Ambrose Trataris aka Cy Berspace  is a trans conceptual artist, technologist, and Drag performer based in the Bay Area. Through sculpture, installation, and performance he gives form to semiotic and social boundaries meant to govern our identity, sense of worth, and communal relations. His practice explores social movements occurring in Virtual Reality and mixed reality mediums as a safe space for transgender people to explore identity, embodiment, and community building.

Trataris recently joined the 2026 Onassis ONX Fellowship cohort based in New York and Greece. He is the recipient of the inaugural 2025 Art Basel Awards celebrating 36 visionary Medalists who are redefining the contemporary art landscape. Trataris is an Artist Advisor to the San Francisco Arts Commission in collaboration with Gray Area as part of the Shaping Legacy: San Francisco Monuments & Memorials program funded by the Mellon Foundation. They are an artist in residence at the 2025 Space Program, 2024 Dresher Ensemble Artist Residency (D.E.A.R.), and 2023 CounterPulse Combustible Artist in Residence. They are the recipient of the 2024 Kenneth Rainin Foundation New & Experimental Works Program, 2024 MAP Fund, and 2019 YBCA 100 Award.