Rae Threat is a visionary queer Thai-American artist, photographer, filmmaker, and activist celebrated for her groundbreaking work that reshapes cultural stereotypes and challenges conventional views. Known for her alternative approach to photography, Rae brings a fresh, bold perspective to her art.She is part of the BIPOC Adult Industry Collective, where she served on the grantmaking committee, is an Artist Collective Leader at Level Ground, and was named Streammate's Elevate Community Partner for August 2024, an honor that spotlights advocates in the ad*lt industry.Rae’s impressive portfolio includes #TheUntitledBodyProject, a 3D gallery show and event she developed during her 2018 residency at Level Ground. The exhibition featured panels with speakers from the underrepresented community, providing a powerful platform for voices often overlooked in mainstream discourse.Her work has also been featured in Duke University Press's Transgender Studies Quarterly (Spring 2020), the season two premiere of Epix's Sex Life docu-series, and in LA Weekly as an ad*lt industry event photographer.As a photographer and producer, Rae was the first to spotlight adult performers in Mishka's skatewear lookbooks (Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2014). Other notable projects include photographing Fleshbot's iconic photoset featuring genderqueer icons Jiz Lee and Stoya (2011), Mad Decent Records' first fashion lookbook with Skrillex and Diplo (2014), and a design collab with Actual Pain Clothing (2013).Rae's work has been showcased internationally, from L.A. and San Francisco to Turkey, Vienna, and Berlin. Her first curated art show, "ALT to the ALT", featuring prominent adult industry artists was a highlighted exhibit with Month of Photography LA (2011). Her street photography with GroupLA was highlighted at the 2009 LA ART Show before becoming a permanent fixture in the USC Library's archives.As an activist filmmaker, Rae's projects tackle complex issues, from documenting Thailand's Trans activists and their pursuit of equality to co-producing the Bye Felipe / Change.org video campaign to help end unsolicited pics on the internet and exhibiting in a collective art show advocating for s*xworkers' rights at SOMArts in San Francisco.Rae currently works as the Head of Creator Outreach for APClips. Recently, she was featured as XBiz's Woman in Adult (WIA) Woman of the Month for October 2024 and named a curator and producer for Season 7 of Failed Films, an ad*lt film and arts festival.
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