iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Transcendence 🏳️‍⚧️ @trans-cendence.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

ARTIST TIME! Isacc Kia ora! I'm Isacc! I'm currently trying to become a movie connoisseur, but I find I've never felt more satisfied with a film than after watching Mamma Mia for the 15th time in a year. Or Enchanted. Or Mamma Mia Two (Here We Go Again). Or The Princess Bride - what a film.

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Transcendence 🏳️‍⚧️ @trans-cendence.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

ARTIST INTRO Moe Hawk (they/them) @copshatemoe Moe is a multidisciplinary artist based in Wellington with a love of storytelling. They are most interested in exploring fictional worlds in every medium they could exist in.

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Transcendence 🏳️‍⚧️ @trans-cendence.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

MEET THE ARTIST Astrid | @spoopy.apple Hello to you, gallery goers! I’m Astrid, local multidisciplinary artist, particularly drawn to creatures, stories and things most peculiar. Come feast your eyes on our banquet of trans journeys, if you so dare. 🏳️‍⚧️🇫🇯🏴‍☠️

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Transcendence 🏳️‍⚧️ @trans-cendence.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Gabriel | @skullywags_art Kia Ora all, I'm Gabriel. My art has always intertwined with my gender experience culminating into the reimagining of my body and lived experience. I typically enjoy the tactile experience with mixed media and create sculptural pieces that always have a touch of oddity.

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Transcendence 🏳️‍⚧️ @trans-cendence.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

As our exhibition starts to wrap up, meet the final artists you can see there! Louisa | @raspberry__milkshake She/her Kia ora! I'm Louisa- I'm a Wellington based digital/multimedia artist and designer. I just like making really specific little things.

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Transcendence 🏳️‍⚧️ @trans-cendence.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

We have been hard at work setting up for opening night!! Come and enjoy the wonderful art of a collective of incredible trans artists from around Te Whanganui a Tara! Fishcube Cafe and Gallery at 111 Dixon Street, Wellington Friday 21st August - 6pm start! See you there!

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Transcendence 🏳️‍⚧️ @trans-cendence.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

MEET THE ARTIST Shay | @shay_likes_orange They/them Hi! I’m Shay, and I love painting cats, drinking tea and playing music. My favourite art things are gouache and graphic design, and my least favourite is changing the painting water and washing the brushes!

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Transcendence 🏳️‍⚧️ @trans-cendence.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Liv | @liviathan_studio They/them Liv is a multidisciplinary artist with a passion for creatures and puppet characters. They are interested in bringing their characters to life through expressive movement. 🧵

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Transcendence 🏳️‍⚧️ @trans-cendence.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

ARTIST INTRO Riley | ig: @strangelits Hi im Riley! (He/him) I am a genderless sapphic thingy! I do 2D and stop-motion animation, illustration and sculpting. I make a lot of horror themed art about catharsis and hysteria. I also love designing my own characters and giving them complex stories. 🧵

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Transcendence 🏳️‍⚧️ @trans-cendence.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

ARTIST INTRO Fox | @smilepaint Heya I'm Fox! I'm an illustrator, designer, and multi-disciplinary creative based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. I identify as queer and nonbinary/trans, and I am passionate about world building, speculative biology, and learning as many new crafts as humanly possible. 🧵

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Transcendence 🏳️‍⚧️ @trans-cendence.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

ARTIST INTRO Ari | @by.arthel Ari (They/Them), short for Arthel, is a Filipino multidisciplinary artist and designer in Te-Whanganui-A-Tara. They explore decolonisation and intersectional identities through a range of media, from illustration to motion graphics. 🧵

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Transcendence 🏳️‍⚧️ @trans-cendence.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

MEET OUR ARTISTS Skye | @l.tianzi Skye Liu Tianzi (they/them) is a queer, nonbinary Chinese Singaporean artist who holds too many art degrees from different places in the world, currently based in Wellington working as a freelance concept designer, illustrator and occasional art educator. 🧵

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Transcendence 🏳️‍⚧️ @trans-cendence.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

ARTIST INTRO Ar-Em | @rmbananas Ar-Em (they/them) is a queer and nonbinary Filipino (Tagalog, Bikolnon, Negrense) illustrator and TTRPG designer based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Aotearoa. 🧵

Artist introduction post depicting style artist winking at the viewer in a cheeky, fun style. Their fin gee rs are covered in band aid with different pride flags on them, they have a sparkle in their eye.

