Anthony Hudson

Anthony Hudson is a Grand Ronde / Siletz artist and writer also known as Portland's premier drag clown Carla Rossi. Anthony's performance work, from his award-winning solo show Looking for Tiger Lily to Queer Horror at the Hollywood Theatre, have earned him national fellowships, international engagements including the US Pavilion’s drag clown in residence at the 2024 Venice Biennale, features in Hyperallergic and Art in America, and sainthood from the Portland Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. A 2023 FSG Writer’s Fellowship finalist and 2024 Tin House resident, Anthony’s writing has appeared in American Theatre, BOMB Magazine, and Arts and International Affairs. Anthony's current work includes performing in Queer Horror and Ask Dr. Carla regularly in Portland, touring GLOOP with Pepper Pepper among other solo shows, co-curating Becoming (an art exhibition of 10 Indigiqueer artists at Grand Ronde's Chachalu Museum and Cultural Center, co-curated with Felix Furby) and adapting Looking for Tiger Lily into a book.