Fri, Jul 10
|Dogwood Arts Gallery
Coat of Many Colors Exhibition Reception
Coat of Many Colors invites artists of any physical medium from across Appalachia to explore how members of the LGBTQ+ community express, own, wear and live out their personal & collective identity as queer people.
Time & Location
Jul 10, 2026, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Dogwood Arts Gallery, 123 W Jackson Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902, USA
About the event
2026 Coat of Many Colors Exhibition
Curated By: YNST (You’re Not Seeing Things) Magazine | Website
Coat of Many Colors is a group exhibition illuminating LGBTQ+ identity across Appalachia. Commemorating living history in a region colored by vibrant originality and rich cultural heritage, this gallery explores what it means to be LGBTQ+ in Appalachia today and how LGBTQ+ people express their identity.
Please note that July's 'First Friday' event has been moved to the Second Friday due to the 4th of July holiday.
Participating artists include:
Jessica Ammendolia, Kendra Barth, Enrique Cruz, Cooper Delamain, Maxwell Edmonds, Ceirra Evans, Jai Gervin, Carolyn (CJ) Helenski, Isa Kern, Gared Luquet, Shawn Quilliams, Lindsay Skvarek, Logan Sutherland, and Zac Wilson.