Charity Whan

I’m excited to share that two of my digital collage works were featured in The Argyle Literary Magazine as part of their themed collection, Bucolia. The issue explored rural life, nature, memory, and the tension between beauty and harshness within the natural world. What interested me most about the theme was the opportunity to approach “bucolic” imagery from a less traditional angle. Rather than creating idealized pastoral scenes, I wanted the works to feel emotionally weathered and...

I’m honored to share that two of my collage works, alongside one of my poems, were included in the anthology America Does Not Exist: Anthology of LGBTQ+ Poetry & Art by Beyond the Veil Press. The anthology brings together poetry and visual art responding to identity, erasure, survival, and the fractured mythology of America itself. According to the publication’s description, the collection emerged in response to the “fear-driven erasure” of transgender people. What drew me most to this...