EXHIBITION SUMMARY
- 09 Feb – 29 Feb 2024 • John Lewis, Oxford Street, LONDON •
The Identity Project – JLP Edition - 26 Aug 2023 • Seahaven Family Pride, SEAFORD •
The Identity Project – Seahaven Edition - 20 Aug 2023 • Barnet Pride, LONSON •
The Identity Project – Barnet Edition - 01 Aug – 29 Sept 2023 • PlusX Innovation, BRIGHTON •
Gay Liberation: The Trailblazers of the Pride Movement - 21 Feb – 30 March 2023 • PlusX Innovation Hub, BRIGHTON •
The Identity Project – Brighton & Hove Edition (updated) - 06-26 February 2023 • Jubilee Library, BRIGHTON •
The Identity Project – Brighton & Hove Edition (updated) - 04–26 Oct 2022 • Barbican Library, Barbican Centre, LONDON •
The Identity Project – Special Edition - 31 May – 26 Jun 2022 • Espace Canopy, PARIS •
The Identity Project – Paris Edition - 01–28 Feb 2022 • PlusX Innovation Hub, BRIGHTON •
The Identity Project – Brighton & Hove Edition - 08–12 Nov 2021 • Annual General Assembly Of The Federation Of Gay Games, Mercure Hotel, BRIGHTON •
The Identity Project – Special Edition - 01 Nov 2021 – Jan 2022 • The Ledward Centre, BRIGHTON •
The Identity Project – Special Edition
Part of “Queer Photography – a non-definitive survey” - July – October 2021 • Ironworks Studios, BRIGHTON •
The Identity Project – Brighton & Hove Edition - July – November 2021 • Chalk, BRIGHTON •
The Identity Project – Special Edition - July – August 2021 • Jubilee Library, BRIGHTON •
The Identity Project – Brighton & Hove Edition
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Seahaven Family Pride, SEAFORD • 26 Aug 2023
I am delighted to be working in conjunction with Seahaven Pride to create a collection of stories and portraits of the LGBTQ+ community of the Seahaven area.
An installation of 18 new portraits, The Identity Project – Seahaven Edition was displayed as a solo exhibition in a public gallery marquee at Seahaven Pride.
More info here.
PlusX Innovation, BRIGHTON • 01 Aug – 29 Sept 2023
Plus X creates co-working spaces that drive business growth and innovation, community collaboration and social impact in Brighton and London.
A new installation of 16 new portraits, Gay Liberation: The Trailblazers of the Pride Movement was displayed as a solo exhibition in the public areas throughout Brighton Pride Month (Aug). Map.
More info here.
Press release here.
PlusX Innovation Hub, BRIGHTON • 21 Feb – 30 March 2023
Plus X creates co-working spaces that drive business growth and innovation, community collaboration and social impact in Brighton and London.
A new installation of 90 portraits of Identity was displayed as a solo exhibition in the public areas throughout LGBT History Month (Feb) and March. Map.
More info here.
JUBILEE LIBRARY, BRIGHTON • 06-26 February 2023
Jubilee Library is the city’s main library and is spread across 3 floors in a modern all glass building that has won numerous architectural design awards. It has been described as “a triumph”, “the most important public building constructed in Brighton since the Royal Pavilion” and “the superhero [that] saved the city”. In terms of visitor numbers and loans, the library is one of the busiest in England..
Identity is on display in 10 windows on 2m x 1m banners showing 90 portraits from the Brighton & Hove Edition and was recommended as The Guardian‘s 10 best places to celebrate LGBTQ+ history.
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More info here.
Barbican Library, Barbican Centre, LONDON • 04–26 Oct 2022
The iconic brutalist masterpiece Barbican Centre has hosted some of the capital’s most prestigious exhibitions. Their library provides a smaller more affordable space in the same building for local artists and organisations to mount exhibitions.
An installation of Identity was displayed in a vitrine as part of the RE:FRAMED exhibition by the City of London and Cripplegate Photographic society. Consisting of 300 portraits, you can read more here.
PlusX Innovation Hub, BRIGHTON • 01–28 Feb 2022
Plus X creates co-working spaces that drive business growth and innovation, community collaboration and social impact in Brighton and London.
An installation of Identity was displayed as a solo exhibition in the public areas throughout LGBT History Month. Map.
ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE FEDERATION OF GAY GAMES, MERCURE HOTEL, BRIGHTON • 08–12 Nov 2021
The Federation of Gay Games fosters and augments the self-respect of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and all sexually-fluid or gender-variant individuals (LGBTQ+) throughout the world and promotes respect and understanding, primarily through the sanctioning and oversight of the international quadrennial sport and cultural event known as the “Gay Games” conceived by Dr. Tom Waddell, an Olympic decathlete, and first held in San Francisco in 1982. Their AGA is the annual gathering of worldwide delegates for a week of meeting and networking to promote and organise inclusive sports globally.
An installation of Identity was commissioned as a solo exhibition throughout the host venue, the Mercure Hotel, for the duration of the conference, and was presented on digital screens and online for those still unable to travel due to the pandemic. Map.
THE LEDWARD CENTRE, BRIGHTON • 01 Nov 2021 – Jan 2022
The Ledward Centre is a brand new community and cultural centre for Brighton & Hove’s LGBTQ+ communities and allies and to promote LGBTQ+ culture and values.
Identity is part of “Queer Photography – a non-definitive survey“ the launch exhibition for the Ledward Centre, curated by Presented by Socially Engaged Art Salon (SEAS), and is displayed on digital screens on the ground floor. Map.
IRONWORKS STUDIOS, BRIGHTON • July – October 2021
Ironworks Studios is a fantastic multimedia studio and event space in the middle of Brighton, just a few minutes’ walk from the main train station.
Identity is the launch exhibition for the ‘Pride at the Ironworks’ supported season of cabaret, comedy and live music celebrating LGBTQ+ culture and diversity, and part of a fantastic new year round cultural calendar that views the world through a variety of lenses, amplifying unheard voices. Map.
CHALK, BRIGHTON • July – November 2021
CHALK is a brilliant, multi-purpose, independent venue located in Brighton’s coach station opposite the iconic Brighton Pier.
The back doors face on to East Street, one of the main routes from the Pavilion and Laines to the seafront.
Identity is on display in all 3 windows at 2m tall from 16th July 2021 for 4 months. Map.
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JUBILEE LIBRARY, BRIGHTON • July – August 2021
Jubilee Library is the city’s main library and is spread across 3 floors in a modern all glass building that has won numerous architectural design awards. It has been described as “a triumph”, “the most important public building constructed in Brighton since the Royal Pavilion” and “the superhero [that] saved the city”. In terms of visitor numbers and loans, the library is one of the busiest in England..
Identity is on display on 22 A0 panels in all 11 windows, half inward facing and half outward facing, from 19th July 2021 for 1 month. Map.
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