My paintings in this exhibition offer a tender and powerful exploration of queer identity, memory, and emotional resilience. Through oil on canvas, I present a series of intimate figurative works that move between solitude and connection, drawing from personal experiences of growing up gay and the evolving complexities of selfhood. 

There is a cinematic stillness to these compositions, drawing the viewer into moments of vulnerability, intimacy, and subtle defiance.

As an artist, I am reflecting on a life shaped by concealment, resilience, and eventual liberation. I bring a renewed clarity and sensitivity to themes of shame, visibility, and queer domesticity. His work invites us to pause and witness—to see the quiet strength in the human figure, soft gestures, and the spaces that are familiar.

The subjects—often self-portraits or anonymous male figures—occupy sparse domestic interiors or abstracted outdoor settings. They are presented in quiet moments: resting, gazing, absorbed in thought, or in the comforting embrace of a lover. These figures are neither idealised nor dramatised; instead, they feel real, human, and emotionally grounded.

ALL PAINTINGS SHOWN BELOW CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE DEGREE SHOW. CARD PAYMENTS CAN BE TAKEN.

I will be there most days and will be happy to discuss any of the pieces with you.  Look forward to seeing you there.