Lola Flash

Lola Flash’s work challenges gender, sexual, and racial preconceptions and other stereotypes. An active member of ACT UP during the time of the AIDS epidemic in New York City, Flash was notably featured in the 1989 “Kissing Doesn’t Kill” poster. Their art and activism are profoundly connected, fueling a life-long commitment to visibility and preserving the legacy of LGBTQIA+ and communities of color worldwide. Flash has work in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, MoMA, the Whitney, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and the Brooklyn Museum. They are a member of the Kamoinge Collective, and on the Board of Queer Art. (updated 10/2026)