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Transcendence 🏳️‍⚧️ @trans-cendence.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

MORE ARTISTS TO COME SOON! KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED!

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Transcendence 🏳️‍⚧️ @trans-cendence.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

August | @angel.eternally I'm August, and I love to surround myself with cute things 🩵 I express myself through clothing, sewing, and illustration. Currently, I'm developing my own small fashion brand, so everyone can fill their life with adorable things too. I want to fill the world with cuteness!

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Transcendence 🏳️‍⚧️ @trans-cendence.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

ARTIST INTRO! Atlas | @sqwormysculpts I'm Atlas, a huge fan of bugs and creepy crawlies. I'm a sculptor, game developer, and hobby writer. I enjoy sculpting weirdos and cute monstrosities like me.

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Transcendence 🏳️‍⚧️ @trans-cendence.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

ARTIST INTRO Rainbow Goldist Im Rainbow Goldist. Im a little creature made from sculpy. I animate cartoons and love to make whimsical creatures.

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Transcendence 🏳️‍⚧️ @trans-cendence.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

MORE ARTISTS! Nadia | @nadia__noble I make art and games that explore technology with a hint of the esoteric and atmospheric.

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Transcendence 🏳️‍⚧️ @trans-cendence.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

MEET THE ARTIST!! Jesse | @punksnarl Heyo, I'm Jesse. Comic book fan, insect enjoyer and video game hobbyist. I like to play and draw.

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Transcendence 🏳️‍⚧️ @trans-cendence.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

ARTIST INTRO Erin/Ghost Hudson | @ghost_endeavours @ghost.fbx I’m a Wellington based visual effects artist and circus hobbyist. I love creepy stuff that makes your spine crawl and exploring myself through the physical media of woodcut printing.

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Transcendence 🏳️‍⚧️ @trans-cendence.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

ARTIST’S INTRO Francis | @asininestars Hi I’m Francis! I’m an illustrator and game designer. I’m super into horror, indie trrpgs, monsters and queer shit. I love exploring my identity through body horror and anthropomorphism, and my goal is to get even weirder and freakier.

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Transcendence 🏳️‍⚧️ @trans-cendence.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

MEET THE ARTIST!! A.G. | @tiredcloudd I suffer creatively in art and writing, love character design and storytelling and hope to share my stories with the world.

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Transcendence 🏳️‍⚧️ @trans-cendence.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT! Connie | @forbiddenpickles.art I’m an 3D animator most of the time but painting and drawing is what keeps my soul happy so I keep a sketchbook near me at all times😋. (More in🧵)

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Transcendence 🏳️‍⚧️ @trans-cendence.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

ARTIST INTRODUCTION Kit | @Discordess I'm Discordess, a Pōneke based digital artist and part time jack-of-all-trades. I love to create unsettling and grotesque creatures in different mediums as a way of exploring queerness and the body.

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Transcendence 🏳️‍⚧️ @trans-cendence.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

MEET THE ARTIST! Hiya, I'm Caelan but you can also call me Donny. I'm a disabled multidisciplinary artist, B horror buff and drag animal. I would like the world to get a little stranger. We will be posting daily artist releases until the date of the exhibition! Stay tuned!

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Transcendence 🏳️‍⚧️ @trans-cendence.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Puppet workshop! As part of the Transcendence Exhibition, we are hosting a puppet making workshop. Puppets can be reflections of parts of being human such as gender presentation and personal identity. Come along and create a puppet self portrait! Sign up is in the link in our bio.

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Transcendence 🏳️‍⚧️ @trans-cendence.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

COMING SOON: Transcendence An exhibition of trans artists Watch this space for more dates, times, announcements and some introductions to our artists! 🏳️‍⚧️⚧️

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Transcendence 🏳️‍⚧️ @trans-cendence.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Big news! Transcendence is coming to Fishcube gallery end of August! This is an exhibition of local trans and takatāpui artists work expressing their sense of joy and pride in finding/creating their identity and sense of self. Come along to experience trans joy through our eyes, all are welcome!

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