Monkey Business 

“Truly original” – Bristol24/7

"Monkey Business" is my exhibition inspired by the diverse expressions of biological sex and sexual behavior in the animal kingdom.

Drawing from ‘Bitch’ by Lucy Cooke  and and ‘Queer Ducks’ by Eliot Schrefer, this exhibition is about celebrating queerness and expanding my own understanding of who I am in the world.

Through my research I've discovered  examples like lesbian lizards, non-monogamous songbirds, sex-changing clownfish, and promiscuous monkeys—there's so much queer behavior being uncovered!

At the same time, I want to challenge the idea of “finding” our place in the world by looking to nature.

Animals don’t exist to teach us how to live—our morality isn’t a monkey’s business; it’s ours to figure out.

Events: 

• Music: Homosapien Love Songs by Pal and friends
  
• Art: Animal Life Drawing with Bristol Life Drawing
  
• Talk: Jasmine Isa Qureshi ‘Queering Ecology: Why Penguins aren’t gay’
  

Painting catalogue available here