Queer’D is an exhibition of contemporary graphic design created by LGBTQ practitioners to be presented at the Baron and Ellin Gordon Galleries at Old Dominion University in Norfolk Virginia. The show is organized by Cathleen Rhodes, Director of Gay Cultural Studies, and Kenneth FitzGerald, Professor of Graphic Design, both of ODU.

Queer’D invites submissions of all types of graphic design work in digital or print media by individual or group LGBTQ practitioners for possible inclusion. Works that explore queer identities and experiences will be given special consideration. Submission is through Submittable. There is no submission fee. Participants are responsible for shipping of work to and from the gallery. Limited printing of works from digital files is available.

The Sumittable link: https://baronandellingordonartgalleries.submittable.com/submit/14fbe569-18a8-46e4-a751-a8e263c5566d/queerd-works-by-contemporary-lgbtq-graphic-designers

Deadline for submission: Friday October 3, 12:00am

Selection and notification: Monday, November 3

Deadline for work received: Friday, December 12, 5:00pm

Exhibition runs January 23 – February 21, 2026, with an opening reception Thursday, January 22, 6:00–8:00pm.

For more information, contact: Kenneth FitzGerald kfitzger@odu.edu

Queer identities and the graphic design discipline are both distinctive in the fluidity of their definition and embrace of boundary crossing. They find strength and relevance in this flexibility, demonstrating an inclusivity necessary in culture and society, and Queer’D invites interpretations of queer graphic design that are as expansive as the term queer itself – ones that challenge expectations and resist neat categorization. Queer’D is both unremarkable and profound in demonstrating the central role LGBTQ practitioners have played and continue to play in design. In addition to work with LGBTQ concerns as its subject matters, an exhibit of work by LGBTQ designers is simply a show of exemplary graphic design work.