Tim Best explores ideas of gender and power using the language of portraiture and performance to empower genderqueer identities. He graduated from the Meadows School of the Arts full fellowship graduate program at Southern Methodist University in 2014. Over the years Best’s work has been selected for events such as Slideluck Dallas, exhibitions in Berlin, and publications in the UK. He has been nominated for awards by the Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas for their inaugural FUNd Grant, and the Artpace International Artist in Residence in San Antonio, Texas. Best has completed two artist residencies in Berlin. He was first selected to attend a session at the Institut für Alles Mögliche, then at Picture Berlin where he gave a talk addressing sexuality in his work. Additionally, Tim’s compelling and provocative video work has been selected for film festivals in Berlin, Vienna, and San Francisco.