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Jenkins Johnson Gallery presents an exhibition of New York based artist and activist Lola Flash. Believable debuted in our New York space in November 2025, and we are pleased to present a new incarnation of the show, traveling to our San Francisco space, opening Saturday, March 14, 2026. from 4 - 6pm.

A pioneering voice in photography for more than four decades, Flash’s multifaceted practice has evolved through numerous series, each with a unique formal and conceptual focus. Beginning with their iconic “Cross Colour” series from the 1980s and 1990s—which utilized inverted colors to document queer culture as part of ACT UP, in the wake of the HIV/AIDS epidemic—this exhibition traces a path through portraiture towards recent and ongoing series. Working at the forefront of genderqueer visual politics, all of Flash’s work challenges preconceptions about gender and racism, and is firmly rooted in social justice advocacy for marginalized peoples.

The opening will be accompanied by an artist talk, 4:30 - 5:30pm, March 14. Copies of the book Believable will also be available on-site and signing will begin with the start of the reception at 4pm.

Image: N is for Native (Cross Colour Series and Gay to Z Series), 1993. Courtesy of Jenkins Johnson Gallery