Joel Devereux

Specialising in creative portraiture, Joel is a Brisbane-based photographer, burlesque & drag producer with an interest in alternative makeup. A painter from a young age until he found his main passion in photography. He attained his Bachelor of Creative Industries, with a major in Entertainment Industries and a minor in Visual Art, at QUT Kelvin Grove in 2013. Joel's work has been exhibited across Australia. In early 2015, Joel his first solo exhibition and book, HYDRA, at the Brisbane Powerhouse. Inspired by a dark alternative vision of isolated masculinity, HYDRA was on display from the 3rd to the 22nd of February 2015 as part of the first MELT Queer Arts Festival. In January 2017 Joel launched his open-ended series DVRX, a weekly digital ebook focussing on the human form and modern notions of masculinity. Joel is currently freelancing as a photographer and producer full time in Brisbane, Australia.