Anthony Hudson/Carla Rossi Keeps Rising Higher

Age: 'Carla's somewhere between 12 and 10,000 years old, but I'm notoriously private about my age.'Occupation: Multidisciplinary artist, writer and...

December 7, 2022
9:26 AM

Age: 'Carla's somewhere between 12 and 10,000 years old, but I'm notoriously private about my age.'Occupation: Multidisciplinary artist, writer and community programmer at the Hollywood TheatreWhy They Matter: Hudson (Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Siletz) grew up in Keizer, or, as they dub it, 'the meth-y tumor attached to Salem.' It was upon moving to Portland 15 years ago that Hudson's artistry began to take shape.Since 2015, Hudson has, as drag clown Carla Rossi, hosted Queer Horror, an LGBTQ+ horror film screening series at the Hollywood Theatre, but their artistry's influence extends far beyond the theater.

Alex Barr