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Rey Carlson (they/them) is a Chinese designer, visual artist and writer based in Detroit, MI (Ojibwe, Ottawa, and Potawatomi land). Their work often explores subjects such as queerness as refuge, Chinese mythology and storytelling, intentional generosity > output, and always taking your shoes off at the door. They are a part of OTHER PUBLISHING, a queer and trans Asian small format publisher.

+ YEAR OF THE TIGER
+ GEMINI ☀, SAG ☽, & VIRGO↑


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Full résumé available upon request.

EDUCATION

Cranbrook Academy of Art
MFA Graphic Design
2027

Virginia Commonwealth University
BFA Graphic Design



SELECT CLIENTS / COLLABORATORS

Penguin Random House
Studio Museum in Harlem
Museum of the City of New York
VIACOM CBS
VCUarts Department of Graphic Design
Scope of Work (NY)
Jia Sung
Nontsikelelo Mutiti
Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas



PREVIOUSLY

WeShouldDoItAll
A—B Partners
Mother NY

VCU Student Media Center
TEACHING

Wayne State University


BOOK FAIRS

NY Art Book Fair
LA Art Book Fair
Printed Matter’s Virtual Art Book Fair
Brooklyn Art Book Fair
Providence’s Queer/Trans Zinefest
Richmond Zinefest



BOOKS AT

Printed Matter
Wing on Wo & Co.
Ooga Booga
XXXI
After 8 Books
Wolfman Books
Endless Editions
New York Public Library

+ More


READINGS

Nowadays NYC
Brooklyn Art Book Fair
Pocoapoco
Cashmere Radio

RESIDENCIES

Pocoapoco - Sur o No Sur
Oaxaca, MEX



ACCOLADES

Cranbrook Gilbert Fellow
The One Club ADC Award
Reed Award
Museum Association of NY
VCUarts Dean’s Scholarship in Graphic Design
VCUarts Dean’s List
VCUarts Internship Support Grant
VCU Academic Achievement Grant



FEATURES

BOMB Magazine - Winged Seeds, Jia Sung
Precog Magazine 6
It’s Nice That
Grafik Paragraph

Pwatem 2020