Libby Paloma

Cookie - “Recently a friend gave her the nickname Wizard because she looks ancient, magical, and telepathically communicates with other animals, according to a pet psychic.“

Opening this week❣️ Cookie and I are ready 🐶🧠“How Do You Throw a Brick Through the Window…” THIS FRIDAY 3/13 — let’s go WI❣️ I LOVE this show 💜 Thank you to co-curators @lvmclaughlin and @tanyagayer . Thrilled to be showing alongside AMAZING BRILLIANT artists #YaniAviles, @chlo_faux , @nat_decker__ , @jeffkasperstudio , @0carl , @jeffreymeris . Thank you @tuftsartgalleries and @jmkac . The exhibition takes its title from artist and activist Johanna Hedva’s question: “How do you throw a brick through the window of a bank if you can’t get out of bed?” The show challenges traditional ideas of protest and centers the experiences of disabled individuals navigating systems of power—exploring forms of dissent that operate beyond the streets. If you’re in the Sheboygan area, come by, say hi, and touch my art 🧠☁️💜 Photo: Tim Correia / @tuftsartgalleries

~ Thank you to everyone who came and surfed the net with us at Unprofessional Variety Show: The Internet. A highlight was when audience members who were adults before our digital overlord shared things they miss: breakups while standing at a pay phone on the street. Ugh, so good. NEXT SHOW: May 10 PERFORMERS 📱Mike Albo @albomike 💻Li-Ming Hu @outraged994 🩻Libby Paloma @libbys_arty_party 🤖Mac Waters 💿Michael aka Micro our cyber securities expert •Emceed by Maya Suess @MayaSuess The Parkside Lounge @the_parkside_lounge_nyc ~ • Go buy Mike Albo’s amazingly hilarious book Hologram Boyfriends. • Li Ming as Steve Jobs • Mac Waters bringing all the analog and digital wonders • Libby Paloma making tele health visits sexy • Micro taking precautions by covering his eyes (hmm) • Emcee Maya being an influencer • Emcee Maya singer her new AI assisted banger • The amazing Vandy @vanburgocollective handling tech like a boss • Libby, Steve Jobs and Maya back stage (also FUCK ICE) • Steve and his money tree Thank you @disiterate @mev_merized @elizabazile @heather_renee_russ @angelomadsen and others for videos, and to @martinthesupernaut and @tata.loperasanchez for bringing your professional documentation skills. @macauleydevun for holding down the door, @pigpenhaulin for bedazzling Libby and passing mics, and the @the_parkside_lounge_nyc staff for everything. AND last but not least, the amazing Maegan from @evvintagecollective for dressing Maya in Y2K and New Wave looks ⚡️⚡️⚡️

Here are close-ups of the works Libby featured in the show! Watch our full interview on our YouTube channel. Also check out more from Libby @libbys_arty_party !

Last night @unprofessionalvarietyshow ✨ Had the best time. Some ailments cured 🍑 TY @pigpenhaulin for being the best butt painter I’ve ever met❣️ @heather_renee_russ for 📸 #performance #performanceart #laptop #intestinaldiarrheadeath

New headshots babyyyyyy📸 Cheese and THANK YOU @tamarshemesh_photography for making me feel shemazing ❣️best headshots I’ve never felt so gorg xoxoxo See this face IRL THIS SUNDAY @the_parkside_lounge_nyc — @unprofessionalvarietyshow 🥳 GET YER TIX.

~ UNPROFESSIONAL Variety Show: The Internet Come surf the net. SUNDAY, February 15, 7:30 PM (Doors at 7 pm. Come early to get a good seat) Sliding scale cover $15 - $25* *All funds go to the performers PERFORMERS Mike Albo @albomike Li-Ming Hu @outraged994 Libby Paloma @libbys_arty_party Mac Waters •Emceed by Maya Suess @MayaSuess The Parkside Lounge 317 E. Houston St, NYC @the_parkside_lounge_nyc ~

