The Selection Committee Radio Show with Wells Chandler, 2/13/22

Recorded on a cold and snowy February day, this show is the perfect CHRISTMAS mixtape. Wells Chandler joined Nate Heiges to talk about queer Santa, hip hop holidays, and his show at Soloway Gallery in Brooklyn, "HOs in This House." Oh, Santa Baby!

Wells Chandler (he/him) is a Bronx based artist who explores ecology, community, gender and queer iconography through the mediums of crochet, embroidery, drawing and cake. He received his MFA from Yale University in 2011 where he was awarded the Ralph Mayer Prize for proficiency in materials and techniques. From 2016-17 he was a recipient of the Sharpe Walentas Studio Program. Chandler is a 2015 Queer Art Mentorship fellow paired with the inimitable Angela Dufresne. Recent solo exhibitions include Soloway (Brooklyn, NY), Andrew Rafacz (Chicago, IL), Diablo Rosso (Panama City, Panama), Galerie Eric Mouchet (Paris, France), MOCA Tucson (Tucson, AZ), Mrs. (Maspeth, NY), and Union Gallery (London, England) .