Roy Edwards (1932-1982) was a member of the English Surrealist movement in the 1950s and 1960s and lived for a time at Farley House in Sussex, home of artists Lee Miller and Roland Penrose. Farley House is well known to have been visited by Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró and Man Ray. Contributing to the movement with poetry, photography and collage, his illustrations and collages display graphic homoerotic content at a time when it was still illegal to be homosexual. Contributing to the movement with poetry, photography and collage, his illustrations and collages display graphic homoerotic content at a time when it was still illegal to be homosexual. Corinna Edwards-Colledge, Edward's neice: "Considering that much of my uncle's work was created when homosexuality was still a criminal offence, I think it is rather wonderful and brave in its celebratory homo-eroticism. The drawings and illustrations are beautiful in the lyricism of their lines and exotic detail, reminiscent, to me, of Aubrey Beardsley, and also have a strong sense of narrative.”

On show in the Queer the Pier exhibition (2020 - 2022) at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery. Proposed black and white pen and ink illustration created by Aubrey Beardsley (1877-1898) for the cover of the Yellow Book magazine (1894-1897). Digitised image is provided by Royal Pavilion & Museums, who currently hold the original object. Daren Kay, Community Curator: Born in Brighton in 1872, Beardsley (1872 - 1898) is best known for his erotic illustrations for a number of avant-garde publications like the Yellow Book - a fashionable magazine that ran from 1894-1897 that took its name from the covering controversial French novels were wrapped in at the time. Tainted by his association with Oscar Wilde (who was apparently carrying a copy of the Yellow Book when he was arrested for sodomy in 1895), Beardsley was fired as Art Editor of the Yellow Book. His original illustration for Volume V (on show here) was replaced by that of another artist. Beardsley's sexually explicit art work has earned him a place in the heart of the queer community and maintained his popularity with generations of gender non-conforming and bisexual people.

Limited edition Trans Pride Season poster, commissioned by Marlborough Theatre to celebrate season of Trans Performance.