~ PERFORMER PROFILE Libby Paloma is a queercrip, Mexican-American interdisciplinary artist working in sculpture, installation, and performance. Embracing maximalist aesthetics, humor, and craft traditions, they are in the business of “world-softening.” Creating plush, embracable versions of the objects around us, Libby intervenes in dominant and oppressive structures by offering an alternative, softer, more joyous way of engaging with ourselves and others. UNPROFESSIONAL Variety Show: The Internet Come surf the net. SUNDAY, February 15, 7:30 PM (Doors at 7 pm. Come early to get a good seat) LINK IN BIO PERFORMERS • Mike Albo @albomike • Li-Ming Hu @outraged994 • Libby Paloma @libbys_arty_party • Mac Waters • Emceed by Maya Suess @MayaSuess The Parkside Lounge 317 E. Houston St, NYC @the_parkside_lounge_nyc ~ Libby is holding one of her soft sculptures in the shape of a giant purple flower with a yellow stamen. She’s wearing a vibrant dress with blue, pink, orange and red shapes in a bright pattern. Her wavy brown hair hangs over her shoulders and she smiles a little at us. Drawn in colored pencil by Maya on a blue/grey ground.

~ UNPROFESSIONAL Variety Show: The Internet Come surf the net. SUNDAY, February 15, 7:30 PM (Doors at 7 pm. Come early to get a good seat) Sliding scale cover $15 - $25* *All funds go to the performers PERFORMERS Mike Albo @albomike Li-Ming Hu @outraged994 Libby Paloma @libbys_arty_party Mac Waters •Emceed by Maya Suess @MayaSuess The Parkside Lounge 317 E. Houston St, NYC @the_parkside_lounge_nyc ~ A pixelated old desktop computer in front of a pixelated globe, with a red arrow pointing along blue dots connecting the two. Drawn with colored pencil, decidedly analog.

Entering 2026 like. . . Living, even when not for eternity, isn’t for the faint of heart. The Vampires Resurrected Unprofessional was a ton of fun (here after biting into the delicious throat of @libbys_arty_party . Thank you @vanburgocollective for the photo). Next show: Feb 15. Get it on your calendar Ps. I had a long thing written about the Jewish and antisemitic history of vampires, how fear of the other is always manufactured for power, fuck ICE (hold the Democrats feet to the fire) and don’t let antisemitism sneak into our communities while we say Free Palestine. I cut it, because social media is really getting me down. But yeah, all of that.

Hi loveys, there’s one last chance to see Connective Tissue before it closes! Come hear Caitlin Rose, Libby and I talk about our works this Friday 11/14 at 7pm @stephenstreetgallery in Ridgewood. 1. Heather Renée Russ, Weathering Phenomenon, UV Cured Pigment on Durabond, 41x57 inches 2. Caitlin Rose Sweet, Sourpuss, Ceramics and found objects assemblage 3. Caitlin Rose Sweet, Tending, Two channel video produced in collaboration with André Azevedo  4. Libby Paloma performing I brought a pie to a gun fight (again) & feeding Zev pie.  5. Libby Paloma, I brought a pie to a gun fight (again), Fabric, polyfill, metal armature @caitlinrosesweet @libbys_arty_party @stephenstreetgallery #queerart #queerartnow #queerfemme

Thanks so much to all the artists, neighbors, new friends and juror @libbys_arty_party for making our failed seriousness reception and networking night such a treat! Special shoutout to organizer @dug_bro and our guest speakers, including artists @ajani_peace , @mjy_mijungyun , @amy.lovera , and @mfaboston curator @michellemillarfisher . This weekend is the last chance to come chuckle at failed seriousness, which closes on Sunday! Hope to see you soon. As a reminder, we are gathering food pantry donations throughout November for regular delivery to the Margaret Fuller House. Unopened donations - especially canned milks or soups, spices, oils, tea, coffee, laundry or dish detergent, and baking supplies - can be dropped off at the Gallery Thursday - Sunday 💚 🎨 Angelo Spagnolo @angelo.spagnolo , BASIC SOLUTIONS: Fried Mozzarella Empathy Implement (2-Player)