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:

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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