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Artist Bio
Jay Sykes is a 30-year-old multidisciplinary creative and ex-academic based in Blackmans Bay, just south of nipaluna/Hobart. Much of their output is based on their academic thesis (the Nolan Gallery in Salamanca currently displays a number of their biochemistry-inspired abstract paintings), but Jay also frequently makes art about their non-binary and queer identity.
They have exhibited multiple times with the Queer Artists Collective and Artfully Queer. A particular favourite of theirs (and some judges!) is their 2022 work Promising Young Cryptid, a deeply personal exploration of their childhood via old photos and acrylic paint. For Celebrating Identity, they aim to broaden their conceptual scope and honour the rainbow flag.
Jay also writes short fiction and poetry, and has had a number of pieces published in literary journals (as well as their own zines).
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