Bio
ANTHONY HUDSON is a Grand Ronde and Siletz artist, writer, and former clown. Anthony's plays, essays, videos, and exhibitions—and performances as Portland's premier drag clown Carla Rossi—have earned him national fellowships, international engagements, and sainthood from the Portland Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. Anthony’s writing has appeared in American Theatre, BOMB Magazine, The Portland Mercury, Willamette Week, Buckman Journal, Oregon ArtsWatch, and Arts and International Affairs. His first book, Lamp Back: Plays and Other Grievances, will be published in October 2026 by Northwestern University Press.
Photos by Anthony Hudson / Gia Goodrich