Aperture Elects Zackary Drucker to the Board of Trustees
An influential artist, activist, and producer of award-winning television series and documentaries, Drucker has collaborated extensively with Aperture.
Zackary Drucker, Photograph by Bernd Ott
Aperture announces the appointment of Zackary Drucker to the Board of Trustees. An influential artist, activist, and producer of award-winning television series and documentaries, Drucker has collaborated extensively with Aperture, serving as guest editor for Aperture magazine’s bestselling “Future Gender” issue, which considers trans lives in photography from the nineteenth century to the present—a publication that continues to have a resounding impact in the field. Drucker contributed an original commission to Aperture’s “Orlando” issue, guest edited by Tilda Swinton, and participated in the accompanying exhibition, which traveled internationally. Named an honoree at the 65th Anniversary Aperture gala in October 2017, Drucker has actively supported Aperture’s range of arts programming, shining a spotlight on photography’s instrumental role in shaping cultural imagination.
“Zackary has been our friend, our colleague, and our partner, and now we are honored to have her join Aperture as a Trustee,” says Cathy M. Kaplan, Chair of the Board of Trustees for Aperture. “Sharing insight from her own art practice and advocacy, along with a deep understanding of Aperture’s longstanding dedication to creating community around the medium of photography, Zackary is a most welcome addition to our Board.”
“From my engagement with Aperture on the creation of ‘Future Gender’ and on a range of events and programs, I can attest to the immediacy and vitality of the work of this organization,” Drucker says. “I’m excited to take on the role of Trustee and continue to contribute to Aperture, especially at this time of growth towards a new public space that promises even greater visibility and potential.”
Zackary Drucker is an American multimedia artist, director, and producer who has dedicated her work to telling stories that expand our cultural understanding of difference. Her photography and multimedia art has been featured in exhibitions internationally, and she is a cocurator of the film and performance program for the 2024 Whitney Biennial. Her television and film credits include directing the Hulu Original documentary Queenmaker: The Making of an It Girl (2023); codirecting the Sundance award-winning HBO original documentary film The Stroll (2023) andthe HBO documentary series The Lady and the Dale (2021); and producing the Amazon series Transparent (2014–19). Drucker has performed and exhibited her work in museums, galleries, and film festivals, including the Whitney Biennial 2014, MoMA PS1, Hammer Museum, Art Gallery of Ontario, MCA San Diego, and SF MoMA, among others, and serves on the Board of Directors for Outfest and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.
