Me in my studio, 2026.
Will Montgomery (he/any) is an artist, futurist, and Queer archivist based in Chicago, Illinois. His work turns attention toward the everyday choices that shape our collective futures. He earned a BFA in Fine Art from New York University and is currently pursuing an MA in Art Education at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He is a baritone in the Chicago Gay Men's Chorus and serves as Co-Chair of the Wethersfield LGBTQ+ Pride Committee in his hometown of Wethersfield, Connecticut.
His most recent publications include Tesseract Feminism: Mapping the Fifth Wave with Hyper-Geometry and A Pre-Utopian Pride Flag Code, which was featured at the 2024 Frieze Art Fair in New York City. He is currently building the Pride Flag Database hosted on this site, an expanding archive of Queer pride symbols, their histories, creators, meanings, and contradictions. The database is the first stage of a larger project tracing the rainbow backward through history, mythology, science, and visual culture, while looking forward to Queerness as a transgressive force capable of forging a new golden age for humanity.
His work has been featured in Frieze, You Stir The Pot, Noise Art Magazine, Color Club, and Canvas. His writing is available online and in print at Printed Matter, Quimby's, and independent booksellers across North America.
Email: willmontgomeryy@gmail.com
Instagram: @prestomagiccc
Your future self will thank you!