Court Watson, Couple, 2023, 20”x26”
wan•der•lust. noun. a strong desire to explore.
Watson's recent ink drawings celebrate authentic diverse bodies reflecting the dazzling beauty of our queer community in post-pandemic New York. Watson sensually drafts the contours of the body in ink on various mixed media exploring collage in paper, and leather.
Opening Reception & Book Release: Friday, August 11th, 6–8 PM
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Special Events
Drawn Together Drawing Group
Wednesday, August 16th 6:30-9:30PM
Open to the public from 6:30-8:00PM, Doors close at 8PM for entry, guest artists can remain till 9:30.
Doable Guys Drawing Group (Ticketed Event)
Thursday, August 17th 6:30-9:30PM
Tickets can be purchased in advance at Doable Guys.
Court Watson (he/they) grew up in Chesapeake, Virginia and has been a New Yorker since 2003. He is proud to be a queer artist and member of the Doable Guys Art Collective. He runs the Drawn Together drawing group.
WANDERLUST at the SoHo Project Space is his first solo show in New York.
His drawings and watercolors are in private collections throughout the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and have been exhibited in numerous group shows at the Leslie-Lohman Gay and Lesbian Art Museum including The Male Gaze, Dirty Little Drawings, and Boy Bordello. He havs also shown at the 2017, ‘19, ‘21, and ‘23 Fire Island Pines Art Biennials, Superfine! Art Fair, Art Gaysel Provincetown, Side Tracks Gallery, Salzburg’s Dark Eagle, Atlantic Gallery, Brooklyn Queer Flea, and Dandyland. His work has been featured in E. Gibbons’ 100 Artists of the Male Figure, Doable Guys Vols. 2-8, Falo Magazine, and Murn Magazine.
His theatrical set and costume designs for opera, musicals, dance, and themed entertainment have been seen on stages from Beijing to Nashville, Orlando to Cooperstown, and Munich to San Antonio.. He is committed to advocating for safe, respectful, inclusive, diverse spaces where we can take creative risks together without harassment or abuse. He holds an MFA from New York University and a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University with a minor in Art History. He serves on the faculty at NYU’s Tisch Drama.
“Watson has masterfully created a familiar artistic line like no other, sensually guiding his voyeurs’ eyes around erotically charged masculine tableaus that are undoubtedly a credit to his community.”
— Charles W. Leslie. Co-Founder of the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art
"Court is able to fuse whimsy and Eros in a way that tickles the back of your brain and the front of your eyes. His deft draftsmanship is both direct and full of earnest energy."
— E. Gibbons. Author of 100 Artists of the Male Figure
"Court's drawings celebrate a theatrical witty eroticism.”
— Mark Beard. Artist
“In addition to his unique, eye-catching style, which is unmistakably his own, Court is a pillar of the queer art community, making a point not only to support other artists of all experience levels, but also to spotlight subjects that represent the wide diversity of the community he cherishes.”
— Kyle Anderson. Artist and co-founder of Doable Guys
Gallery Hours
Thursday and Friday: 4-8 PM
Saturday and Sunday: 2-6 PM
Exhibition Views
Hallway Gallery Views
Installation photography by Da Ping Luo