Lady in Red, 2022
Queer Pop Culture
Lady in Red
Queer Pop Culture
Tyler Lormel
Specialization/Major
Fine Arts
Graduation Year
2023
Location
United States
About
Tyler Lormel, also known by her stage name, Crystal Marie Tyler, is a New York & New Jersey based drag performer, author, and fine artist. She grew up in Staten Island where she started drag at age 15 before becoming president of her high school’s Gay Straight Alliance, sparking her passion for queer activism. Queer liberation and its history became important in Lormel’s work, specifically in one of her first painting’s made at FIT, depicting Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera titled Liberation. Lormel started her time at FIT in 2017 and performed in FIT’s Drag Pageant three times before winning the title of Mx FIT 2022, the same year she started her own digital drag show, Dragging Faery Tales, featuring drag artists from around the world using drag as a storytelling medium. She graduated with a BFA in Fine Arts in 2023.
Measurements (Width X Height X Depth)
18 X 24 X 1 in
45.72 X 60.96 X 2.54 Cm
Weight
1 lb
0.45 Kg
Materials
Acrylic Paint, Newspaper Collage