boi-boy
Photography by Estuardo Garcia
Communications + Volunteer Coordinator

 

Boi Boy joined Charlotte Street in September of 2021 as the Communication and Volunteer Coordinator.

Boi Boy is a Kansas City born artist who got their start in the art community while working with the non-profit MYARTS (Metropolitan Youth Art and Technology for Students) starting in 2009. They graduated from the Kansas City Art Institute Fiber Program in 2016. While in school, they interned with Peggy Noland and Plug Projects. After graduation, they became a Charlotte Street Foundation studio resident for two years. In 2017 they reserved a Rocket Grant and Meow Wolf DIY Fund in collaboration with Bo Hubbard to open Alter: Art Space, an interdisciplinary and collaborative artist-run space in West Bottoms focusing on installation and interactive design with the mission of Passion Over Prestige. In 2018 they became a studio resident at The Drugstore. They reserved the Charlotte Street Fellowship Award in 2019 that concluded with an exhibition at the Kemper Museum of Modern Art. They are currently teaching at the Kansas City Art Institute in the Fiber department for the 2021 fall semester.