I used singing as a safety measure. I would pay attention to what songs the popular girls liked, learn those songs from the radio or library cassettes, and then "accidentally" sing or hum these songs in class. This would impress… — Vivek Shraya Copy Share Image
I am more likely to get paid for my art if it's presented alongside a white artist, so the questions around value and agency… — Vivek Shraya Copy Share
I used singing as a safety measure. I would pay attention to what songs the popular girls liked, learn those songs from the radio… — Vivek Shraya Copy Share
My intention was never to write a "trans novel" - which is perhaps an effective strategy for writing a trans novel. — Vivek Shraya Copy Share
I especially worry about the ways Canadians can be glib about our supposed difference from the US in our "acceptance" of "diversity." — Vivek Shraya Copy Share
My art career often feels less like an art career and more like a career in educating, usually by using my body. — Vivek Shraya Copy Share
Children's books have great potential to reveal new possibilities to readers, because the intended audience is at an age of genuine learning. — Vivek Shraya Copy Share
I tend to focus less on genre as a starting point and more on idea or intention and let the idea dictate genre. — Vivek Shraya Copy Share
Despite the fact that I'm not highly skilled in any visual art, aesthetics have always played a strong role in my art, including my… — Vivek Shraya Copy Share
As a person of color, I know race can't be stripped from admiration or preference. — Vivek Shraya Copy Share
It's exciting to consider how art, in its ability to reveal, can be ahead of the artist. — Vivek Shraya Copy Share
In my thirties, I have felt a greater urgency to make art that highlights what it feels like to be racialized, likely due to… — Vivek Shraya Copy Share
Should I be collaborating with artists of color solely because of their race and my politics? This question is weighted with my own worry… — Vivek Shraya Copy Share
I think white artists have a responsibility to be not only naming white supremacy, but to be using their power and privilege to support… — Vivek Shraya Copy Share
Writing about racism requires a directness that writing a love story does not. — Vivek Shraya Copy Share
