Jazz, Gender, and the Queer Experience transforms the gallery into a space of inclusion, dialogue, and visibility - where women, gender-diverse, and queer jazz musicians take centre stage.
Through the works, artist and saxophonist Chloe Forbes weaves sound, sculpture, and personal narrative, confronting the entrenched hypermasculinity, gender disparity, and heteronormativity in jazz culture. As a young woman and openly queer jazz musician, Chloe's lens is both distinctive and critical.
This debit solo exhibition is the visual culmination of her Honours research project at Griffith University which focuses on equity for female-identifying, non-binary, and LGBTQIA+ jazz musicians in Australia