Lex Morgan Lancaster (they/them) is a scholar, professor, and curator who focuses on queer, trans, anti-racist, and crip contributions to the field of contemporary art. Their published essays and book—Dragging Away: Queer Abstraction in Contemporary Art—forge a queer formalist and materialist approach to the politics of abstraction. They are working on a second book focusing on trans approaches to abstraction and materiality.

Lancaster is Assistant Professor of Art History in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Science at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. They received their PhD in art history and visual culture studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2017.

Contact: lex.lancaster@cooper.edu