We are a new gallery in Seattle run by two Queer brown creatives, Robinick Fernandez and J.A. Dela Cruz-Smith. Robinick is an artist-designer whose roots originate in the Philippines and J.A. is a poet whose family is from Guahan.

As artists serving artists, we understand the physical and intellectual labor that goes into the creation of art. We want to utilize our combined experiences in design, publishing, advocacy, and creative education to strengthen our community of artists. Through thoughtful programming, collaborative curatorial relationships, and care for the artists we work with, we live at the intersection of radical joy and critical discourse.

Robinick Fernandez

Robinick Fernandez is an artist. He is an Associate Designer at Mithun and the Design Director for Yolk.tv. He is co-founder of From Typhoon. For nearly two decades he connects art and design to direct daring brand strategies for major tech companies, boutique hospitality experiences, and global fashion retailers. Up and down the West Coast, throughout Europe, and several posts in Asia, the lives of thousands of movers and shakers, have in some form or another been impacted by his innovative workplace designs. As a Fil-Am artist, he’s committed to sustainability, ecological resiliency, and restoration.

J.A. Dela Cruz-Smith

J.A. Dela Cruz-Smith is a Chamoru-Filipino, queer poet living in Seattle. His family is from Dededo and Chalan Pago, Guahan. His poems have appeared in Assaracus: A Journal of Gay Poetry, Indigenous Literatures from Micronesia (University of Hawai'i Press), Moss, among other publications. He has performed and read original work at the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, the Center on Contemporary Arts, and at various festivals & conferences. He received an MFA in Creative Writing from the Rainier Writing Workshop. He covers TV & film for Yolk. He is co-founder of From Typhoon.