Luin Joy (he/him) is an artist, writer, musician, coach, and facilitator interested in worldbuilding, collective healing, and divine trans imagination/embodiment. He aims to make work that centers trans/queer experience, distills complex systems, connects disparate threads, dismantles cis-het limiting beliefs, and alters realities through performance, writing, sonic sculpture, painting, spiritual practices, and many other formats.
Luin holds a Master of Fine Arts with a concentration in Sculpture and Performance (School of The Art Institute of Chicago, 2020) and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and Art History (Savannah College of Art and Design, 2015).
He has existed under two previous names, Luan Joy Sherman (2016-22) and his name assigned at birth (1993-2016). Luin was born in Portland, ME and is currently based in North Carolina.