Cheyne Gallarde

Cheyne Gallarde (born 1980) is a queer illustrator, actor and photographer who was born and raised in Hawaii. He is known for his vintage comic style drawings which generally focus on significant figures in the LGBTQ+ community.

Career
Gallarde is a creator who works in various fields in the arts. He has been chosen by several companies to contribute his illustrations, photographs, and insight. In 2015, he was a guest speaker at a TEDx presentation in Honolulu. Gallarde was also chosen by GLAAD and Adobe to be featured in their pride series "Create Change" which focuses on LGBTQ+ community issues, inspiration, and self-expression.

Photography
Cheyne Gallarde was the founder and photographer of Firebird Photography. His photographic work mostly consists of self-portrait series that highlight differences at the individual level.


 * 2013: Loading Zone Exhibition at Universe One. Collection of self portrait photos displaying unique real and fictional characters to display diversity.
 * 2014: Channeling Your Inner Everyone art installation at Spalding House Contemporary Art Museum. Collection of self-portraits of individuals from different cultural backgrounds.

Illustration
Cheyne Gallarde is most commonly known for his comic style illustrations.

Awards

 * 2012: Rainbow Film Festival Key Visuals Award, for contribution to festival
 * 2019: National Advertising Award, for drawings of well-known LGBTQ+ figures for Logo TV
 * 2020: Pele Award Gold Winner, for contributing illustrations for the MTV Music Awards