Eden DeVries is a non-binary printmaker working on the land of the Wallumedegal people of the Eora nation. They collaborate with queer artists and community members of the past by examining the themes and construction of historical works, combining them with coded language and imagery to represent their own internal experiences. Their artistic practice explores grief, joy, death, love and community through printmaking practices supported by textile works, zines, collage, painting and drawing which all have complex relationships that string them together in queer artmaking history. Through their artmaking, DeVries seeks to convey the cognitive dissonance of being perceived as queer in public and existing as a private person.
During their residency at Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf, DeVries continued researching Sydney's queer history, delving into different aspects of life in both historical and contemporary contexts: what it means to hide, be seen and come out in various stages of Sydney's growth and the stories of individuals who form such a strong and vibrant community.
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