June 6 - June 27

Exhibition Opening: 12-2pm, Saturday 6th June 2026
Arts Space Gallery
Tuesday-Thursday 10am-4pm
Friday-Saturday 10am-2pm

Clandestine Queers, Hidden in Plain Sight is a contemporary exhibition exploring the history, symbolism, and lived experience of queer identity. Through a series of oil paintings inspired by nineteenth-century portraiture and significant queer spaces, the exhibition examines the ways queerness has historically been hidden, coded, and expressed through art, culture, and place.

Blending historical references with personal perspectives, the works move between themes of visibility and secrecy, community and belonging. From subtle queer symbolism in formal portraiture to reflections on spaces such as the Stonewall Inn and contemporary queer life in Perth, the exhibition offers both a sociocultural exploration and a deeply personal narrative.

Accessible and thought-provoking, the exhibition invites audiences to to resonate with queer audiences through recognition and affirmation, while remaining accessible to a broader public as a means of offering insight and prompting reflection on unfamiliar perspectives and histories.