RAE THREAT

RAE THREAT is a Thai-American artist, photographer, filmmaker, and activist. She is renowned for her alternative approach to photography, stemmed from her desire to invert stereotypes and challenge views. She is a member of the BIPOC Adult Industry Collective and a BIPOC collective leader and artist at Level Ground. Rae’s recent work includes #TheUntitledBodyProject, a 3D gallery show created as the 2018 artist-in-residence at Level Ground. She was a featured contributor in the Spring 2020 issue of Duke University Press’s Transgender Studies Quarterly: Trans Pornography, appeared in the season two premiere of the Epix docu-series Sex Life, was a guest on Nico Tortorella’s Space Between The Sheets, and is an adult industry event photographer for LA Weekly. Rae was the first photographer to feature adult industry stars in lookbooks for skatewear clothing line Mishka (Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2014). Past projects also include producing and photographing Fleshbot’s iconic photoset featuring genderqueer advocate Jiz Lee and Stoya (2011), Mad Decent Records’ first fashion lookbook featuring Skrillex and Diplo (2014), and a design collaboration with Actual Pain Clothing (2013). Rae has exhibited in galleries internationally from L.A. and San Francisco to Turkey, Vienna, and Berlin. Her first curated art show, “ALT to the ALT”, which featured artists Eon McKai, Kimberly Kane, Carlos Batts, and Steak Mtn, was a highlighted exhibit with Month of Photography LA (2011). Her street photography work with GroupLA was a featured showcase at the LA ART Show (2009) and installation at the San Diego Lafayette Hotel (2013) before being archived as a permanent exhibit at the USC Library (Los Angeles). As a filmmaker, Rae explores challenging views and thought-provoking subjects. Her projects include a feature film documentary about Thailand’s Trans activists and their fight for equal rights, co-producing a Bye Felipe / Change.org video campaign to help end unsolicited dick pics on the internet, and exhibiting in an art show advocating for sex workers’ rights at SOMArts in San Francisco. Rae is a frequent collaborator with Courtney Trouble’s Trouble Films and recently worked on jessica drake’s award-winning Guide To Wicked Sex: Senior Edition.