Coming Up

‘Life In Colour’ @ Sketch Co. Gallery Opens Thursday 16 March

I’m so thrilled to be exhibiting amongst an excellent cohort of Queer artists for Sketch Co. Gallery’s World Pride exhibition ‘Life In Colour’. Opening night is this Thursday. I’d love to see you there for a drink and a chat! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💗

‘Life In Colour’
16th FEBRUARY – 4th MARCH 2023 Sketch Co. Gallery, 420 Crown Street Surry Hills, NSW
Opening Night: 5 – 7pm. ALL WELCOME!

From Sketch Co.: We have have connected with new emerging and established artists as well as our own existing artists to participate in our group exhibition to celebrate the momentous occasion that is World Pride finally coming to Sydney.  The artists exhibiting with us represent the diverse voices of the LGBTQIA+ community from Australia’s contemporary art scene, reflecting the diversity of sexuality and gender. 

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Small Works Art Prize 2023 @ Brunswick Street Gallery

I have two works currently hanging in the Small Works Art Prize at Brunswick Street Gallery, Naarm. If you’re in Melbourne I highly encourage you to check out this incredible exhibition.

My works ‘Arias’ and ‘Portrait of Alice’ are both featured in the 2023 SWAP.

From BSG: Brunswick Street Gallery is excited to welcome you back for another talent-packed Small Works Art Prize showcase exhibition, with more than 1000 artworks measuring 35x35x35 or less, from artists at all stages of their career from across Australia and beyond.

Featuring painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture, ceramics, tapestry and more, this spectacular showcase is not to be missed!

The Small Works Art Prize is open until the 20th of January 2023.

Please click here to visit their site for details.

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‘The Second Cumming’ A Finalist In The 2022 Bluethumb Art Prize

I’m hugely proud to announce that ‘The Second Cumming’ is a Finalist in the Bluethumb Art Awards under the Portraiture category amongst some excellent company.

‘The Second Cumming or “You Look Like That Guy (sic) From Queer Eye”’ 2021 44cm x 30cm Mixed media on Archers’ watercolour paper Based on photography by Phil Erbacher

You can click here or on the image below to vote for me to win The People’s Choice award.

You can also purchase this artwork, as well as other original artworks from my Bluethumb store by clicking here.

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2021 Bluethumb Art Prize Winners Exhibition at 1 Denison

Two of my works (‘Lensed’ and ‘Purge.EXE’) are currently hanging in the Bluethumb Art #BluethumbArtPrize2021 Winners’ Exhibition at 1 Denison in North Sydney. You can check out the show and all the incredible works from the Winners cohort until the 23rd of September.

Photography by Shayben Moussa

Both my works are for sale and can be purchased via the hyperlinks below:

🦋 Purchase ‘Lensed’ here
🦋 Purchase ‘Purge.EXE’ here
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‘JACK’ A Finalist In The Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Awards

My work ‘JACK’ has been selected as an online Finalist in the Lethbridge Gallery 20000 small scale art awards for 2022. You can check out the cohort of Finalists HERE. The Finalist exhibitions, both online and in person will run from the 10th – 18th of June.

Please note all the works from the exhibitions are available for purchase by following the above link.

Please use the ‘Contact’ page for details on how to order a Gallery quality Giclee Fine Art Print of this work.

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Antipodes 2022 @ Beinart Gallery

Work in progress of the Antipodes 2022 portrait.

Antipodes 2022 is the Beinart Gallery’s annual show highlighting artists who live and work in Australia.

Click here to join the preview list for early access to the online catalogue.

Opening reception: Jan 8th, 6 – 9pm.

This exhibition will run from Jan 9th – Jan 23rd and will coincide with Rachel Perrin’s exhibition, Sanctuary. Australia is home to a number of exceptional artists working in a variety of media, and Beinart Gallery is proud to put the spotlight on these artists, showcasing the extraordinary talents of people within our community at large.

