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Leilah Babirye's Book Celebrates Fire Island's Artistic Legacy

4/2/2026

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Leilah Babirye, a Ugandan sculptor, reflects on her transformative experience at Fire Island Artist Residency in her new book Fire Island Art: 100 Years.
The book highlights Fire Island's artistic legacy, showcases local artists, and addresses the exclusion of women, noting the AIDS crisis's impact, climate-change challenges, and rising political conservatism.
Editor John Dempsey notes preserving Fire Island as a sanctuary for marginalized groups.

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Leilah Babirye, a Ugandan sculptor, reflects on her transformative experience at Fire Island Artist Residency in her new book Fire Island Art: 100 Years.
The book highlights Fire Island's artistic legacy, showcases local artists, and addresses the exclusion of women, noting the AIDS crisis's impact, climate-change challenges, and rising political conservatism.
Editor John Dempsey notes preserving Fire Island as a sanctuary for marginalized groups.