
Z-CODED: PAINTING WHILE TRANS & INCARCERATED - The Work of Kal-El Carey
PRESENTED BY: Dyke+ ArtHaus in Philadelphia and Let’s Get Free, The Women & Trans Prisoner Defense Committee in Pittsburgh
ON VIEW at the Dyke+ ArtHaus: April 11 - May 11, 2025
Learn more about Kal-El Carey, his artwork, and current and ongoing issues impacting incarcerated trans people in Pennsylvania.
Gallery hours to be announced closer to the exhibit opening.
Kal-El’s Website: https://z-coded.org/
OPENING: Friday, April 11, 6-8pm
6-7pm - View Exhibit “Z-CODED: Painting While Trans and Incarcerated — The Work of Kal-El Carey”
7-8pm - Panel Discussion “Z-CODED: Trans and Incarcerated Under Authoritarianism”
In-person tickets available here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/z-coded-trans-and-incarcerated-under-authoritarianism-tickets-1296231757079?aff=oddtdtcreator
Capacity limited. If tickets are no longer available, or if you prefer virtual, please register to join via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/PCoOS4InSVeGrY4IsUTSzA
PANEL SPEAKERS:
Chaco Iwase & Jendy DeLeon, Let's Get Free
Lolo Serrano, Abolitionist Law Center
Monica Copestakes, Womxn Beyond Borders & Hearts on a Wire
Sappho Fulton, Founder, Womxn Beyond Borders
PLUS words directly from Kal-El
CLOSING: Saturday, May 10, 5-7pm
6pm Reading Event - Sonja Dahl from the Coalition to Abolish Death By Incarceration (CADBI) will read statements by trans women incarcerated at two different PA prisons.

“I have been fighting the PA DOC for trans healthcare and trans rights since 2017 and at times I feel like we're always back to square one. With the new 47 guy in office I KNOW we're going to be set back 5-10 years. We are hated by many and I take that fury inside of me and try to create beauty. My dreams are not always inspirational ones. Some are dark and I paint as such. But I bring color to that darkness. I speak out loud on my canvases and pray that someone hears me. My paintings say what I cannot without penalty or judgement.”
~Kal-El Carey
ALL WORK WILL BE FOR SALE | PRINTS AVAILABLE
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