Growing up in America, we in the lgbtq+ community had to alter the media fed to us to make it relatable to our lives, more so if you were of color. Movies, tv shows, books, religions and cultural norms have told us the stories of men and women getting married, settling down, having children and retiring. Many find these tropes aspirational yet they were never meant for us. Amurqa is a series of work exploring the lives of people who live within the rainbow & choices they made because or in spite of “the American dream”.  AMURQA started in 2014 with the sculptural work of a very talented artist and friend Maxine Blomberg. Thank you.