J Davies: Photography Exhibition in Good Chemistry
- All Day | Thursday February 19, 2026 - Friday May 01, 2026
- Good Chemistry | Ace Hotel Sydney
- 47-53 Wentworth Ave.
Ace Hotel Sydney in partnership with UNSW Galleries. On exhibit from February til end of April.
J Davies examines intimacy, identity and neurodiversity through a deeply personal lens, and is known for an expansive photographic archive documenting queer culture and community in Naarm/Melbourne. J’s practice opens a candid window into moments of unapologetic queerness, foregrounding relationships, bodies and lived experience. Their works challenge conventional depictions of queer identity, instead offering space for personal narratives shaped by love, connection and
belonging. Their photographs question entrenched social norms around sexuality, gender and intimacy while celebrating the tenderness, playfulness and fluid physicality that define queer relational worlds.
About the Artist
J Davies (Ngāti Te Awhitu, Ngāti Hauā) is an Australian-born, takatāpui artist living and
creating on the stolen lands of the Kulin Nation in Naarm/Melbourne, Australia. J’s work has
been exhibited at Les Rencontres d’Arles (France), the Hong Kong International
Photography Festival, the National Gallery of Victoria for Melbourne Now, the Centre for
Contemporary Photography, and Photo 2024. They have been an artist-in-residence at
Collingwood Yards, and the winner of The Midsumma Art Prize 2026. J Davies is
represented by MARS Gallery in Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Curatorial Partner
UNSW Galleries is a university art museum located in Paddington, Sydney. It presents
exhibitions by leading Australian and international artists and designers. Works by J Davies
are also on display at UNSW Galleries as part of the exhibition ‘All The World’s Memories’
from 13 February — 3 May 2026. For more information, visit unsw.to/galleries
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