Collected Item: “The Handsome Artist Pat Hennon”
Your Name
Kat Wilson
Your Pronouns
she/her/they
Instagram handle, if any
@katwilsonartist
Work Title
The Handsome Artist Pat Hennon
Work Year (We are not accepting images older than 5 years)
Sept. 2021
[Image Rights] Do you confirm that you hold the rights to this image?
Yes
[Eligibility] The Curve Photo Contest proudly centers and uplifts people who identify as lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer women and nonbinary people. Please share how you self-identify, using language that feels most accurate to you. Feel free to include all intersections of your identity. (Examples: lesbian, trans person of color, Latinx queer woman, radical faery, butch, etc.)
Lesbian
[Artist Statement] Tell us more about your photo by sharing a brief artist statement OR answering this prompt: "This is what being ______ means to me..." (Max. 100 words)
I photographed Pat Hennon at their home and studio deep in the Ozarks. An elder artist, Pat’s paintings and sculptures move between feminine and masculine expression without choosing sides. Much of Hennon’s work and curatorial practice has focused on LGBTQIA+ and trans visibility, including exhibitions like Pronouns, Transfigure, and Elder. I’m not sure I would want to live OUT in these mountains, but Pat seems completely unfazed.
[Visual Description] Describe your photo so we can provide alt-text. Example: "Two women holding hands and smiling as they walk in a pride parade, surrounded by rainbow flags."
An older artist with short gray hair stands on a wooden porch surrounded by dense green foliage. They wear a blue long-sleeve shirt and jeans and look toward the camera. Behind them is a two-story wood-and-stucco house set deep in the Ozark Mountains, partially framed by trees and plants.
[Agreement] In the event that you win the 2026 Curve Photo Contest, do you consent to having your photograph printed for the sole purpose of displaying at The Curve Foundation's one-day event at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (San Francisco, CA) during Lesbian Visibility Week? The Curve Foundation will cover printing costs, but will not cover costs for mailing the print after the event ends.
Yes
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Yes
[Agreement] By checking 'I understand' below, I acknowledge that this contest upholds values of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and I confirm that my submission does not contain anti-LGBTQ+ or other discriminatory, hateful, or exclusionary content.
I understand