Artist, Sex Worker, and Advocate
I’m publishing a weekly news round up of stories from around the sex industry over at Peepshow Media called ICYMIXXX . I hope people get some use of it, as I find it really useful to write out what’s happening and document it for historical meaning, especially when we’re experiencing a global pandemic and governmental … Read more New Writing Up at Peepshow Media magazine!
Courtney Trouble and Chelsea Poe return to Europe with an all-new queer porn art film and some surprises! Locate your closest city and plan your trip now: XØXØX is described by Poe as “a new kind of queer porn film, filled with art and truly explicit pornography.” Incorporating trippy visuals from various places including Berlin, … Read more XØXØX Screenings in Amsterdam and Berlin this month!
September 25 @ 7:30 pm Skylight Books 1818 N Vermont Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90027 Phone:+13236601175 Website:http://www.skylightbooks.com/ Skylight Books presents LAMBDA Litfest reading by the contributors of “Hustling Verse: An Anthology of Sex Workers Poetry.” This book is a fiercely groundbreaking exploration of intimacy, transactional sex, identity, healing, and resilience. Hustling Verse (Arsenal Pulp Press) Pre Order Hustling Verse … Read more LAMBDA Litfest reading by the contributors of “Hustling Verse”
I have published four pieces on Open Space, an interdisciplinary publishing platform by San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art as part of a residency, and have now become a permanent artist columnist for the project, joining a family that includes a few of my mentors and idols like Dodie Bellamy, Bean Gilsdorf, Dynasty Handbag, Xandra … Read more Notes on Leaving: Photo Memoir and My New SF MoMA Open Space Column
June 30th 2019 marks the 10th Annual Queerly Beloved pride party at the legendary El Rio in San Francisco, CA. The party is hosted by Courtney Trouble and is conceptualised every year as “the queer patio party you’d rather be at,” in contrast to the congested and commercialized pride festivities in other parts of town. … Read more Queerly Beloved X
CCA Alumni Exhibition June 15 – July 26 2019 My piece for this show is three photographs of the “porn floor,” a collage of my favorite of my own smutty photographs glued to the cement floor of my academic art studio during the 2015-2016 MFA years. It began as an exercise for a book idea, … Read more Alumni Show Announcement! Alma Mater: Methods
WHATLEY, MA – Bring your own art supplies! Adult film star and plus size model Courtney Trouble has been booked for the May 6th Dr. Sketchy’s 413 in Whatley, Massachusetts. You’ll be able to draw, paint, or sketch her/them in a few long and short poses in costume, and hang out after. The event runs … Read more My Time at Dr. Sketchy’s!
Another gallery in the series of AVN Award coverage I was able to do for freelance work this year.
For the first time in a decade I will be signing at @AEexpo. I’m giving my virginity to @manyvids. You’ll be able to come meet me, buy some porn, get some stickers and treats, get a photo or a hug. Then from 1-2pm I’ll be doing a public cam show with my darling @ChelseaPoe666
Class of 2017 Masters of Fine Arts Studio Practise & PhotographySaturday May 13th, 2017. Trouble was offered a significant merit-based scholarship to return to CCA for a second master’s degree and they completed a year before taking a break to attend to company business. Trouble’s fine art skills blossomed under mentorship across disciplines at … Read more Courtney Trouble Graduates!
Queer Porn Film FestivalThe SPECTRUMBrooklyn, NYQueer Porn Film Festival We’re excited to announce the first official Queer Porn Film Festival – a space to submerge yourself into art, sex, politics, queer life, queer luv, and queer lust. As feminist artists with heavy DIY influences, we created the Queer Porn Film Festival to represent our own … Read more Queer Porn Film Festival, Brooklyn