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THE RENAISSANCE OF KEVIN AVIANCE

photographer ROLAND FITZ @rolandfitz.me rolandfitz.net

stylist XANDER C. GAINS AVIANCE

executive producer & creative director TIM SNOW @snowmgz

production manager STEVIE WILLIAMS @beingstevie X2production.com

lighting & digitech MYLO BUTLER @mylob.productions mylobproductions.com

makeup TIM MACKAY @timmackaybeauty mackaymakeup.com

For over three decades, Kevin Aviance’s indomitable spirit and charged vocals have raised a generation of ballroom kids, drag performers, and queer individuals. Through music, fashion, and live performances, Aviance’s body of work has been a foundational building block for modern-day LGBTQ+ culture.

Aviance became a queer superstar with the release of the legendary 1999 album , which included the hit song “Cunty.” However, his music career took a downturn when he signed to a new, an album that Aviance would rather not even talk about.

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