Education:
2013 Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
Bachelor of Science in Studio Art.
May 18, with honors.
Awards:
2014 Youth Innovator Award, The Trevor Project, Los Angeles, CA.
2013 Senior Leadership Award, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
2012 Judges Award, Art in the Redwoods, Gualala, CA
Speaking Engagements:
2015 "Faith and Transitioning." UU Sermon. First Parish, Duxbury, MA. April 26.
2015 Featured Speaker. Out and Proud week, Emmanuel College, Boston, MA. April 15.
2015 "A Conversation about Life as a Transgender Man at AB and Beyond." Featured speaker for
community forum. Acton Boxborough Regional High School, Acton, MA. April 14.
2015 "How Living Authentically Shaped my College Career." Class workshops and keynote lecture.
Holy Cross, Worcester, MA. March 11.
2014 "Transgender Day of Remembrance." Performance and vigil leader. Marshall University.
Huntington, WV. November 20.
2014 "Tomboy Movie Night and Panel Discussion." Featured speaker. University of Connecticut.
Stamford, CT. November 19.
2014 Keynote speaker. Pride Alliance at SUNY Geneseo. Geneseo, NY. November 12.
2014 "Recognizing Injustice: From Social Movements to Legal Reform," Transgender Rights Panel.
Vermont Law School Annual Symposium. South Royalton, VT. October 3.
2014 "Coming Out Stories." Panel discussion, sponsored by PFLAG. Portland, ME. May 13.
2014 "Skylar Kergil: Trans* Activist." Sponsored by Saint Michael's College, Colchester, VT. April 1.
2014 “Skylar Kergil: Life and Music.” Sponsored event. Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA. February 21.
2013 “Skylar Kergil: Transition and Being an Ally.” Sexual Orientations United for Liberation Keynote.
SUNY Brockport, Brockport, NY. November 21.
2013 “LGBTQIA Keynote.” Sponsored by Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PA. October 18.
2013 “Breaking the Silence.” GLSEN featured Keynote. The Egg, Albany, NY. 19 April.
2012 “Transgender Awareness Week.” Keynote speaker for Identity. The College of St Rose,
Albany, NY. November 15
Publications:
2014 Burge, Kathleen. "Video blogger shares his transgender journey." Featured article in Boston Globe. Front page in print and online. Boston, MA. December 29. http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/style/2014/12/28/pioneer-transgender-movement-skylar-kergil-reaches-out-across-globe-via-youtube/sNLlFiY6xXB9HmT6kV3xfP/story.html
2014 Deshane, Eve. "This Is My Voice: YouTube and the Transgender Autobiography." Featured vlogger. The Atlantic. October 14. http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/10/this-is-my-voice-youtube-and-the-transgender-autobiography/381368/
2014 Ballard, Jason. "Featured Artist," Article and interview. FTM Magazine, April 15. Pages 5, 34, 35.
2013 Dudish, Corey. “SOUL to host Transgender Activist Talk,” The Stylus, SUNY Brockport,
November 20. Front page and p. 3.
2013 Deshane, Evelyn. “Re-Humanizing Art: Skylar Kergil and the New Autobiography,” Peterborough and Trent University Independent Press, physical and blog. March 18. http://trentarthur.ca/re-humanizing-art-skylar-kergil-and-the-new-autobiography/
2013 Talbot, Margaret. “Being Seen: Video Diaries of Transgender Youth,” The New Yorker blog. March 11. http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2013/03/youtube-transgender-ftm-mtf-video-diaries.html
Interviews/Appearances/Music:
2015 "Discovering LGBT Identities & Communities." Panelist. VidCon, Anaheim, CA. July 25.
2015 "Growing Up Trans." PBS Frontline documentary. June 30.
2015 Festival Pride Portland. Main stage performer, Portland, ME. June 20.
2014 Al Jazeera English. "Trans youth: Deciding who you are," The Stream. April 2.
http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/201404020053-0023613
2013 Francis, Eve. “Interview with Skylar Kergil,” Keyboard Smash: Reviews and Essays. March 31.
http://keyboardsmash.wordpress.com/2013/03/31/interview-with-skylar-kergil/
2013 Transition Radio, Interview. April 21. http://www.transitionradio.net/skylar_kergil.html
Reviews:
2014 Dennison, Sean. “Skylar Kergil – Thank You,” The Equal Ground, March 6.
http://www.theequalground.com/1/post/2014/03/skylar-kergil-thank-you.html
2013 Herrick, Vanessa. “Thank You,” The Breeze, December 10.
http://www.ohhsbreeze.com/tag/skylar-kergil/