Self-Portrait with Mom Fixing My Hair

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Self-Portrait with Mom Fixing My Hair Linc Ross (bio) In the early ’90s I played a lot with drag and photography as a way to explore my feelings about my own gender. We had words like “androgynous,” “tomboy,” and “soft-butch.” Currently, identifying as nonbinary seems much more accurate as I don’t identify as male and I also don’t identify as female. My explorations were more psychological and when I played with drag in relationship to another person it got really interesting. My mom is probably the person in the world who I most formed my gender identity in relationship to. She lives now with advanced dementia and continues to be nonjudgmental, embracing me for all of who I am. [End Page 24] Click for larger view View full resolution Linc Ross. Self-Portrait with Mom Fixing My Hair, 1992. Silver gelatin print. [End Page 25] Linc Ross Linc Ross has worked in China, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Europe, and North Africa, and their work has been exhibited internationally in museums and galleries. Ross has been a grantee of the Trust for Mutual Understanding and Asian Cultural Council; an artist-in-residence at The View Art Gallery, Gansu, the Watermill Center, New York, and CICRP in Marseilles, France; a Fellow of the Bronx Museum AIM Program; and a recipient of the Hayward Prize through the American Austrian Foundation. Ross has also taught at Parsons School of Design, Columbia University, and at the Harvey Milk School, where they developed a photography and video program for LGBTQ youth. Ross holds an MFA from Columbia University and a BA from Sarah Lawrence College. Ross can be reached at studiolisaross@gmail.com or www.studiolisaross.com. Copyright © 2023 Linc Ross