Free Skate, 2025
MFA Thesis
Free Skate is an exploration of representation, identity, and resilience within marginalized communities, challenging the gendered and exclusionary norms of the
skateboarding industry. Focusing on non-white, non-traditional skaters - women, queer, and non-binary individuals in New York City - this project bridges lived
realities and outsider perspectives. The project asserts the visibility and agency of these skaters, challenging narratives and redefining what it means to be a
woman, queer, or non-binary skater in a traditionally male-dominated space.
Free Skate is a celebration of identity, empowerment, and the fight for representation in both art and sport.