Friends and Lovers

Edie Fake, Suasion, 2024. Acrylic and gouache on wood panel. SBMA, Museum purchase with funds provided by the General Art Acquisition Fund. © Edie Fake.

Joey Terrill, Still-Life with Triumeq and Wrapped Candies that remind me of the Artist Félix Gonzáles-Torres, 2023. Acrylic, wrapped candies, wallpaper, wood strips, and other mixed media. SBMA, Museum purchase with funds provided by Kandy Budgor; Luria/Budgor Family Foundation. Image courtesy of the Artist and Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles. © Joey Terrill.

Pui Tiffany Chow, Is It Inside, Is It Outside, 2020. Acrylic, charcoal, flashe paint, oil, spray paint and suede-tex flocking on canvas Courtesy of the artist. © Pui Tiffany Chow.

Edie Fake, Suasion, 2024. Acrylic and gouache on wood panel. SBMA, Museum purchase with funds provided by the General Art Acquisition Fund. © Edie Fake.

Joey Terrill, Still-Life with Triumeq and Wrapped Candies that remind me of the Artist Félix Gonzáles-Torres, 2023. Acrylic, wrapped candies, wallpaper, wood strips, and other mixed media. SBMA, Museum purchase with funds provided by Kandy Budgor; Luria/Budgor Family Foundation. Image courtesy of the Artist and Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles. © Joey Terrill.

Pui Tiffany Chow, Is It Inside, Is It Outside, 2020. Acrylic, charcoal, flashe paint, oil, spray paint and suede-tex flocking on canvas Courtesy of the artist. © Pui Tiffany Chow.

Edie Fake, Suasion, 2024. Acrylic and gouache on wood panel. SBMA, Museum purchase with funds provided by the General Art Acquisition Fund. © Edie Fake.



Often LGBTQ people have forged circles of friendship and alternative families as they navigate their identity, need for authentic self expression, and frequently hostile environment. Drawing on artworks in the SBMA collection and loans from artists, this exhibition explores art about LGTBQ friendship, companionship, solidarity, and desire.
This exhibition includes works by Nell Campbell, Pui Tiffany Chow, Félix González-Torres, Edie Fake, Alex Foxton, Gerald Incandela, Narsiso Martinez, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Joey Terrill, Chiffon Thomas, and T.J. Wilcox.
This exhibition has been supported by the R&R Trust and Rachel Kaganoff.

Opening Celebration for "Friends and Lovers" and
"Accretion: Works by Latin American Women"
The Santa Barbara Museum of Art and Pacific Pride Foundation cordially invite you to the opening celebration for Friends and Lovers and Accretion: Works by Latin American Women.
A performance by Mariachi Arco•Iris de Los Angeles, the world’s first LGBTQ+ mariachi, will open the evening’s festivities at 6 PM.

Mariachi Arco•Iris de Los Angeles!
Glamour Portraits by CherThisMoment!
DJ Suz!
Party Photography!
Cash Bar!

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