I’m honored to be a part of the “WINTERFELL” exhibition along with group of extraordinary artists at the Fireplace Project, in Hudson NY. Curated by Edsel Williams, the show features all blue artworks! For my part, I am showing a small still life oil painting of shiny blue vintage Adidas soccer shorts!
Blue Your Mind 2025)
oil on canvas
12 x 12 inches
Exhibition runs through February 14, 2026
The Fireplace Project
435 Warren St. Hudson, NY 12534
I was honored to be showing two large scale drawings as a part of a stellar group exhibition “Identity: Held in the Light” at the legendary National Arts Club opening this Wednesday evening here in New York City. I’m honored to be showing alongside my friends Yuki James, Gio Black Peter and
Walt Cessna, as well some absolute icons like Keith Haring, Peter Hujar, Duane Michals and Pierre Molinier!
The exhibition features the works of Amanda Ba, Drake Carr, Walter Cessna, Lola Flash, Pia Paulina Guilmoth, Martine Gutierrez, Keith Haring, Peter Hujar, Yuki James, Brian Kenny, Clifford Prince King, Brian Lantelme, Duane Michals, Pierre Molinier, Gio Black Peter, Carlos Rodriguez, Blake Sterling, and Jimmy Wright.
June 4 - 27, 2025
Opening reception and celebration June 4 6-9pm
The National Arts Club
15 Gramercy Park, NY NY 10003
Brian Kenny, “More Than Ever” (2014) mixed media on shooting target paper, 22.5 x 34 inches.
Brian Kenny “Skinwalker” (2021) mixed media on shooting target paper, 22.5 x 34 inches.
I’m honored and excited to be a part of this fantastic summer group exhibition in Manhattan with so many truly brilliant queer artists. For my part, I am showing two self-portraits from my 2009 series “Night Moves”
Curatorial statement by Slava Mogutin:
My Romantic Ideal is a queer photography exhibition that explores the intersections of intimacy, desire, and identity in the contemporary landscape of escalating culture wars, with state-sponsored, religious and corporate homophobia and censorship on the rise on both sides of the Atlantic.
As queer artists, we occupy spaces where love and lust collide, where fantasy and reality dissolve, and where the body becomes both a site of pleasure and protest. This collection of work from 28 emerging and established photographers—each with their unique vision, background, and experience—offers a kaleidoscopic view into the multifaceted and often contradictory nature of queer romance.
The title of the exhibition reflects the tension between societal expectations of romance and the deeply personal, rebellious, and liberating expressions of love and desire that queer artists present. Romantic ideals have historically been dictated and shaped by heteronormative frameworks, but here, we subvert and redefine them through a queer lens. Each artist challenges, queers, and reclaims the concept of romanticism in their own way, whether through intimate portraiture, raw documentation of lived experiences, or surreal, dreamlike compositions.
As a curator, I aimed to gather a selection of artists whose work resonates with the complexities of queer love, desire, and identity in their many forms. These photographers are not simply documenting a queer reality—they are creating new paradigms of romanticism, fueled by their journeys and passions. Together, their works form a vibrant intergenerational dialogue about the politics of love, the performance of romance, and the transformative power of queer eroticism.
My Romantic Ideal is not just an exhibition of photography, but a declaration of the many ways we, as queer artists, claim and redefine love—on our own terms, with all its contradictions, joys, and struggles.
My Romantic Ideal
A Queer Photography exhibition curated by Slava Mogutin
May 1 – August 31, 2025
Bureau of General Services—Queer Division
Room 210 of The LGBT Community Center
208 W 13th Street
NYC 10011