Zackary Drucker

Zackary Drucker
Born 1983 (age 34–35)
Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Nationality American
Education California Institute of the Arts, School of Visual Arts (SVA)
Known for performance art, television production, photography, film
Website zackarydrucker.com

Zackary Drucker (born 1983) is an American transgender multimedia artist, LGBT activist, actress, and television producer. She is the producer on the TV series Transparent and is based out of Los Angeles.

Early life

Zackary Drucker was born in 1983 and raised in Syracuse, New York[1] by what she calls "two really fantastic, progressive, educated parents." She earned an M.F.A. from the California Institute of the Arts in 2007 and a B.F.A. from the School of Visual Arts in 2005.[2] In 2006, Drucker made her first television appearance as a contestant on Jeffrey Deitch's Artstar.

After graduating from CalArts in 2007, Drucker decided to stay in Los Angeles.[3] Photographs from her graduate thesis show, "5 East 73rd Street", feature photographs of mentor Flawless Sabrina. That same year, her work was included in a group exhibition called Girly Show: Pin-ups, Zines & the So-Called Third Wave at the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art at Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga.[4]

Career

In 2011, Drucker and photographer Amos Mac collaborated to make a series of photographs in Drucker's hometown of Syracuse, titled "Home is Where the Heart is, Distance is Where You Hang Your Heart." This series was also published in magazine form, titled "TransLady Fanzine".[5]

Drucker and collaborator Rhys Ernst were included in the first iteration of the Hammer/LAX Art biennial.[6] There they premiered the film "She Gone Rogue" and the film was also included in Outfest 2013.[7] "She Gone Rogue" includes several of Drucker's mentors including Holly Woodlawn, Vaginal Davis, and Flawless Sabrina.[8]

In 2014, Drucker and Ernst exhibited "Relationship", at the Whitney Biennial, through a series of photos that chronicled the process and evolution of the couple's relationship and gender transitions.[9][10] The photographic series was later exhibited at Luis De Jesus Gallery, where Drucker is represented.[11] In 2016, "Relationship" was released as a book.[12]

Since 2013, Drucker has worked as a consultant and producer on Amazon's original series Transparent.[13]

In 2015, Drucker joined the cast of the E! docu-series, I Am Cait.[12] She was also served as a supervising producer on the Emmy-nominated series of docu-shorts, This is Me.[14]

In 2017, Drucker collaborated with the ACLU, Laverne Cox, Molly Crabapple, and Kim Boekbinder, in making a video about transgender history and resistance, called "Time Marches Forward & So Do We".[15]

Drucker continues her art practice, working independently on film and photography projects.

Exhibitions, film festivals, performances

Filmography

Film and video art

Film and video art Role Year Citation
She Gone Rogue Actress, Writer & Producer 2012 [17]
Bring Your Own Body: the Story of Lynn Harris (multimedia performance and film)
At Least You Know You Exist (short film) Director 2011 [18]
Lost Lake (collaboration with Van Barnes) 2010
P.I.G. (multimedia performance and film by Rhys Ernst) Actress 2009 [16]
Fish Actress 2008 [19]
You Will Never Be a Woman (collaboration with Van Barnes, Mariah Garnett, and A.L. Steiner) 2008 [21]
Time Marches Forward & So Do We 2017 [15]

Television

Television Role Year Citation
I am Cait Actress/Herself 2015–2016 [22]
Transparent Producer, Actress/Herself 2014–2016 [23]
This is me (documentary) Producer, Actress/Herself 2015 [24]

References

  1. ↑ "Whitney Biennial 2014". Whitney Museum of American Art. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  2. ↑ "An Artist Is Born: An Interview With Zackary Drucker". LA I'm Yours. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "An Art Star Is Born: An Interview With Zackary Drucker | Los Angeles, I'm Yours". laimyours.com. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
  4. 1 2 "Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art". www.chaffey.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  5. ↑ "Art review: Zackary Drucker, Amos Mac at Luis de Jesus Gallery". LA Times Blogs - Culture Monster. 2011-12-22. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  6. ↑ "Hammer Biennial Artists and Mohn Prize Announced - News". Art in America Magazine. 2012. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  7. ↑ Alloway, Meredith (Producer) (July 16, 2013). Outfest Interview with Zackary Drucker and Rhys Ernst of "She Gone Rogue" (YouTube video). Los Angeles. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  8. ↑ Neel, Tucker. "Darling Zackary". artpulsemagazine.com. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  9. ↑ Bernstein, Jacob. "In Their Own Terms". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  10. ↑ Cotter, Holland. "One Last Dance in the Old Place". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  11. ↑ Knight, Christopher. "Zackary Drucker and Rhys Ernst, from many angles". LA Times. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  12. 1 2 Bobrow, Emily (2016-09-13). "How Two Producers of 'Transparent' Made Their Own Trans Lives More Visible". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
  13. ↑ "Out 100: Zackary Drucker & Rhys Ernst". Out. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "How Amazon's 'This Is Me' marks the next step in trans storytelling". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  15. 1 2 "Transgender Rights History Told by Laverne Cox: Watch VIDEO". Time.com. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  16. 1 2 "Exclusive: Zackary Drucker at REDCAT's NOW Fest". Flavorwire. 2009-08-03. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  17. 1 2 3 "She Gone Rogue". Film Studies Center, University of Chicago. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  18. 1 2 "Zackary Drucker & Her Friends: Films & Conversation - Hammer Museum". The Hammer Museum. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  19. 1 2 "Female-Trouble Curated by Dirty Looks". Human Resources. February 16, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Transgender Couple Photographs Their Opposite Transitions". ABC News. 2014-05-19. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  21. ↑ "You will never be a woman..." Video Data Bank. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  22. ↑ "UPDATE: Get to Know 13 Transwomen Featured on I Am Cait". Brit + Co. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  23. ↑ Tourjee, Diana (2014-09-26). "Meet Two of the Trans Minds Behind the Groundbreaking New Show 'Transparent'". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  24. ↑ "Watch Amazon's transgender docu-series 'This Is Me' right now". Entertainment Weekly. 2015-05-31. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
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