Abstract
My artistic practice is centered on my lived experience as a transwoman. I draw upon witnessing shifts in my gendered privilege and the level of acceptance I experience within society, which mirror my shift between gender identities. It is the occupying of this space between normative genders that both makes me an outsider and allows me to see the dynamics of gender in a wholly different way. My art practice includes sculptural and installation pieces primarily using wood, cement, wax and paint, and a binary codification system. As with my art practice, my thesis will seek -- through the use of text, photos, and formatting -- to reenvision the space between normative gender roles as a place of power and perspective.