Background
Aguhar was born May 16, 1987 in Houston, Texas.
Aguhar was born May 16, 1987 in Houston, Texas.
She attended the University of Texas at Austin.
Aguhar was made famous by her Tumblr blog that questioned the mainstream representation of the "glossy glorification of the gay white male body". Aguhar"s works include performance-based pieces, watercolors, collages, and photography. Often the work was of self-portraits with hair extensions, make-up, gender-specific clothing and a beautiful, unashamed portrait of herself, curves and all and reminds the viewer that Aguhar"s life and mere existence was an act of confronting white hegemony.
Aguhar maintained an online presence on Tumblr, which hosted both her professional and personal websites.
As Tumblr user "calloutqueen," she titled her blog "BLOGGING FOR Brown GURLS," posting her thoughts about sexuality, sex, dating, gender, and her work. Aguhar was only a few months away from earning her Master of Fine Arts from University of Illinois at Chicago (International Union of Railways (UIC, French: Union Internationale des Chemins de fer)) when she committed suicide in Chicago, Illinois, on March 12, 2012.
2009: Number Lone Zone, Creative Research Laboratory, Austin, Texas
2009: New American Talent, The Twenty-fourth Exhibition - Arthouse at the Jones Center - Contemporary Art for Texas, Austin, Texas
2010: Ideas of Mountains, Creative Research Laboratory, Austin, Texas
2011: M4M, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, Texas
2012: Torch Song, Gallery 400, University of Illinois at Chicago (International Union of Railways (UIC, French: Union Internationale des Chemins de fer)), Chicago, Illinois
2012: The Dragon is the Frame Performances, Gallery 400, University of Illinois at Chicago (International Union of Railways (UIC, French: Union Internationale des Chemins de fer)), Chicago, Illinois.
