Promise Callahan


Winchester Geese (series)
Graphite on paper superimposed onto photograph
8 x 10 in. each
2023

Abstract Queer Theory (series)
Digital painting
Dimensions variable
2020

Goodbye, Wondrous Masculiniy
Video
2023

Promise Callahan (b. 1997, Michigan) is a queer artist examining gender, BDSM and power dynamics through fiber, drawing and mixed media. Across mediums, their practice explores queer people's complicated relationships to shame, isolation and self-worth.Instagram
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Education
Bachelor of Fine Art (Art & Design), University of Michigan, 2019
Exhibitions
Find the Connections, Anglim/Trimble, San Francisco, CA, 2024
Sketchbook: Coffee Shop Doodles, Farley’s Coffee, San Francisco, CA, 2025
Pyramid Scheme 2, Bass and Reiner, San Francisco, CA, 2025
Flesh & Form, MRKT GLLRY, Berlin, DE, 2025
Modern Pleasure, 120710 Gallery, Berkeley, CA, 2025 (forthcoming)
Awards
Dan and Ted Gadawski Callam Project Grant, 2018