Rae Wilde is a trans and disabled artist based in the greater Twin Cities area, creating work that bridges the ancient and the contemporary through a refined command of color and a subtle sense of play.

Art has always been present in Rae’s life, first in quiet childhood sketches, later in private experimentation, but for many years it remained at a distance, shaped by hesitation around visibility and being fully seen.

Today, that restraint has resolved into a practice that is vivid, intentional, and unapologetically present. Rae’s paintings draw from the reverence and structure of classical Renaissance work while disrupting it through a signature color palette, unexpected details, and explorations of modern identity. The work invites closeness, rewarding those who spend time with it with layered intimacy and curiosity.

At its core, Rae’s practice centers marginalized communities and contemporary identities with care, complexity, and beauty. Each piece becomes both a personal emergence and a broader act of visibility—holding space for those too often left outside the frame of traditional art history.