Dakota Noot
I'm just drawn that way
Dakota Noot
Inspired by cartoons and pop culture, this vibrant installation features bold freestanding cutouts made from crayon and colored pencil on foamcore. Centered on celebrating femme and queer bodies, Noot invites real people, especially femme-presenting LGBTQ+ individuals, to serve as muses. The work reclaims public space as a joyful site of queer visibility, honoring femininity as a powerful, unapologetic force across identities.
Dakota Noot is a Los Angeles-based artist and curator. He uses drawings, paintings, and installations to create animal-human hybrids that explore rural yet fantastical, queer identities. Originally from Bismarck, North Dakota, he continues to show in both North Dakota and Los Angeles, including group and solo exhibitions.