Project
Thät’s Dazs
2024Supported by Häagen-Dazs, Allies in Arts commissioned three QBIPOC artists to create murals representing moments of queer romance in Los Angeles, Brooklyn, and Miami.
Artist
Kelly Perez, Acacia Rodriquez, Loveis Wise
Locations
Los Angeles, California
Brooklyn, New York
Miami, Florida
Artists
Kelly Pérez
Kelly (she/her) Kelly Pérez is a Venezuelan-born artist, CG Animator and Director who lived in Miami before moving to Los Angeles, CA. Her unique style captures an inherent sense of motion wrapped up in vibrant colors, and the result is unbridled visual eye candy for any viewer. Abstract expressions of emotion, to be interpreted and felt uniquely by each individual, are at the core of her artwork. Her art can be seen all across Los Angeles with messages of positivity, such as “The present moment insists you believe in yourself.” While public art is her medium of choice for its reach and accessibility, she has held solo exhibits and shared art with a variety of galleries, most notably Julien's auction house in Beverly Hills. She has supervised Emmy winning shows for Dreamworks Animation and directed ads for the legendary Fred Segal. In 2021 she became the first female visual artist to ever partner with McDonald's through their Ritmo y Color Art Basel program. Kelly continues to pursue public art and painting projects in the hopes of inspiring everyone, particularly women, to share their ideas, passions, and creativity. Her hope is that one day museums across the world embrace inclusivity, showcasing work from artists that more accurately represent our communities and people of the world.
Acacia Rodriguez
Acacia (she/they/he) is a Black Queer Nonbinary creator living in Brooklyn. They’re inspired by QTPOC-centered art, power tools, the ocean, fresh flowers, community, and Caribbean culture. By working with a talented and diverse community of designers, performers, writers, organizers, and thinkers, I am able to create amongst people who instill art with a philosophy of beauty, acceptance, and radically inclusive creativity.
Loveis Wise
Loveis (they/he) is an illustrator, artist, and host of the podcast Exquisite Humans. Currently based in Los Angeles, Loveis' work is centered around reimagining futures, liberation, and queer/gender-expansive communities and their stories. Their constant world-building of playful dreamscapes has allowed them to create a distinctly recognizable style and palette, offering the ability for narrative storytelling through digital and traditional art making.
