We are thrilled to announce the opening of home as a hole – an exhibition featuring collaborative artworks by two artists, Ash Stone and Tom Manzanarez.

Through introspection of their upbringings, they revisit the personal challenges of growing up queer in working-class populations while reckoning with their racial identities. The exhibition serves as a bold exploration of themes such as outsider-ness, assimilation, feeling inadequacies from being mixed race, and the complexities of navigating childhood with inequitable resources. These artists share the intersections of their identity and their stories as a way to celebrate and reflect on resilience, love, and self-discovery through decolonizing notions of sexuality, gender, and heritage.

This exhibition was generously supported by The Ford Family Foundation, Portland Institute of Contemporary Art, and Prosper Portland.

www.ashstone.net / @yourfavoriteashhole

www.tommanzanarez.com