Lucas Ondak is a transsexual curator, writer, and researcher from Edmond, Oklahoma, the occupied land of the Comanche, Kickapoo, Kiowa, Osage, and Wichita people. They are committed to working with art and artists whose work centers decolonization and queer liberation. They studied Art Practice at Stanford University and are a graduate from the Bard College Center for Curatorial Studies. In 2024, they served as Forge Project’s Land Use Researcher, assisting in the development of a comprehensive timeline of colonial land occupation and Indigenous survivance in the region. At present, Lucas is the Residency Manager, Curator at BOFFO, a non-profit arts organization in the Fire Island Pines.
