AUBREY CALAWAY (b. 1997) is a documentarian and visual artist based in Portland, Maine. His practice moves between portraiture, photomontage, film, drawing, installation, and sculpture.

Calaway’s work has been presented at the Portland Museum of Art, SPACE, and Portland Stage, and he has collaborated with institutions like ICA Miami, MIT, and Black Mountain Institute. His photographs have appeared in Texas Observer, the Houston Chronicle, the The Portland Dirt, Weathered. He was included in Bluebasket Press’ 2026 survey of contemporary trans artists and was the 2023 Salt Artist-in-Residence at Monson Arts.  

His team at TransLash Media was honored with a GLAAD media award and Signal Media awards for its audio documentary work. His short film Requiem Pectus was an official selection at the Maine Queer Trans Film Festival, and his audio documentary Love in the Clown House was nominated for the Black Snapper International Film Festival.  

Raised in Houston, Calaway maintains close ties to southeast Texas, NYC, and Los Angeles. He studied sociology at Brown University, where he graduated with honors, Magna Cum Laude, and Phi Beta Kappa. He attended the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies at Maine College of Art & Design, where he later returned as a lecturer. Calaway is the founder and curator of the Violet Institute for contemporary trans culture.

Requiem Pectus (2026)

Conroe (2026)

Houston (2026)

Hole (2025)

Emphasis Area (2023)

Blurry (2023)