First Out is incredibly proud to play host to the work of many established and up-and-coming LGBT and queer friendly artists.
Exhibitions change on a regular basis and most work
is available for sale.
If you are interested in exhibiting work feel free to contact us
at firstout@btconnect.com for further information.
|
CURRENT EXHIBITION |
ADAM GRAFF
"LOADED"
12th Sept - 9th Oct 2011
| FORTHCOMING EXHIBITION |
| PAST EXHIBITIONS |
BRADLEY SECKER
"IRAQ'S GAYS REFUGEES"
PHOTOJOURNALISM
7th August 2011 - 10th September 2011
"Bradley Secker, a U.K based photojournalist, spent two months living in Damascus, Syria in autumn 2010. He spent his time locating LGBT individuals that had fled Iraq in fear of being persecuted because of their sexuality. Gaining the trust of these individuals meant Bradley could see inside the closed diaspora of Iraqi LGBT refugees first hand.
His primary aim was to create a photo essay with written, first hand testimonies. Accompanying the images, a short documentary film has been made to further highlight the issue in another medium. Through photos and interviews, the individual accounts are posing questions as to how, and why, such acts of violence and brutality can be overlooked in a new 'free' Iraq."
Bradley Secker
Photojournalist
+44 (0) 783 158 66 63
info@bradleysecker.com
www.bradleysecker.com
@bradleysecker
SARAH-JANE MOON
"FROM LIFE"
10th July - 7th August 2011
Sarah - Jane Moon is a painter and printmaker who is primarily concerned with representing the figure. Through portraiture and representational studies her practice explores the ways we physically inhabit space, collectively and as individuals, and the way we relate to each other and convey meaning through bodily gesture and expression.
Identity and subjectivity are key areas of interest as well as more formal concerns such as the interplay of colour, line and composition. Sarah's paintings and prints pay homage to the universality of existence, while maintaining a sense of the quirky and the unique.
Sarah - Jane Moon
07837 404 284
sarahjanemoon.com
JO WALTER
PHOTOGRAPHS
"FREEDOM IN A KISS & GLITZ"
12th June - 10th July 2011
TRACEY GUE
"YOUR SISTER'S THE PRETTY ONE"/ "BLACK ANGEL"
2nd May 11 - 11th June 11
Photography Exhibition
Tracey works in photography, video and installation, exploring the complex relationship we have with identity, memory and heritage. Creating new narratives using fragments of the past, both real and imagined, the work takes us on a journey of questions, reflecting the many possibilities open to us in reading the past, present and future.
At First Out Tracey presents images and slogans from her series entitled 'Your Sister's the Pretty One'. Focusing on images of Joey Hateley (The Gender Joker) as Joey engages with the ethos of the project and delves into his/her past and experiences
In the basement, Tracey presents for the first time, photographic portraits taken at and for Black Angel*. The images are both staged and candid, presenting the women as the many different personalities they are.
For more info: traceygue.co.uk / yoursisterstheprettyone.co.
*Black Angel is a culturally diverse club night for Lbi women and gay men in Manchester, run by promoter/DJ Claud Cunningham.
JUAN MATEUS
"SO SOHO"
13th March 2011
"Soho stops me, and shows me, and even if I don't want to, I have to stop and see." Juan Mateus
"Juan Mateus grew up Colombia, with frequent visits to the magnificent open spaces of its countryside. He was classically trained in music from the age of five.
Early in life he developed an inclination and expression of the arts, inspired through his music and a love of 'pop' culture and fashion photography.
Today Juan is on an intimate visual voyage capturing images viewed from his heart. Naturally curious, a good humored traveller - his pictures reflect his contented solitude within the cityscape.
He brings a unique style and simplicity to the subject matter, the beauty of which continues to inspire and stimulate him on his journey through the streets, through London, through life." Toby Leetham
NADIA ATTURA & MERCURY
"I LOVE GLOBAL GIRLS 2011"
28th November 2010 - 12th March 2011
Let us take you on a voyage…the i love london girls are back!
This time showing us that love really does makes our world go round.
This year's project titled i love Global Girls 2011 visits our beautiful girlfriends
in far and distant lands from Bollywood to the prairies, from Latin backstreets to
the Northern Lights, from jungle temples to Nordic mountains, from Far Eastern artisans to South African artists.