Participating artists: Shaun Tan, Ben Howe, Sean Layh, Loretta Lizzio, Lucy Hardie, Lukifer Aurelius, Brad Gunn, Belinda Wiltshire, Josh Juett, Jai Raphael, Mark Seabrook, Jack Rowland, Lisa King, Ben Smith, Robert Duxbury, Annita Maslov, Alex Louisa, Kim Evans, James Bonnici, Anita Mertzlin, Robyn Rich, Ryan Pola, Greg Olijnyk, Kane Kokaris, Dan Power, Jacqueline Michell Butterworth, Alexia Novella, Erik Sherman, Liz Gridley & Tom Christophersen

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Fabulous & Impossible: The Cult of Leigh Bowery

Portrait of Leigh, 2021, Mixed media on watercolour paper. Based on photography by Fergus Greer

The Bowery gallery presents ‘Fabulous & Impossible – The Cult of Leigh Bowery’, an exhibition featuring the visual art of Sydney-based queer artist and multidisciplinary pistol-whip Tom Christophersen.

Featuring a collection of new and pre-existing works, Christophersen’s beautifully camp and subtly strange portraiture and video work celebrates the impact of queer visionaries, especially Bowery, on his contemporary arts practice.

Parallels of persona and character, performance art and the ultimate subversion of popular culture through a queer lens echo through this glamorous and twisted body of mixed media works on paper, incorporating both drawing and painting.

Fabulous & Impossible – The Cult of Leigh Bowery’ is for lovers of meticulously made things which glory in the uncomfortable and underground, the shock of the spectacle, and the delicious way the queer community creates art on their own terms from their own lived experiences.

Opens January 28th 2022.

Click here to register.

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‘Lensed’ Wins The 2021 Bluethumb Art Prize’s People Choice Award

I’m thrilled to be able to announce that my portrait ‘Lensed’ has won the People’s Choice Award at the 2021 Bluethumb Art Prize, Australia’s largest Art Prize!

I want to personally thank every single person who voted for me, shared my posts and created a buzz around the work. The wave of support I received was incredibly touching and affirming, particularly after this year.

You can read about the work and prize over on the Bluethumb Site by clicking here.

I want to also thank Maddie, my subject and Paul Doran, my framer, as well as Bluethumb for supporting Australian Queer artists.

‘Lensed’ can still be purchased by clicking here.

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Vote for ‘Lensed’ In The BlueThumb Art Prize

My work ‘Lensed’ was a Finalist in this year’s Bluethumb Art Prize! A true honour to be amongst such great company and so many inspiring Australian artists.

This means you can vote for ‘Lensed’ to win the People’s Choice Award!

Simply click here to register, click the ‘Vote’ button under my work and allow me the opportunity to exhibit at next year’s winners exhibition.

Also don’t forget that this weekend there is a massive sale over at my Bluethumb Store!

🖤Save 10% off any order using code COLLECT10
🖤Save 15% off orders >$1,500 using code COLLECT15

Sale ends 29 November 💙

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Dark Art at Beinart Gallery Opens July 10th

I am one of the artists who will exhibiting as part of Beinart Gallery’s group exhibition Dark Arts, which is a huge honour and very exciting indeed. My work ‘HANSEL’ will be included amongst the exhibited works from the cohort of artists being shown. View the collection and purchase ‘HANSEL’ here.

‘HANSEL’ 2020 31 x 41cm Mixed media on watercolour paper.

‘Dark art provides both artists and viewers an opportunity to explore themes that many of us find uncomfortable: fear, isolation, anxiety, and vulnerability. Certainly the past year has made it clear how universal some of these themes are, but all of these are part of the human experience generally…

Opening reception: Saturday, July 10th, 6pm – 9pm.

This exhibition will run from July 11th to August 1st and will coincide with Nom Kinnear King’s show, Gilderfray.’ – Beinart Gallery Blog.

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