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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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‘Lensed’ A Finalist in the Lethbridge 20,000 Art Prize

I am incredibly humbled to announce that my work ‘Lensed’ has been selected as a Finalist in the Lethbridge Gallery 20000 small scale art awards for 2021. You can check out the cohort of Finalists HERE as well as see my work in the flesh at Lethbridge’s Paddington Gallery from 18 – 26 June.


Come and visit the exhibition showing from:

18 – 26 June 2020
136 Latrobe Terrace, Paddington QLD 4064
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100 BUCKS X RUNNIN Group Show Opens Tonight!

My work ‘Forty Two’ is part of Adelaide’s 100 BUCKS X RUNNIN Exhibition which opens tonight from 7pm – 10pm at:

Erb’n’flo Coffee & Breakfast Bar
153 Sturt Street, Adelaide, SA

All works will be for sale at $100.00 per work. Artists received a 30 x 30cm wooden template board (pictured above) to uniquely customise with their own style and technique.

Be there tonight to snap up some very excellent, affordable art. You can also check out past entries of this group exhibition at @100bucksandrunnin on Instagram.

‘Forty Two’ 2021 Mixed media on MDF Board, As part of 100BUCKSXRUNNING
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