Zoë Tirado (she/her/hers) is a complex female character born and raised in Staten Island, NY. When she is not juggling the joys of parenting her cat, Honey Yucky, graduate school, and her career in arts administration, Zoë creates work that explores identity, sexuality, and the grotesque. Referring to classical portraiture as a vehicle for her sometimes obscure subject matter, Zoë walks the line between what is considered traditional and what is obscene. She has participated in exhibitions on and off the island. Most recently, her work was shown in Dawn of a New Decade at Staten Island Art’s Artspace, Damaged Art at 98 Orchard St, and virtually in Touch with Moisturizer Gallery. Additionally, Zoë is a co-collaborator of Queer Van Kult, an experimental queer performance and installation collective that highlights LGBTQ+ locals working in new media and performance art.

Zoë is sorry/not sorry to those whose portraits she has painted.