Queer Materials

Queer Materials’ features seven LGBTQIA+ artists that use textiles to narrate diverse Queer experiences – presenting a patchwork of unique 21st Century stories, that are both private and universal.

Textiles are important in Queer storytelling. They are capable of embodying histories both personal and communal and are symbolic items in Queer mythmaking. The textile making process itself has long been a significant tool in Queer community building – providing occasion for social and cultural connection and exchange.

The artists within this exhibition present varied, intersectional and alternative forms of Queer representation, speaking to unique stories, both private and universal and recognising the multilayered and many-voiced nature of Queer histories.

The exhibition will be accompanied by public programs that engage Queer communities.

Featured artists: Samuel Luke Beatty, Giacomo Budini, Matthew Grayson, Dr Virginia Keft, Abby Murray, Saara138 & Zoë Sydney.