Liam Coerr is an artist based in Chicago, IL. He creates fine artwork in mixed media exploring the connections between queer & trans identity and body modification.
Liam Coerr is a transmasculine mixed media artist based in Chicago, Illinois. He received his B.F.A. in Fiber and Material Studies from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2023. Liam’s work has been shown in a number of gallery exhibitions including at CRAFT NITE Collective, SAIC Galleries, Western Exhibitions, The Carrack Modern Art, and in the Tom of Finland Emerging Artist Competition. His work is included in the Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection. His art film “telehealth top surgery” was an official selection of Reeling Film Festival 2024 and will be screened at Chicago Filmmakers.
Liam has designed and executed two community mural projects in his home state of North Carolina. He worked as a Teacher’s Assistant at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago from 2022-2023. He currently instructs sewing classes for adults in Evanston, IL.
EXHIBITIONS
2024
Reeling: The 42nd Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, Chicago Filmmakers, Chicago IL
2023
Quilt Show, CRAFT NITE Collective, Chicago IL
Activation Day at Spring Undergraduate Exhibition, SAIC Galleries, Chicago IL
Spring Undergraduate Exhibition, SAIC Galleries, Chicago IL
2020
Tom of Finland Emerging Artist Competition, digital gallery
2019
Artbash, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago IL
2018
GOT IT FOR CHEAP, traveling exhibition curated by Charlie Roberts and Chris Rexroad, O-O.LA Gallery, Los Angeles CA; Fisher Parrish, New York City NY; Drugstore KC, Kansas City MO; Western Exhibitions, Chicago IL; Atlanta Contemporary, Atlanta GA; Mass Gallery, Austin TX
Sticky Note Show, The Carrack Modern Art, Durham NC
Community Show, The Carrack Modern Art, Durham NC
2017
SAIC Early College Program Exhibition, Sullivan Galleries, Chicago IL
Zine Machine Festival, Durham Armory, Durham NC
Zines, Zines, and More Zines!, Station 116 Gallery, Athens OH