Photo by Kelly Grider
About
Kyle Anderson is a homoerotic artist based in Brooklyn, NY, exploring what happens when porn intersects with art; When art intersects with voyeurism. Working with either live models or drawing inspiration from vintage erotica, he looks to see how men express themselves when placed naked and vulnerable in front of an artist. His work embodies what turns us on, what turns HIM on, and where exactly he fits in a broad landscape of sexual kinks, fetishes, and desires.
Alongside his friend Lena Green, he established the homoerotic art collective, Doable Guys, the goal of which is to create a space to celebrate the male form, where artists of any gender, sexual orientation, and skill level are not only welcomed, but celebrated.
He gets inspiration from trailblazing homoerotic artists such as Tom of Finland and Bob Mizer, and also from the colorful and playful works of artists like Shag, Keith Haring, and Mary Blair, but his main influences and inspirations are taken from his fellow queer artists he is lucky enough to interact with daily.
Education
New York University - Tisch School of the Arts. B.F.A., Film & TV Production, 2006
Group Exhibitions
2023 - C’mon Everybody, “Bliss: A Queer exhibition,” Brooklyn, NY. USA
2023 - CLAW Leather Getaway, TOM OF FINLAND FOUNDATION “KINKY ART SHOW,” LOS ANGELES, CA. USA
2023 - Doable Guys “Fire Island Male Erotic Art Trunk Show.” Fire ISland, NY. USA
2023 - Soho Project Space, “Dirty Little Drawings,” NYC, ny. usa
2023 - Seattle Erotic Art Fair, Seattle, WA. usa
2023 - Claw 23, “Kinky Art Show,” Cleveland, OH. usa
2022 - CLAW Leather Getaway, TOM OF FINLAND FOUNDATION “KINKY ART SHOW,” LOS ANGELES, CA. USA
2022 - Homocats studio, “Butts On the run,” Brooklyn, NY usa
2022 - Claw 22, “Kinky Art Show,” Cleveland, OH. usa
2022 - “Vitruvian Men,” Newark, NJ. usa
2021 - CLAW 21, Tom of Finland Foundation “Kinky Art Show,” LOs Angeles, CA. USA
2021 - Rice Studios. “BK Queer Flea x Doable Guys - Open Wide,” Brooklyn, NY. usa
2021, Fall, Summer; 2020, Fall - “Barnwood: A Pop-Up Gay Erotic Art Show,” Hudson Valley, NY. USA
2021 - Doable Guys “Through the glory hole,” NYC, NY. USA
2020 - The Little Gay Shop “Queer Art Fair,” Austin, TX. USA
2019 - A Love Bizarre, Los Angeles, CA. USA
2019 - Amos Eno Gallery, “Criminalize This,” Brooklyn, NY. USA
2019 - Established Gallery, “Rendering Likeness, Volume 2,” Brooklyn, NY. USA
2018 - Bureau of General Services - Queer Division, “NY Queer Zine Fair,” NYC, NY. USA (Collaboration with Jason Haaf)
Publications and Media
Very Magazine, Summer Scifi Issue. 2023. 3 pieces included.
Dirty Little Drawings. 2023. 4 pieces included.
“Chained to the cross.” Smut rag, 2023
“A Night at the eagle.” Doable Guys Art Anthology: Volume 8, 2023
“He’s a Good boy.” Doable Guys Art Anthology: Volume 7, 2022
“Ace.” Shower With Affection, Volume 2. March 2022
“Kyle Anderson": Homoerotic art in the form of splashes” by cesar vianna, BeefCake Magazine, Issue 5, March 2022
“Sloppi Chulo.” There Once Was A Muse, By Sloppi Chulo. October 2021
“Bend to his will.” Doable Guys Art Anthology: Volume 6, 2021.
“Sergey.”One Hour with the Model: Sergey Sheptun by Igor Yermakov, October, 2020.
“See Something You Like?” Doable Guys Art Anthology: Volume 5, September 2020.
“Piper And Rhinston.” Shipjumper comic: Vol. 3, August 2019.
“The Smirk.” Doable Guys Art Anthology: Volume 4, July 2019. (Also the cover art)
“If You Can’t Love Yourself...” Doable Guys Art Anthology: Volume 3, August 2018. Page 7.
“Drop The Soap.” Doable Guys Art Anthology: Volume 2, August 2017. Page 11. (Also the cover art)
“Paradise.” Doable Guys Art Anthology: Volume 1, August 2016. Page 20.
Awards
NAtional leather association international artist award for expressionist art, 2022 - “Tit torture”
Member of the Following Organizations
Doable Guys. Co-Founder/Director, 2016-present.
Curator
“BK Queer Flea x Doable guys Open wide: A queer art exhibition,” October 2021.
Doable Guys - “Through the Glory Hole: Homoerotic Art Group Exhibition” May 2021.