ARTIST

Mariette Pathy Allen

Mariette Pathy Resume

Mariette Pathy Allen has been photographing the transgender community for over forty years. Through her artistic practice, she has been a pioneering force in gender consciousness, contributing to numerous cultural and academic publications about gender variance and lecturing across the globe. Her first book, Transformations: Crossdressers and Those Who Love Them, was groundbreaking in its investigation of a misunderstood community. Her second book, The Gender Frontier, is a collection of photographs, interviews, and essays covering political activism, youth, and the range of people that identify as transgender in the United States. It won the 2004 Lambda Literary Award in the Transgender/Genderqueer category. Other books include TransCuba and Transcendents: Spirit Mediums in Burma and Thailand.

Series

A color photograph of a seated man in a lavender dress with a long stranded necklace.
Miscellaneous

Mariette Pathy Allen photography series including many varying projects

A person with bold makeup, wavy hair, and pearl jewelry wears a black latex jacket, corset, and gloves, posing confidently against a shimmering backdrop.
Vicky West

In 1978, on the last day of Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Mariette Pathy …

A color photograph of an old man in a red jacket seated in front of an old sepia-toned photograph displayed on the wall.
Transformations

Mariette Pathy Allen ‘s first photo series entitled Transformations whch documents Transgender individuals in the 1970s and 1980s

A color photograph of a person in a black dress standing outside in front of a brick building.
TransCuba

Photography series by Mariette Pathy Allen about trans individuals in Cuba

Exhibitions

This is a color photograph of a man in a brown wig and a red blouse crossdressing while lounged on a red bedspread in a red room with a painting of a blond woman on display in the background.
Transformations

Mariette Pathy Allen photographs on display at CLAMP gallery in New York

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