Artists

“Two Saints: Tete-a-tete” by Ted Fusby

Jesus in Love values artists who create lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and queer spiritual and religious images.  Their art is needed now because conservatives are using religious rhetoric to justify discrimination against queer people.  Click for artist profiles by Kittredge Cherry at the Jesus in Love Blog.  This list is a work in progress.

Joy A’Che: Black lesbian prayers and art offered

Christine Bakke:  Ex-gay movement as genocide

Trudie Barreras: Mary’s ecstasy

Louisa Bertman: Gay martyr Tyler Clementi driven to suicide by bullies

Douglas Blanchard: Gay Passion of Christ series

Bill Burch: Transvestite Jesus appears in photo project

Kittredge Cherry: Conservatives attack lesbian and gay Nativity scenes

Alex Donis: Artists imagine Queer Lady of Guadalupe

Ted Fusby: Artist shows sensuous gay saints

Artemisia Gentileschi: Baroque artist paints strong Biblical women

Fernando Bayona Gonzalez: Protests end gay Jesus exhibit in Spain

Peter Grahame: Spirit-centered male nudes

Keith Haring: Radiant Baby (alternative Christmas art series)

Becki Jayne Harrelson: Lesbian Madonna, lover and son affirm Christmas

Wes Hempel: Artist paints gay spiritual struggles

Alfred Hrdlicka: Austria censors gay Last Supper after U.S. pressure

Jason Ingram:  Ex-gay movement as genocide

Deborah Kelly: Queer artist warns of god politics

Alma Lopez: Our Lady and Queer Saints art attacked as blasphemy

Armando Lopez: Art honors AIDS martyrs on World AIDS Day

Janet McKenzie: Conservatives blast inclusive Christmas card

Stephen Mead: Gay artist links body and spirit

Lucinda Naylor: Artist makes waves with protest art for marriage equality

Elisabeth Ohlson Wallin: Religious threats to LGBT people exposed in Jerusalem photos

Corinne Quinones: Lucifer and Jesus

Robert Recker: German photos show gay Passion of Christ

Paul Richmond: Noah’s gay wedding cruise pictured

Jim Ru: Artists imagine Queer Lady of Guadalupe

Peterson Toscano, Jayna and Mila Pavlin: Transgressing gender in the Bible

Dirk Vanden: Gay artist paints inspiring Jesus

Alexander von Agoston: Sex and spirit mix on new Jesus book cover

Matthew Wettlaufer:  New paintings honor gay martyrs

David Wojnarowicz: Smithsonian censors gay artist when conservatives attack