Experience the finest in LGBTQ+ visual arts.
8th Annual PROUD+
A Landmark Exhibition in LGBTQIA+ Contemporary Art
July 3 – August 1, 2025 | The Studio Door, Hillcrest
2025 FEATURES
Fashion Photographer
Debut of New Series
Launch of Local Collaboration
Local LGBTQ+ Artists
WORDS OF PRIDE
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday Noon - 7 PM or by appointment Free to the Public!
• Opening Day Extended Hours: Thursday, July 3, 2025 until 8 PM
• Private Event: Saturday, July 13 from 4 PM - 6 PM • (Ticketed Event - $100 per person) • Click Here to Purchase VIP Ticket
• Community Reception: Saturday, July 13 from 6 - 9 PM • (Free to the Public)
This exhibition had become a San Diego tradition bringing artists from across the nation to celebrate during San Diego Pride Month in July. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual and other related community artists (LGBTQIA+) are encouraged to present contemporary works that celebrate the unique sense of pride that this diverse community has. Happy Pride San Diego!
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As seen this year in The WORD San Diego, San Diego Pride Guide, Rage Monthly, Uptown News and San Diego Union Tribune.
BEST IN SHOW
For the 49 by David Acevedo (Cape Coral, FL)
Macho Androgyny by Ernest Beckford (Chadds Ford, PA)
Always Keep One Eye Open by Claire Havenhill (Fort Collins, CO)
ONLINE GALLERY
Understanding the limitations of gallery space and the costs of shipping, The Studio Door includes an online portion of the exhibition. All artworks are for sale, unless noted. Please contact the gallery for more details.
PROUD+ 2025
Exhibiting Artists:
FEATURED ARTISTS
Carole Kuck, Max-Arthur Mantle
NATIONAL ART EXHIBITION
David Acevedo, Tom Acevedo, Melissa Adams, Miguel Andrisani, Ren Antonelli-Weiss, Brock Archer, Cassidy Barnes, Alejandra Bautista, Ernesto Beckford, Tre Brown, Miguel Camacho-Padilla, Trevor Castor, Leon Cho, Jacob Clayton, Matthew Crane, Deformphotos, Tommy Diethert, Timothy Doane, DRUB, David Dumo, Stevan Dupus, Mehrnoosh Eskandari, Julie Frank, AJ Guerrero, Dmitriy Gushchin, Aedan Hanley, Aedan Hanley, Claire Havenhill, Brian Hicks, Juan Hinojosa, Deborah Hirshfield, Stephen Honicki, Lunjia Hu, Dalton James, Anuj Jenveja, Oliver Kalan, Paul Kauffman, Spencer James Larson, Mike Leckie, Gene Lee, Yelena Lev, Joshua Levin, Giovanny Lopez, Rielly Marquez, Michael McFadden, Jorge Meza, Jeffrey Morin, Joshua Orozco, Richard Poulin, Priyanka Pathak, Jude Ribisi, RD Riccoboni, Ariel Ross, Lucas Smith, Ramona Szczerba, Stefan Talian, Teemstir, Andrew Torres, Evan Tyler, Robin Venter, Danny Warhole, Danielle Wogulis, Errol Yeung, Mamie Young
WORDS OF PRIDE COLLABORATION
Esau Andrade, Alexander Arshansky, Anthony Ayala, Betty Bangs, Chad Berwald, Nik Boivin, Yvette Deas, Stevan Dupus, Jackie Han, Michael Hopkins, Liliana Hueso, John Keasler, Vanessa Lopez, Martin Luera, Marina Molodets, Causaundra Perez, Big Mike Phillips, RD Riccoboni, German Rubio, Danne Sadler, Michael Saltsman, Patric Stillman, Syd Stevens, Ramona Szczerba, Stefan Talian, Teemstir, Aries Tjhin, Tim Weedlun
WORDS OF PRIDE COMMUNITY PATRONS
Bob Benzel, Chad Berwald, Nik Boivin, Melanie Brewer, Jeff Caffarel, Jennifer Otenti, Big Mike Phillips, RD Riccoboni, Danne Sadler, Gerry Sullivan, It’s in the Details and In The Memory of Arnold Gum.
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Max-Arthur Mantle
Max-Arthur Mantle: Fierce, Framed, and Unapologetic
Award-winning photographer and author Max-Arthur Mantle brings an unflinching gaze to the lived experiences of Black, Brown, queer, and Caribbean lives. For PROUD+, Mantle presents works that confront beauty, bias, and body politics with poetic realism. His intimate portraits offer layered truths. Sensual, defiant, and deeply human. Each image carries the quiet charge of a witness refusing to look away, asking viewers to see and be seen. -
Carole Kuck
Carole Kuck’s BOLD AND BRILLIANT: The Colors of LGBTQIA+ Pride is a striking installation uniting the color identities of 50 LGBTQIA+ flags, representing a wide spectrum of sexual orientations and gender identities displayed together for the first and only time. The buzz around the gallery has been electric, with patrons eager to take home part of what’s already being recognized as a landmark artwork. The Studio Door will offer extended hours on opening day so collectors have first opportunity to acquire these radiant pieces.
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Words of Pride
Words of Pride, a monumental collaboration with the San Diego Mayor’s GLBTQ Historic Task Force, celebrates Hillcrest’s official recognition as an LGBTQ Cultural District. Featuring 30 local LGBTQ+ artists, the work honors the stories and voices of our community. Designed to travel, this powerful project is expected to be shown across San Diego County in the coming year. A fourth panel is now in development, with community support helping to fund materials and include even more voices in the growing tapestry. • Unveiling: July 12 Reception