Queerguru has written about Brit heartthrob actor Russell Tovey’s passion for Art before (https://queerguru.com/brit-actor-russell-tovey-gallerist-robert-diament-talk-queer-art/) but now he has taken it one step further with Life is Excellent. It’s a feature-length documentary chronicling the inimitable life of one of his heroes, David Robilliard — a radical queer poet and artist who died of AIDS at … Continue reading
The Unabridged Mrs Vera’s Daybook is a warm-hearted documentary telling the story of historic AIDS activism and related community art in San Francisco through the works of two local based artists, photographer Michael Johnstone and his partner, artist David Faulk, aka Mrs. Vera. Mrs Vera is a colorful drag/art persona, originally created by David … Continue reading
One of the local queer artists we have followed ever since Queerguru made PTown its summer base is Christopher Sousa. His curious figures and portraits explore themes of isolation and alienation, longing and desire. And judging by his annual Show which completely sells out, his work has become highly desirable and has even inspired … Continue reading
Greg Salvatori is a self-taught queer artist whose work has been exhibited or published in +30 countries. His visionary art blends contemporary techniques and aesthetics with classical concerns for beauty and light. Since he opened his own very successful Gallery in PTown he has become so very well known for his playful, provocative series. … Continue reading
Gaston Lacombe migrated to Ptown from French Canada a few years back to open his own art gallery which very quickly has become one of Queerguru’s go-to places for contemporary queer art. Over the last few months, one motif has dominated Lacombe’s art – the simple circle. Arcs, hoops, halos, suns and moons, but … Continue reading
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