The Bio
Alan Bennett Ilagan is a freelance writer and amateur photographer who resides in upstate New York. A graduate of Brandeis University, Ilagan has been published in Instinct, xy magazine, Windy City Times, Q Northeast, Metroland, commUNITY, and ‘The Project for a New Mythology.’ He also appeared in and wrote the foreword to Michael Breyette’s ‘Summer Moved On.’ He has contributed written work to numerous websites, including the national Edge websites and Out in America, and has been profiled in Unzipped, Genre, Diversity Rules! Magazine, and Upstate Magazine. He has previously worked with photographers Steven Underhill and Dennis Dean.
His own photography has been featured in several exhibitions:
‘The Eye of the Ego’ – September 2008 – Romaine Brooks Gallery;
‘The Reaping of the Vine’ – January 2009 – Harmony House Marketplace;
‘In the Bedroom’ – March 2009 – Mirage Pyramide Realty;
‘Flowers of Gray’ – April 2009 – Mirage Pyramide Realty;
‘Boston in Stone’ – April-May 2009 – Capital Repertory Theater;
‘London Show’ – November – December 2009 – Capital Repertory Theater;
‘Drink Me’ - May 2010 – 74 State Street.
Currently, Ilagan is the Gallery Manager at the Romaine Brooks Gallery at the Capital District Gay & Lesbian Community Center in Albany, NY. In 2008 he was voted “Best Dressed Man in the Capital Region” by the readers of the Times Union. He married his partner of ten years, Andy, in a ceremony on May 7, 2010 in the Boston Public Garden. They recently started a new website together – www.ALANandANDY.com – A Tale of Two Husbands.
PAST CREATIVE ENDEAVORS:
‘Sex’ ~ October 1993
‘Depression’ ~ November 1993
‘Love’ ~ February 1994
‘Family’ ~ March 1994
‘Fun’ ~ April 1994
‘The Semi-Circle’ ~ May 1994
‘Darkness’ ~ September 1994
‘Apology’ ~ October 1994
‘Whimsy’ ~ January 1995
‘Preference’ ~ February 1995
‘Joy’ ~ April 1995
‘The Attic’s Secret’ ~ May 1995
‘Chameleon in Motion: The Friendship Tour’ ~ Spring 1995
‘The Mansion’ ~ November 1995
‘Desire’ ~ February 1996
‘Loss’ ~ March 1996
‘Happy’ ~ April 1996
‘The Magical Mystery Tour: Master of Manipulation’ ~ Spring 1996
‘The Royal Rainbow World Tour: Alan Is King!’ ~ 1997
‘diSenchAntMent’ ~ March 1997
‘Bliss’ ~ April 1997
‘Spin Control’ ~ March 1998
‘The Fall’ ~ October 1998
‘Of Heart & Home’ ~ August 1999
‘Heart of Winter’ ~ February 2000
‘A Man of Mode’ ~ September 2000
‘Words of a Gardener’ ~ February 2001
‘Man-Boy’ ~ August 2001
‘The Talented Trickster Tour: Reflections of a Floating World’ ~ Spring 2003
‘Shades of Gray’ ~ October 2004
‘The Divine Diva Tour: A Fairy’s Tale’ ~ 2005/2006
‘The Revelation’ ~ December 2006
‘Solace & Solitude’ ~ March 2007
‘StoneLight’ ~ November 2007
‘The Circus Project’ ~ April 2008
‘A Night at the Hotel Chelsea’ ~ September 2009