Artwork / 2025

author James Baldwin art activist Fannie Lou Hamer art Babs Siperstein, Garden State Equality, drawing by Lambertville artist Gwenn Seemel painting of daffodils with fish swimming among them, ShadFest poster art painting by Lambertville artist Gwenn Seemel painting of dandelions with abstract design elements, painting by Lambertville artist Gwenn Seemel pink fox with polka-dots beautiful painting on a canvas bag, artwork by New Jersey artist Gwenn Seemel painting of a German shepherd with two-colored eyes and a pair of wolves, pet portrait commission magnificent lioness with a mane art, painting by queer artist Gwenn Seemel painting of Lambertville’s La Chocolate Box in New Jersey, illustration by cityscape artist Gwenn Seemel painting of an upside down house, a divorce and family trauma monster that two young siblings are fighting together, surreal art by painter Gwenn Seemel commissioned portrait of a mom and teenage child by Lambertville artist Gwenn Seemel protest art by New Jersey artist Gwenn Seemel, a painting of Rümeysa Öztürk protest art by Lambertville artist Gwenn Seemel, a painting of Kilmar Abrego Garcia a coloring page of “NO KINGS” protest art by Lambertville artist Gwenn Seemel protest art by Lambertville artist Gwenn Seemel, a painting of a frowning Donald Trump with an X over his face and text reading “NO KINGS”

In 2025, my art has been a mixture of beauty and anger, much like the last time the Liar-in-Chief came to power in the United States. The difference is that my 2017 portraits of Trump didn’t end up on the street like this one, but on a book cover and in Newsweek.

These days, I’m working on a project I’ve tentatively titled Triggering History. It will include paintings and stories like these ones depicting Fannie Lou Hamer and James Baldwin, but, at the moment, I’m focused on finding an institutional partner who could help me turn this series into a collaboration. Please feel free to share my project proposal with any institutional connections you may have who you think might be interested!

Also, at the beginning of the year, I released a 13th anniversary edition of Crime Against Nature, which comes with a new preface detailing my journey with this project as well as 2025’s challenges to our enduring queerness.

Crime Against Nature, the book
Crime Against Nature, the book

The print version of Crime Against Nature is available for $35 in paperback or $45 in hardcover. These prices do not include shipping or tax, which will be calculated by Lulu, the service that prints and ships the book. You can download the e-book for free or for a suggested donation of $8.

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