Allow us to guide you "Around the World in 80 Gays" - It's a new queer ticket for RTW travel.
So ladies strap in, get comfy and let's take off.
Discover its interesting girlie hot spots and fall in love along the way.
Press opening night from 6:30pm on Tuesday 30th November 2010
when the calendar will be for sale at a special price of £7.99
(retail price £9.99 from www.ilovelondongirls.com)
Limited edition signed Art boards (40cm x 40cm) of the new work are for sale
at a special exhibition price of £30.
Exhibition Venue; First Out Café Bar, 52 St. Giles High St, London,
WC2H 8LH - Nearest tube Tottenham Court Road.
Photographer Nadia Attura and Stylist, Hair and Make-up Artist Mercury have been working together since 2006.
They are passionate about communicating the beauty of queer identity and showcasing the many faces of 21st century lesbians.
As a result the pair founded ilove in May 2007 with the aim of improving lesbian visibility and challenging
A big thank you from Nadia & Mercury and the wonderful Calendar Girls, we look forward to seeing you on the 30th x
Nadia & Mercury
07951611213
Website:www.ilovelondongirls.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/people/Northern-Stars/100001355286870
NEIL YOUNG
3th October 10 - 28th November 10
"You, like me":
Intimate Portraits of Farmed Animals
ABOUT ME
I love working on creative projects, especially taking photographs of animals that people really connect with. Human beings are animals too so I cannot believe in a "them and us" division - as Mahatma Gandhi said: "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."
So 'You, like me' explores the relationship between us and farmed animals, given how little contact most of us have with them. What is it like for us to look an individual cow, sheep, pig or chicken in the eye? What feelings, memories and imagination may this spark in us? And how do we imagine farmed animals experience the world? Come and find out!
All proceeds from sales of prints will go to animal welfare charities.
The exhibition private view will be opened by the Mayor of Camden, Councillor Jonathan Simpson, and there will also be other important guests and media from the animal welfare, photographic, human rights, environmental, political and cultural sectors in London and beyond. Big thanks to To Happy Vegans http://www.tohappyvegans.com and Accidently Vegan http://www.accidentallyvegan.co.uk who will provide gorgeous cupcakes, truffles and profiteroles.
WHAT THEY SAY…
"Neil is an excellent campaigner whose photography presents a strong case for improved animal welfare and the need for greater understanding of how animals live their lives."
Ken Livingstone (Mayor of London, 2000-2008) www.kenlivingstone.com
"I'm delighted to be associated with Neil's work as his photos beautifully capture the essence of animals and the wonder of life." Juliet Gellatley (Founder & Director, Viva!) www.viva.org.uk
"I show people Neil's beautiful photographs when I am struggling to explain a certain animal's expression or personality: his images are magical as they really bring each animal to life."
Marion Eaton (Founder, Friend Farmed Animal Sanctuary) www.friendsanimalrescue.org.uk
BE IN TOUCH & JOIN ME:
Neil Young
Photographer
07940 112142
www.neilyoungphotography.co.uk
[launching 5 October 2010]
Facebook page: neilyoungphoto
Twitter: NeilYoungPhoto
"If man is not to stifle his human feelings, he must practise kindness towards animals, for he who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." Immanuel Kant, German Philosopher.
ANN FOSTER
Paintings
4th September 10 - 3rd October 10
Artists Summary
Concepts, Themes, Ideas:
I worked for many years as a social worker and both trained and worked in psychotherapy.
These experiences plus my life as a gay woman have had a major impact on my painting style and subject matter.
I now prefer to work from my imagination, memory and the impulses which arise from there.
My pictures are almost always figurative.
My paintings are an expression of internal feelings or ideas,
which have come together in this moment of transference from
me to the canvas.
During the execution I then discover that the painting takes on a life of its own independent from its birth. It suggests paths I hadn't planned based on an objective view. I almost always allow the painting to lead the way to its final conclusion.
However there are times when the internal image remains unsatisfied by
this conclusion and I begin again with the same impetus only
to re emerge with a different ending.
Occasionally I manage to convey the emotion or idea with less diversion.
The ends result is no more or less successful.
I received a First Class Degree from Sheffield and an M.A. from Manchester.
Ann Foster