Joey Terrill's guest appearances

Joey Terrill

Interviews by Brainard Carey

Taboo Tales Podcast

I Love Photography

David Carson

Amy Schumer

Laurenne Sala

Bruce Gilden

Olivia Bee

James Foley

Kim Kardashian

Danny Clinch

Eric Garner

Michael Feldman

Ilana Cohn

Jenna Brister

Paul Gilmartin

Sally Mann

Jeanie Bergen

OwlTail

photo of the artist by Frederick ArandaJoey Terrill is a formative figure in the Los Angeles Chicano art movement and AIDS cultural activism. Painting and making art since the 1970s, Terrill has always explored the intersection of Chicano and gay male identity (where they overlap and where they clash) as a strategy for much of his art production.A native Angeleno, he attended Immaculate Heart College and lists influences as diverse as Pop Art, Corita Kent, David Hockney, Mexican retablos, and 20th-century painters ranging from Romaine Brooks to Frida Kahlo. His work conveys the energy, politics and creative synergy of Chicano and queer art circles in Los Angeles.His works from the 1970s and 80s are considered pioneering examples of a queer sensibility and Latinx identity. He has been living with HIV sine 1980.His work was featured in Axis Mundo: Queer Networks in Chicano L.A. which opened at MOCA LA in 2015 and toured to venues in NY, Denver, Las Vegas , Houston, Massachusetts and Ohio  with its final iteration at moCa Cleveland in 2021.Some selected exhibits he has been in include: Drama Queer, Queer Arts Festival, Vancouver, BC -2016. Forging Territories: Afro &amp; Latinx Queer Contemporary Art, San Diego Art Institute -2019, LA Memo: Chicana/o Art from 1972 -1989, La Plaza de Cultura y Artes, Los Angeles -2022 . His work is in the collections of the MoMA, The Whitney, Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, MOCA, The Hammer, SFMOMA and the George Lucas Museum of Narrative Art (opening 2025)"Mi Casta es Su Casta- Portrait of Rudy Garcia"  2018Robert Resting After Work -1988-89 acrylic on canvasOrlando Waiting for Toast - 1999-2000 acrylic on canvas

photo of the artist by Frederick Aranda Joey Terrill is a formative figure in the Los Angeles Chicano art movement and AIDS cultural activism. Painting and making art since the 1970s, Terrill has always explored the intersection of Chicano and gay male identity (where they overlap and where they clash) as a strategy for much of his art production. A native Angeleno, he attended Immaculate Heart College and lists influences as diverse as Pop Art, Corita Kent, David Hockney, Mexican retablos, and 20th-century painters ranging from Romaine Brooks to Frida Kahlo. His work conveys the energy, politics and creative synergy of Chicano and queer art circles in Los Angeles. His works from the 1970s and 80s are considered pioneering examples of a queer sensibility and Latinx identity. He has been living with HIV sine 1980. His work was featured in Axis Mundo: Queer Networks in Chicano L.A. which opened at MOCA LA in 2015 and toured to venues in NY, Denver, Las Vegas , Houston, Massachusetts and Ohio  with its final iteration at moCa Cleveland in 2021. Some selected exhibits he has been in include: Drama Queer, Queer Arts Festival, Vancouver, BC -2016. Forging Territories: Afro &amp; Latinx Queer Contemporary Art, San Diego Art Institute -2019, LA Memo: Chicana/o Art from 1972 -1989, La Plaza de Cultura y Artes, Los Angeles -2022 . His work is in the collections of the MoMA, The Whitney, Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, MOCA, The Hammer, SFMOMA and the George Lucas Museum of Narrative Art (opening 2025) "Mi Casta es Su Casta- Portrait of Rudy Garcia"  2018 Robert Resting After Work -1988-89 acrylic on canvas Orlando Waiting for Toast - 1999-2000 acrylic on canvas

Nikon Ambassador

Nikon Ambassador and lighting expert Joey Terrill sat down to talk with us about his decision to pursue commercial photography unlike his brother Mark, a well-known photojournalist for the AP. 

Nikon Ambassador and lighting expert Joey Terrill sat down to talk with us about his decision to pursue commercial photography unlike his brother Mark, a well-known photojournalist for the AP.

Nikon Ambassador Joey Terrill on His Career as a Freelance Photographer

Spawn Ranch, San Francisco in the 70's, New York City in the 80's, activism and community organizing in the 90's, and art shows and storytelling in the present make Joey a busy boy! Joey Terrill refers to himself as the "Chicano Forrest Gump" (with a higher IQ) because he's truly experienced it all. We love Joey and are so excited for you to hear his story. Don’t miss an episode! Subscribe @ smarturl.it/tabootales Like what you hear? Try Minor Revelations @ smarturl.it/minorrevelations Fan of podcast questions? Check out Feral Audio's survey @ smarturl.it/feralsurvey

Spawn Ranch, San Francisco in the 70's, New York City in the 80's, activism and community organizing in the 90's, and art shows and storytelling in the present make Joey a busy boy! Joey Terrill refers to himself as the "Chicano Forrest Gump" (with a higher IQ) because he's truly experienced it all. We love Joey and are so excited for you to hear his story. Don’t miss an episode! Subscribe @ <a href="http://smarturl.it/tabootales" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">smarturl.it/tabootales</a> Like what you hear? Try Minor Revelations @ <a href="http://smarturl.it/minorrevelations" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">smarturl.it/minorrevelations</a> Fan of podcast questions? Check out Feral Audio's survey @ <a href="http://smarturl.it/feralsurvey" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">smarturl.it/feralsurvey</a>

68 - Joey Terrill & the naked hippie