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Cheyne Gallarde

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Cheyne Gallarde (born 1980) is a queer illustrator, actor and photographer who was born and raised in Hawaii.[1][2][3] He is known for his vintage comic style drawings which generally focus on significant figures in the LGBTQ+ community.[1][2]

Career

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Gallarde is a creator who works in various fields in the arts. He has been chosen by several companies to contribute his illustrations, photographs, and insight. In 2015, he was a guest speaker at a TEDx presentation in Honolulu.[4] Gallarde was also chosen by GLAAD and Adobe to be featured in their pride series "Create Change" which focuses on LGBTQ+ community issues, inspiration, and self-expression.[5]

Photography

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Cheyne Gallarde was the founder and photographer of Firebird Photography.[3] His photographic work mostly consists of self-portrait series that highlight differences at the individual level.

  • 2013: Loading Zone Exhibition at Universe One. Collection of self portrait photos displaying unique real and fictional characters to display diversity.[3]
  • 2014: Channeling Your Inner Everyone art installation at Spalding House Contemporary Art Museum. Collection of self-portraits of individuals from different cultural backgrounds.[6]

Illustration

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Cheyne Gallarde is most commonly known for his comic style illustrations.[2]

Cheyne Gallarde's Illustration Collections
Exhibition/ Contribution Title Year Description Source
Ordinary Ohana 2016 Illustrator of book Pennybacker,[7] and Star-Advertiser Newspaper[8][9]
Pow!Wow! Hawaii Festival Mural NA Mural of mahu, third-gender people, of Hawaii The Advocate[2]
Honolulu's Rainbow Film Festival 2019 Key contributor in visuals Mark[10] and Art Sphere Inc.[1]
Legendary Children 2020 Comic style cover art The Advocate[2] and Kam[11]
MTV VMA Video of the Year 2020 Comic style illustrations of MTV's video of year nominees Kam,[11] and Art Sphere Inc.[1]
Heroes of History NA Comic style illustrations of significant figures Art Sphere Inc.[1]
Netflix Superqueeroes NA Comic style illustrations of LGBTQ+ figures featured in Netflix Art Sphere Inc.[1]
Moving Parts NA Comic Style illustration of Trixie Mattel Art Sphere Inc.[1]
Bobo's Pride Bars 2021 Designed packaging for Bobo's limited edition LGBTQ+ Series Pride Bars PR Newswire[12]

Awards

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  • 2012: Rainbow Film Festival Key Visuals Award, for contribution to festival[1]
  • 2019: National Advertising Award, for drawings of well-known LGBTQ+ figures for Logo TV[1][2][11]
  • 2020: Pele Award Gold Winner, for contributing illustrations for the MTV Music Awards[1][2][11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Cheyne Gallarde: Celebrate Our Heroes". Art Sphere Inc. January 29, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Drag Queens, Super Heroes, and Villains... OH MY! This Hawaiian Artist Reimagines Your Favorite LGBTQ+ Icons". The Advocate. April 1, 2021. p. 10.
  3. ^ a b c Kam, Nadine (March 14, 2013). "Best Face Forward". Star-Advertiser. Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News.
  4. ^ Pennybacker, Mindy (March 24, 2015). "TEDx Localizes Global Conversations". Star-Advertiser. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News.
  5. ^ Olsen, Mark (June 29, 2021). "GLAAD and Adobe Release Special Pride-Themed Create Change Interview Series". GLAAD. States News Service.
  6. ^ Whelden, Scott (September 5, 2014). "Cheyne Gallarde on Channeling His Inner-Everybody". Honolulu Museum of Art.
  7. ^ Pennybacker, Mindy (October 23, 2016). "Cataluna's New Book Meant For Family Bonding". Star-Advertiser. Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News.
  8. ^ "Art Week". Star-Advertiser. Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News. April 15, 2017.
  9. ^ "Local Books Highlight Family Sunday". Star-Advertiser. Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News. April 16, 2017.
  10. ^ Mark, Steven (August 8, 2019). "Local LGBT Film Fest Soars Over the Rainbow". TCA Regional News. Chicago. Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News.
  11. ^ a b c d Kam, Nadine (September 8, 2019). "MTV taps Hawaii artist to showcase Video of the Year Nominees". Star-Advertiser. Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News.
  12. ^ "Bobo's Launches Its Limited-Edition LGBTQ+ Artist Series Pride Bars". PR Newswire. May 25, 2021.

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