BRIDGING DYKE & TRANS FEMINISMS

New work by six pairs of intergenerational Dyke and Trans artists.

On view:
MAR 21 - JUn 21, 2026

Gallery HourS

Sat, 3/28, 12-4pm
Sun, 4/5, 12-4pm
Sun 4/12, 12-4pm
Sun, 5/3, 12-4pm
Sun, 5/10, 12-4pm
Sat, 5/16, 12-4pm
Sat, 5/23, 12-4pm
Sat 5/30, 12-4pm
Sat, 6/13, 12-4pm
Sat 6/20, 12-4pm

Hours vary. Check back for additions/changes.

Can’t make posted Gallery Hours? Email dykearthaus@gmail.com to schedule an appointment.

Next up:
Wed, April 22, 6:30-8PM

Artist Pair Talks
KT Abadir-Mullalley & Natalie Manes
Rah Gerg & Sadie Smiley

In an authoritarian political moment strongly defined by overt anti-trans, anti-disability, anti-poor, anti-queer, racist and misogynist policy-setting in the context of an ever-growing police state, it is necessary that our intersectional communities build a tighter web of defiance, looking to feminist principles of solidarity and resistance to guide us.

A solid foundation for bridge-building exists between two branches of feminism, Lesbian Feminism and Trans Feminism. In this exciting exhibit, six pairs of Philadelphia-based, multigenerational and multi-gender artists collaborated to create new work in mixed media, painting, sculpture, textiles, video, and zines. Months of dialogue and community-building produced this shared project of resistance.

Carrying politics in their bodies the artists responded to each other, their communities, and the world at-large. Referencing themes of monstrosity, queer joy and pain, being on the fringes, darkness, struggle, and lifelines, their work speaks collectively to the intersection of feminisms, community care, world-building, and the continuing fight for Trans and Queer liberation.

Special thanks to the Sachs Program for Arts Innovation, Heather Love, M.C. Overholt, and S.E. Eisterer.