All Dolled Up | Ianmcmillanart

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All Dolled Up (2025-26)

All Dolled Up is a reflection on gender roles and their relation to the transgender community. Trans models were asked to reflect upon their ideas of masculinity and femininity, resulting in a collaborative portrait representing their stances. Along with the portraits are interviews from each model explaining their choices in an in-depth, personal manner. The work seeks to celebrate the individuals in the photos while allowing the viewer the chance to learn from new perspectives.

*Scroll to the end of this page for a flip through of the book and exhibition photos*

bea poses in bed with a pink phone

Bea (fem)

bea stands in front of a grungy brick wall with a wide stance

Bea (masc)

Interview with Bea in their handwriting.

Bea

cj does their makeup in the mirror with colorful curlers

CJ (fem)

cj squats under a set of stairs wearing an oversized blazer

CJ (masc)

Interview with CJ in their handwriting.

CJ

ivan glares to the righ with various items on the table

ivan looks to the left making coffee with a serbian tool

Ivan (fem)

Ivan (masc)

Interview with Ivan in his handwriting.

Ivan

ziza wears a plaid dress and sits sideways on a bus stop bench

Ziza (fem)

ziza wears a two peice suit with a blazer, leaned against a white wall

Ziza (masc)

Interview with Ziza in his handwriting

Ziza

ian lies on a couch in a white robe with makeup prducts on the table

Ian (fem)

ian poses as sleeping costruction worker laying on a barricade

Ian (masc)

Two paragraphs in Ian's handwriting.

Ian

Drumleaf bound, handmade book
6"x7.5"x1"

Full view of the exhibition

small wall with the title, five portraits, and pedestal

long wall with ten large prints in a row

Items on the pedestal, including a notebook, cards, and the book.

Portraits on the large wall are 2'x3'
Headshots on the smaller wall are 13"x19"

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