{"id":11686,"date":"2021-08-20T12:11:16","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T16:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=11686"},"modified":"2021-08-20T12:11:16","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T16:11:16","slug":"bishakh-som","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/bishakh-som\/","title":{"rendered":"Bishakh Som"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9100\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11686-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/interview\/bishakhsom.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/interview\/bishakhsom.mp3\">https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/interview\/bishakhsom.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/interviews-by-brainard-carey\/id1468502583?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZxsN79E1W6VJOjQF9GNuZ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Interviews-by-Brainard-Carey-p1236598\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/interviews-by-brainard\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xSQrKY\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><div class=\"ydp5587fbc0OutlineElement ydp5587fbc0Ltr ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\">\n<div><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0TextRun ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11691 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Shriya_00_crop.jpg?resize=264%2C264&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Shriya_00_crop.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Shriya_00_crop.jpg?resize=420%2C420&amp;ssl=1 420w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Shriya_00_crop.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bishakh.com\/\">Bishakh<\/a> is an Indian-American trans femme visual artist and author. Her work has appeared in\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0TextRun ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">The New Yorker<\/span><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0TextRun ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0TextRun ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">We&#8217;re Still Here<\/span><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0TextRun ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(The first all-trans comics anthology),\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0TextRun ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Beyond, vol. 2, The Strumpet, The Boston Review, Black Warrior Review, VICE, The Brooklyn Rail, Buzzfeed, Ink Brick, The Huffington Post, The Graphic Canon vol. 3\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0TextRun ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0TextRun ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream<\/span><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0TextRun ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">. She received the Xeric grant in 2003 for her comics collection\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0TextRun ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Angel<\/span><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0TextRun ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0 <\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0TextRun ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Her graphic novel\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0TextRun ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.feministpress.org\/books-a-m\/apsara-engine?rq=apsara\">Apsara Engine<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0TextRun ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">(The Feminist Press) is the winner of a 2021 L.A. Times Book Prize for Best Graphic Novel and a 2021 Lambda Literary Award winner for Best LGBTQ Comics. Her graphic memoir\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0TextRun ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.streetnoisebooks.com\/spellbound\">Spellbound<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0TextRun ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(Street Noise Books) was also a 2021 Lambda Literary Award finalist.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0EOP ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{201341983:0,335559739:160,335559740:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0EOP ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{201341983:0,335559739:160,335559740:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ydp5587fbc0OutlineElement ydp5587fbc0Ltr ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\">\n<p class=\"ydp5587fbc0Paragraph ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\"><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0TextRun ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0NormalTextRun ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\">Bishakh<\/span><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0NormalTextRun ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\">\u00a0has illustrated two books about architecture:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0TextRun ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">The Prefab Bathroom: An Architectural History<\/span><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0TextRun ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">, (McFarland Press) and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0TextRun ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Cocktails and Conversations: Dialogues on Architectural Design (<\/span><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0TextRun ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">AIA New York).<\/span><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0EOP ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{201341983:0,335559739:160,335559740:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ydp5587fbc0OutlineElement ydp5587fbc0Ltr ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\">\n<p class=\"ydp5587fbc0Paragraph ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\"><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0TextRun ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0NormalTextRun ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\">Bishakh\u2019s\u202fartwork was featured in solo shows at\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0NormalTextRun ydp5587fbc0SpellingErrorV2 ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\">ArtLexis<\/span><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0NormalTextRun ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\">\u00a0Gallery and at Jaya Yoga Center and in group shows at The Society of Illustrators in New York, the Bannister Gallery at Rhode Island College,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0NormalTextRun ydp5587fbc0SpellingErrorV2 ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\">Issyra<\/span><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0NormalTextRun ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\">\u00a0Gallery, the Grady Alexis Gallery, De\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0NormalTextRun ydp5587fbc0SpellingErrorV2 ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\">Cacaofabriek<\/span><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0NormalTextRun ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\">\u00a0in the Netherlands and most recently at Art Omi in Ghent, NY.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0EOP ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{134233117:true,134233118:true,201341983:0,335559739:160,335559740:240}\"> \u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0TextRun ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">You can see her work at\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"ydp5587fbc0Hyperlink ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bishakh.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0TextRun ydp5587fbc0Underlined ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0NormalTextRun ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">www.bishakh.com<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"ydp5587fbc0TextRun ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428 ydp5587fbc0BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ydp5587fbc0OutlineElement ydp5587fbc0Ltr ydp5587fbc0BCX0 ydp5587fbc0SCXW147493428\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-setdir=\"false\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_11692\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11692\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11692 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Swandive_39-40_72.jpg?resize=640%2C408&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Swandive_39-40_72.jpg?resize=1024%2C652&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Swandive_39-40_72.jpg?resize=300%2C191&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Swandive_39-40_72.jpg?resize=768%2C489&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Swandive_39-40_72.jpg?resize=1536%2C977&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Swandive_39-40_72.jpg?resize=696%2C443&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Swandive_39-40_72.jpg?resize=1068%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Swandive_39-40_72.jpg?resize=660%2C420&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Swandive_39-40_72.jpg?w=1584&amp;ssl=1 1584w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Swandive_39-40_72.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11692\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exceprt from &#8220;Swandive&#8221; from the graphic novel Apsara Engine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-setdir=\"false\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_11693\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11693\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11693 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/5-6-Final_lo.jpg?resize=640%2C336&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/5-6-Final_lo.jpg?resize=1024%2C538&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/5-6-Final_lo.jpg?resize=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/5-6-Final_lo.jpg?resize=768%2C404&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/5-6-Final_lo.jpg?resize=696%2C366&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/5-6-Final_lo.jpg?resize=1068%2C562&amp;ssl=1 1068w, 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