“We are the ones we have been waiting for.”

This phrase is infused in the array of colorful stripes on the exterior windows of what will be the Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity. The entire installation will be titled “Something Means Something Else” and feature swirling designs with embedded gender and sexuality symbols.

Though the piece is just images on the windows, it seems to summarize the voice of the students, faculty, visitors, and everyone that will walk through the doors of the new center which is set to open after Thanksgiving break.

And the woman behind the vibrant window decals for the center? One Tamara Gayer.

Born in New York City, Tamara Gayer grew up in Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv and has created countless installations that feature bold colors and subtle imagery.

In New York, her work has been shown at galleries including Foxy Production, Smackmellon, and September Gallery among others. She is represented in several prominent collections including that of the Museum of Modern Art where she has lectured on her work. For the past decade, she has had the honor of several major commissions including ‘The Future is…’ at Ontario Place and ‘The Final Contraction’ at Smackmellon.

She is a founding member of the Hint House one of New York’s longest-running artist/musician collectives. In addition to her studio practice, she is currently working on a zine on the impact of motherhood on artmaking.

On Sunday Oct. 13, Gayer and Campus Arts Initiative Associate Tamryn McDermott laid the outdoor vinyl on the South Eastern face of the HUB-Robeson Center, giving a colorful preview to the public.

The exterior design will mirror on the interior of the windows to give those inside and outside a view of the piece.

Gayer will return to campus on November 8th – 11th to complete the designs intended for several of the indoor glass windows.