Bradley Wester (New York/Rhode Island) is a visual artist and writer. His visual artwork has been exhibited extensively in New York, other parts U.S. and Europe. At MoMA, in conjunction with its “Club 57” exhibition, Wester read “GenderF*ck” from his agented manuscript, "ARTIST UNDERWATER.” His story “Brothers Katrina” won the 2016 Fresher Writing Prize (UK) for Creative Nonfiction. Wester is a contributing art writer for Filthy Dreams and WhiteHot Magazine for Contemporary Art. Awards include Specialist Fulbright Japan, Visiting Artist American Academy in Rome, a Hermitage Fellow, two MacDowell Fellowships, and a Pollock-Krasner. He’s taught or lectured at RISD, Dartmouth, Tulane, CalArts, and NYU. Wester has also designed sets for V, formerly known as Eve Ensler, of Vagina Monologues fame, at LaMama, Music Theatre Group, and for the late producer Mike Nichols.