Lex McQuilkin creates intricately hand cut paper pieces that exploit the manner in which negative space and cast shadows interact. Her latest series, Good Old Boys, aims to investigate the fragile nature of how masculinity is portrayed and, in other regards, destroyed. She has exhibited in and curated shows around the country, is the brawn behind a queer mail art experiment, the PostQueerProject, and is currently in the throes of a women's art magazine startup. Lex lives in Oakland with her partner in crime, a perpetually cluttered studio, and a collection of overpriced toys that fight for shelfspace with her collection of underappreciated books on critical analysis of politics and modern culture. She has a BFA in illustration from Columbia College Chicago.

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