Sadie Lee, Roxana Halls and Sarah Jane Moon
are figurative artists whose queer identities inform
much of their work. They produce paintings that
deploy the tropes and techniques of representational
art to striking effect. In an era where
artists routinely insist on their subversiveness and the
interrogation of sexual and gender norms is a
mainstream endeavour, this group invites aesthetic
as well as ideological scrutiny. 

These gay women make bold, alluring, witty and
deft work which disavows any antagonism between
politics and pleasure. Indeed, their show’s title,
‘Threesome’ makes a cooly sardonic reference to
the voyeuristic aspect of lesbian representation:
any eroticism in these works is strictly intentional.


‘Threesome is a refreshing smack in the face – women’s unashamed
sexuality, strength, depth and vibrance – of women, by women. Beautiful.’

Yasmin Hashmi, founder member of the Women’s Equality Party