Court Watson

Fine Art and theatrical design

Court Watson (he/they) is a co-host of the Doable Guys Art Collective in residency at the SoHo Project Space. He has exhibited in numerous group shows at the Leslie-Lohman Gay and Lesbian Art Museum as well as four Fire Island Pines Art Biennials, Superfine! Art Fair, Art Gaysel Miami, Art Gaysel Provincetown, Barnwood, Side Tracks Gallery, Salzburg’s Dark Eagle, Atlantic Gallery, Brooklyn Queer Flea, Dandyland. WANDERLUST at the SoHo Project Space was his first solo show in New York and first monograph.

His theatrical set and costume designs for opera, musicals, dance, and themed entertainment have been seen on stages from Beijing to Nashville, Orlando to Cooperstown, and Munich to San Antonio. He is committed to advocating for safe, respectful, inclusive, diverse spaces where we can take creative risks together without harassment or abuse. He holds an MFA from New York University and a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University with a minor in Art History. He serves on the faculty at NYU’s Tisch Drama. He serves as chair of the USA829 Eastern Region Costume Design Exam Committee.