2026/2027 Artist in Residence · Photography
Trey Burnette
Palm Springs, CA
Trey Burnette is a Palm Springs-based writer and photographer. In February of 2026 Wallpaper* magazine published his first full series, Palm Springs at Night. His published work includes architectural, street, landscape and portrait photography.
His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, NBC News/NBC THINK, Los Angeles Review of Books, Kelp Journal and Books, Coachella Review, Hellbender Magazine, Tulsa Review, the Los Angeles Center of Photography, DAP Health, Men’s Health, and The Sun magazine. Furthermore, he has an MFA from the University of California at Riverside and a BA in psychology from the University of Southern California. He studied comedy writing with The Groundlings and The Second City and copyediting at the University of California at San Diego.
In February, Wallpaper* magazine published his first full photo series. A third excerpt from his unpublished memoir was out in September 2025 in Absolute Pleasure: Queer Perspectives on Rocky Horror, published by the Feminist Press.
His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, NBC News/NBC THINK, Los Angeles Review of Books, Kelp Journal and Books, Coachella Review, Hellbender Magazine, Tulsa Review, the Los Angeles Center of Photography, DAP Health, Men’s Health, and The Sun magazine.
He holds an MFA from the University of California at Riverside and a BA in psychology from the University of Southern California. He studied comedy writing with The Groundlings and The Second City and copyediting at the University of California at San Diego.
