Chris Vargas
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Chris E. Vargas is a video maker & interdisciplinary artist currently based in Bellingham, WA. He earned his MFA in the department of Art Practice from the University of California, Berkeley, in 2011. With Eric Stanley, Vargas co-directed the movie Homotopia (2006) and its feature-length sequel Criminal Queers (2015) which have been screened at Palais de Tokyo, LACE, Centre for Contemporary Arts Glasgow, and the New Museum among other venues. Vargas is also the Executive Director of the Museum of Transgender Hirstory & Art (MOTHA), an arts & hirstory institution highlighting the contributions of trans art to the cultural and political landscape. He is currently a Professor & Instructor at Western Washington University.Recollective, 2019