Kenzie Sitterud

I have an artist talk tomorrow about my show HAPPY sad 2.23 3pm at the firehouse in Longmont. Sorry for the late notice I had the flu earlier this week and I thought the devil was taking over my body.

HAPPY | sad opens tonight!
Date: 2/7 | Time: 6-9 PM
Location: Firehouse Art Center
667 4th Ave, Longmont, CO 80501
Wear yellow or happy face icons (if you have them)
This body of work feels especially timely. 🫶 #queer #artsky #queersky #installationart #politicalart

Install is going great!

#art #installationart

It’s looking good

It’s popping!

Install in progress!
Happy | sad opens friday at the firehouse art center 6-9pm.
It’s a vibe in here.
#vibe #art #inetallationartist #queer #queerart

Thats the goal?

Install week. I’ve been working hard for the last three months to develop a new show representing the moment we are in. Art is for the masses, it should be accessible, creating space for conversation and ideas, pushing the envelope and saying what needs to be said.
#art #installationart #artsky

I miss that place.

Loved your exit speech

Colorado must lead the way in protecting lgbtq+ people.

I just ate breakfast in Longmont, Colorado. And three gender queer people walked in. They cannot erase us. Just pisses us off enough, we will mobilize.

I’m already seeing people pull resources together. We have the internet and more information than we’ve ever had. I think the queer elders have more responsibility here since we’ve been down this road. Whether the youth want to listen to us is up to them.

My concern, here come an analogy. You can’t just wear expensive, nice socks, and then go back to the cheap ones with holes in it. How do we move forward?

I feel so sad for the queer youth. They are so beautiful and free — they don’t know a world without their rights and identities. What have we done? #queersky and lets not forget #lgbtqai

You’re cool… You’re cool… You’re cool… You’re cool… You’re cool… to all my Artist friends migrating over here… 🫶

It’s the only reason why I’m still on Instagram is to promote. I’m suggesting grabbing people’s emails during your production, and connecting directly. It’s a little bit more work, but it will pay off in the end. Also newsletters.

These are the good guys supporting DEI. Reward them with your business.

Costco
Meijer
Kroger
Giant Grocery
Ben & Jerry’s
Ulta, Macy’s
Old Navy
Nordstrom’s
TJ Maxx
GoTo Foods ( Moe’s Southwest Grill, Mcalister’s, Auntie Anne’s, Jamba, Cinnabon…)
Dollar Tree
Walgreens
Wegmans

The inauguration was less than a week ago. Prepare your nervous system for the end times.

Joy is resistance.

Today I was to describing the materials I use in my art work. The question that followed, “is your work about bondage culture?” I replied no, well, kind of the bondage of our oppressive system. Currently I feel like I have a red ball gag in my mouth thanks to American stupidity & unchecked misogyny.

I always have a small project in the background. May it be a zine or a painting, something to keep my hands busy when the production stops. That and a spa day. After years of feeling the discomfort of the letdown, I realized I can harness it & keep the creative work flow w/o the post show blues.

Own let’s do it to meta

Looks the way I feel.

Have you ever heard of drunk tank pink? It’s a bubblegum pink, that calms the nervous system. In the 80’s, they painted the inside of the drunk tanks DTP, it calmed aggressive inmates down. I guess instead of painting the town red, we should maybe paint the town drunk tank pink.

Migrating over here, just a sample of my work.