For over 25 years, the Lite Brite Neon Studio team has had the pleasure of serving as the artist collective responsible for the production of hundreds of public and private neon and luminous works of art displayed worldwide.
By working to illuminate the voices, stories, and ideas of artists who identify within the broad queer umbrella—such as Lola Flash, Demian DinéYazhi’, LJ Roberts, EJ Hill, and Glenn Ligon—we offer a vision of a world in the process of becoming. These transformational artworks illuminate public and private spaces and uplift the national conversation around who we are as a people. They serve as beacons of hope, transformation, and reconciliation, expanding the possibilities of art in service to the world.
For our first two decades, Lite Brite Neon’s work was sustained through the production of neon projects in the for-profit sector, including commissions for tech firms, fashion shows, music videos, and large-scale public events.
In light of the changing world we find ourselves living in, Lite Brite Neon has developed a new working model. Moving forward, through the support of our nonprofit partner Queer|Art and the generosity of individual donors, we have been able to expand the scope and reach of our collaborations with artists, particularly those working at the margins of society. We hope this new model places reciprocal relationships at the center of the creative process and enables more trans folks to lead, innovate, and imagine nontraditional possibilities. We are seeking partners in this model to support this evolution of co-creation into the future.
In 2017, we launched an artist edition program to support both artists and institutions dedicated to social change. This initiative has raised funds for organizations including the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art, the National Forest Foundation, Art Omi, Housing Works, Queer|Art, and the NYC AIDS Memorial.
Our artist edition program has empowered both world-renowned artists like Jeffrey Gibson and emerging artists like Alexandra Bell to bring limited-edition neon works into the world in support of social causes that are personally meaningful to them.
Our hope is to continue opening up the enormous power and possibility of the neon medium to the creative practices of artists working to transform and awaken our world. We are especially grateful when we can share this gift with those engaged in liberatory praxis, self-determination, and continuance within Indigenous communities, as well as those working at the intersection of creative practice and spiritual work.
