RIDIKKULUZ (b. 1994) is a Palestinian, Egyptian, Jordanian multidisciplinary artist from NYC. Their figurative work memorializes family, chosen family, and the self while investigating religious, decolonial, cultural, and queer themes. They have been an Artist-in-Resident at XOL Gallery in Maryland; Rowaq Al Balqa in Jordan, and The Laundromat Project in Brooklyn, NY. RIDIKKULUZ received their MFA from Hunter College with research at Universitat de Künste Berlin. They are a Khalil Gibran Scholar and have been a guest lecturer at SAIC, St. John’s & Stanford University. RIDIKKULUZ has exhibited in the USA, Europe, Western Asia & North Africa. They were featured in Habibi, Les Révolutions de L’amour, at Institut Du Monde Arabe: the first institutional exhibit intersecting Arabness and Queerness. RIDIKKULUZ’s artwork served as the album art for DJ Lorant, Lupe Fiasco and Kiing Sky. RIDIKKULUZ belongsto the underground ballroom community as a member of the Haus of Telfar and has been mentored by Benny Ninja.