VIRMARIE DEPOYSTER
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    • Holding Space
    • Wholehearted
    • Petal Power
    • Revelation: New Works
    • Still in Love
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Caring
Wildly Creative
Kind
Closeted

Meikel is wildly creative, loyal, and compassionate but feels closeted by society.

"I am constantly having to come out; it happens all the time, and it's exhausting. I am a gay man, and I have grown to love that part of myself and no longer run away from that fact. Why do we have to have labels? I just want to be me," he said.

Some labels are hard to wear in today's society, especially when we're forced to explain or justify why we are the way we are. This idea of unintentional closeting and constant explanation of oneself is something that I'd never considered before. For this reason and many others, I am so grateful to know Meikel!

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© 2012- 2025  Virmarie DePoyster
North Little Rock, Arkansas
  • Portfolio
    • Beyond Labels
    • 1,000 Reasons for Joy
    • Holding Space
    • Wholehearted
    • Petal Power
    • Revelation: New Works
    • Still in Love
  • Artist Statement
  • Bio
  • RESUME
  • Press
  • Arts-In-Education
  • Classes
  • Affiliations
  • Representation
  • Contact