Chris E. Vargas is an artist and video maker whose work explores the ways that queer and trans people negotiate institutions and popular culture.
[8] Greg Youmans, in Elsa Gidlow's garden describes the museum as blurring the line between artistic and curatorial practice.
[9] Without a consistent stationary space for his art exhibition, Vargas points out that there is not as much of a need to define borders and boundaries for trends and trans identification.
He notes, "Without a physical space, and by doing it as occasional iterations, exhibitions, events, or performances, I get to be a little looser.” [10] The museum was created in 2013 by founder and Executive Director Chris E. Vargas.
[12] Vargas, Chris E; Frantz, David Evans; Museum of Transgender Hirstory & Art; ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives (January 1, 2015).
[20] Vargas, Chris E; Frantz, David Evans; Museum of Transgender Hirstory & Art; ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives (January 1, 2015).