An open-call exhibition celebrating LGBTQ+ pride in the local community through art. With the open-call theme being 'journey' my work explores the rebellion and journey to acceptance for the LGBTQ+ community. Representing journey through the delicate combination of modern street art/graffiti and traditional oil painting, this work parodies Delacroix’s Liberty ‘Leading the People’ to demonstrate the continuing struggle in society to create a world where everyone can live and love freely as who they are,
without prejudice. The Progress Pride flag and Inverted Pink Triangle represent the “active fight back” and the bringing together of marginalized communities (such as POC, transgender individuals, those living and those who have been lost to HIV/AIDS, and many more)- in the words of Queer Nation, “We’re here, we’re Queer, get used to it.” This large scale mixed media artwork is painted on a piece of driftwood, a local boat washed up on our beaches. The found object aspect is a close connection to our local LGBTQ+ community, and the journey to acceptance and love, both in our little community and across the globe. In times of oppression, it is important to remember both our history and our end goal.
‘LIBERTY’ is a large-scale painting using oil and spraypaint on found object (driftwood/debris).

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