com/mobinmaster)

Artist Panel Thursday, July 16, 2015, 7pm Artists Space Books & Talks 55 Walker Street $5 Entrance Donation Members Free, Guaranteed Entry This discussion considers Tom of Finland’s influence upon and reception by artists, as preeminent postwar gay icon. Moderator Bob Nickas will be joined by New York artists Collier Schorr, Nayland Blake and Carlos Motta. With the rise of queer theory since Tom of Finland distributed his first drawings in the early 1940s, its assimilation into the art world and the academy, and a growing, though necessarily incomplete, queer awareness within mainstream culture, both queer subject matter and its representation and contestation by artists have shifted radically. Tom of Finland’s drawings established an iconic, deviant masculinity, fundamentally playful and proud. They are formative to many artists’ understanding of the possibilities of representing a body. Yet their joyful projection of, and play upon, identity overlays an instinctive complexity: some of the drawings handle deep-seated taboos, including Nazi iconography unhinged as fetish symbols, whilst cops are guys to fuck and be fucked by, whether through prison bars or in public. The work is washed with a power play imbued within the process of representation itself. As queer art practice has been deconstructed through lines of multiplicity and intersectionality, so have historical understandings of power, and deviation from dominant power, been complexified. For this reason the relationship between Tom of Finland’s work and contemporary artists’ practice remains important. http://artistsspace.org/programs/drawing-in-a-straight-line

Two people donated to the show in March, you know who you are, thanks for supporting the show. Nayland Blake returns to the podcast for “Ask A Gay Guy” as we cover questions submitted by listeners. We cover mocking pompous […]

Amanda Egge and Nayland Blake share stories about reconciling their own desires with the desires of others.

Nayland Blake, Sarah Bell and Kevin Allison share stories about putting fondles on gnomes, hot dogs in vaginas and animal tranquilizer up nostrils.