“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.”
― Pablo Picasso

LaRue Calliet, is a portrait photographer based in Atlanta, Georgia. His work explores themes of joy, depression, pride, sexuality, hope, love, and mystery – taking personal experiences and transforming them into theme-filled scenes. With over ten years of professional experience, LaRue’s work has been recently displayed in group exhibitions for the City of Atlanta Division of LGBTQ Affairs’ Annual Mayor’s Pride Exhibit and the Atlanta LGBTQ History Project’s “Out Down South” exhibit at the Center for Civil and Human Rights.

LaRue is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies, with an emphasis on Graphic Design & Public Relations. After graduation in 2012, he established a photography studio at Marshall Arts Gallery in Memphis, TN. During this time, he collaborated with a variety of up-and-coming designers, makeup artists, and models to define his style, while learning new skills such as sewing. This is where he captured Latvian Olympic Pole Vaulter, Pauls Pujats and included him in his series “Shrouded Souls”.

Exhibitions & Publications

2024

  • Mayor Andre Dickens Presents: 4th Annual Mayor’s Pride Exhibit, City Hall, Atlanta, Georgia

2023

  • Mayor Andre Dickens Presents: 3nd Annual Mayor’s Pride Exhibit, City Hall, Atlanta, Georgia

2022

2020

  • “Vol. 08” Wussy Mag, April 2020, Published Editorial

  • “High Visibility”, Virtual Group Photography Exhibition, Atlanta Photography Group

2019

  • Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Presents: LGBTQ Pride Exhibit, Atlanta City Hall

  • Featured Artist Talk, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Presents: LGBTQ Pride Exhibit, City Hall, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Peach ATL Magazine - Cover, Vol 3, #18, 27 and 29

  • Featured Artist, March - June, Group Photography Exhibition, 7 Stages Theatre

  • “Vol. 06”, Wussy Mag, April 2019, Published Editorial

2018

  • ”Vol. 05”, Wussy Mag, April 2018, Published Editorial

  • “SPECTRA @ TGS”, The Gathering Spot, Group Photography Exhibition, Atlanta, Georgia

  • “Melt: a Queer Photo Show”, Facet Gallery, Group Photography Exhibition, Atlanta, Georgia

  • “SPECTRA Queer Art Showcase”, Revelator Coffee Company, Group Photography Exhibition Atlanta, Georgia

2017

  • “Queer Youth Fest Art Show”, Healium Center, Atlanta, GA, Group Photography Exhibition

  • “Catching Up with Trans Portrait Artist Sean La’mont”, Portraits and Interview, Wussymag.com

  • “Charlie Xile: Navigating the Queer Rap Game in Atlanta”, Portraits and Interview, Wussymag.com