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We're proud to celebrate Pride Month with an exhibition of Rex Ray (1956-2015). Rex began his career as a graphic artist but soon devoted his studio practice to the making of handmade fine art. He became involved in the political and creative gay community surrounding civil rights, supporting ACT UP, the Frameline Film Festival, and Visual Aid. He made the first t-shirts and posters for ACT UP, the political advocacy group working on behalf of people with AIDS, and his book cover designs for City Lights and High Risk offer a brief history of LGBTQ+ literature.

By the mid-1990s, Rex, like …