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Artist talk by Juno Soleil Vieira at Coil & Cord Studio as part of the Trans Art Fest.
Juno Soleil Vieira is a featured artist in the (a)mending, (at)tending group exhibition, which runs from April 16 through May 23 at Coil & Cord Studio.
This artist talk is free and open to the public.
RSVP is encouraged and donations are appreciated.
Juno Soleil Vieira (she/her) is a narrative-based ceramic sculptor living and working in Boston, Massachusetts. Her work utilizes memories and dream imagery to create figurative sculptures centering queer intimacy. Graduating with a BFA in Ceramics at Massachusetts College of Art and Design in May 2026, she was a 2024 Resident Artist at Watershed Center for Ceramic Art's "Queering Mud' Residency, and her work has been featured across the US, including the 2025 Mudflat National Juried Exhibition, the 2026 NCECA Conference, and the Trans Art Fest in Brooklyn, NY.
Artist Statement by Juno Soleil Vieira:
my practice embodies an ongoing effort to capture uninhibited moments of queer joy. Each piece acts as a love letter to the queerdos and the freaks. Every image on the surface is an ode to the girls who never feel girl enough, to the kids who’ve never felt at home anywhere. I pull memories from queer spaces dear to me and gay communities that raised me and turn them into sculptures whose surfaces are a projected dreamscape where the fringe outsiders of our society are the center of the story. Through this, worlds are constructed where the queerness embedded in each narrative is unquestionable.
Central to my work is the concept of ‘camp’. I think of camp as the intersection between absurdity and sincerity, a performance of mundane moments, the quiet turned into spectacle. I'm fascinated by this interplay, particularly in the ways I transform personal narratives into a performance happening across the sculptural forms I create. My work surrounds camp as an environment, particularly through my memories of a residential summer camp for queer youth at the core of my adolescent upbringing. The ways camp acts as a container for queer belonging fascinates me, and my practice has flourished through capturing this container and sharing the joy it has given me.
Date & Time
Sat, May 2, 2026 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Venue Details
Coil & Cord
200 6th StreetBrooklyn, New York 11215
