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Chris Beasley

Queer Lives: Icons, Comrades and Intimates

Celebrating local heroes, from known public figures and celebrities to lively characters around town, this is a unique visual art exhibition offering portraits of Queer South Australians that provide a record of their lives.

Drop in to view this exhibition and stay as long as you like!
Event Image Description This is a partial of a portrait of Will Sergeant (and his alter ego, Dr Gertrude Glossop). They are separated by a red background.
Event Details
GENRE: Visual Art
DURATION: 240 mins, 300 mins
RATING: All Ages
Relaxed Performance Relaxed Performance
Wheelchair Accessible Wheelchair Accessible
Sensory Friendly Sensory Friendly
November 4, 2023 1.00pm
The Main Gallery
Full: FREE
November 8, 2023 12.00pm
The Main Gallery
Full: FREE
November 9, 2023 12.00pm
The Main Gallery
Full: FREE
November 10, 2023 12.00pm
The Main Gallery
Full: FREE
November 11, 2023 1.00pm
The Main Gallery
Full: FREE
November 15, 2023 12.00pm
The Main Gallery
Full: FREE
November 16, 2023 12.00pm
The Main Gallery
Full: FREE
November 17, 2023 12.00pm
The Main Gallery
Full: FREE
November 18, 2023 1.00pm
The Main Gallery
Full: FREE

Learn More About the Artist/Producer...

The approach I take in certain ways reflects a childhood in remote Australia, as well as a concern with the very specific qualities of individual human beings and their connections with each other. I also have a concern with social inequalities and with emotional intensity. I find oil painting and block printing the most entrancing media for these preoccupations as they give room for attention to detail, emotional depth and vibrant colour.

'Queer Lives: Icons, Comrades and Intimates' is an exhibition produced expressly for the Feast Festival and will present different forms of portraiture in which famous and everyday citizens rub shoulders. I am passionate about challenging stereotypic images of LGBTIQ+ people and aim to provide a more diverse array of images. I have seen how those I care about have faced and continue to face rejection, discrimination and sometimes violence, as well as often battling internalisation of these issues. It is important for LGBTIQ+ people, in all their variety, to be visually present in our society as part of overcoming ongoing forms of social marginalisation.

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