Ethan J Lauesen’s body of work focuses on the cultural aspects of gender and LGBTQIA+ identity and how they are perceived in communities, specifically interior Alaska. The work they produce is more intimate as a response to cultural perceptions of themselves, inter-sectional issues of race, gender, and sexuality and as a result the prints, paintings, and drawings created represent a personal narrative documenting cultural change. Lauesen earned their BFA from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. They are a recipient of the Rasmuson Foundation Individual Artist Award and were the CIRI Foundation visual artist-in-residence at the Anchorage Museum.