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> [As a brown artist, I have mixed feelings about my relationship to art and my "responsibilities" post-Trump.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivek-shraya/as-a-brown-artist-i-have-mixed-feelings-about-my-relationship-to-art/)

[Vivek Shraya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivek-shraya/)

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## More by Vivek Shraya

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivek-shraya/i-am-more-likely-to-get-paid-for-my-art-if-it-s-presented-alongside-a/)

[Vivek Shraya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivek-shraya/)

> [I used singing as a safety measure. I would pay attention to what songs the popular girls liked, learn those songs from the radio…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivek-shraya/i-used-singing-as-a-safety-measure-i-would-pay-attention-to-what/)

[Vivek Shraya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivek-shraya/)

> [My intention was never to write a "trans novel" - which is perhaps an effective strategy for writing a trans novel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivek-shraya/my-intention-was-never-to-write-a-trans-novel-which-is-perhaps-an/)

[Vivek Shraya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivek-shraya/)

> [I especially worry about the ways Canadians can be glib about our supposed difference from the US in our "acceptance" of "diversity."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivek-shraya/i-especially-worry-about-the-ways-canadians-can-be-glib-about-our/)

[Vivek Shraya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivek-shraya/)

> [My art career often feels less like an art career and more like a career in educating, usually by using my body.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivek-shraya/my-art-career-often-feels-less-like-an-art-career-and-more-like-a/)

[Vivek Shraya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivek-shraya/)

> [Children's books have great potential to reveal new possibilities to readers, because the intended audience is at an age of genuine learning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivek-shraya/children-s-books-have-great-potential-to-reveal-new-possibilities-to/)

[Vivek Shraya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivek-shraya/)

> [I continue to explore poetry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivek-shraya/i-continue-to-explore-poetry/)

[Vivek Shraya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivek-shraya/)

> [I tend to focus less on genre as a starting point and more on idea or intention and let the idea dictate genre.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivek-shraya/i-tend-to-focus-less-on-genre-as-a-starting-point-and-more-on-idea-or/)

[Vivek Shraya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivek-shraya/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivek-shraya/despite-the-fact-that-i-m-not-highly-skilled-in-any-visual-art/)

[Vivek Shraya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivek-shraya/)

> [As a person of color, I know race can't be stripped from admiration or preference.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivek-shraya/as-a-person-of-color-i-know-race-can-t-be-stripped-from-admiration-or/)

[Vivek Shraya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivek-shraya/)

> [It's exciting to consider how art, in its ability to reveal, can be ahead of the artist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivek-shraya/it-s-exciting-to-consider-how-art-in-its-ability-to-reveal-can-be/)

[Vivek Shraya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivek-shraya/)

> [In my thirties, I have felt a greater urgency to make art that highlights what it feels like to be racialized, likely due to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivek-shraya/in-my-thirties-i-have-felt-a-greater-urgency-to-make-art-that/)

[Vivek Shraya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivek-shraya/)

> [Should I be collaborating with artists of color solely because of their race and my politics? This question is weighted with my own worry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivek-shraya/should-i-be-collaborating-with-artists-of-color-solely-because-of/)

[Vivek Shraya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivek-shraya/)

> [I think white artists have a responsibility to be not only naming white supremacy, but to be using their power and privilege to support…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivek-shraya/i-think-white-artists-have-a-responsibility-to-be-not-only-naming/)

[Vivek Shraya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivek-shraya/)

> [Writing about racism requires a directness that writing a love story does not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivek-shraya/writing-about-racism-requires-a-directness-that-writing-a-love-story/)

[Vivek Shraya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivek-shraya/)

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