Exhibition examining contemporary landscape painting through the lens of queerness, myth, and nostalgia
11am - 5pm (or by appointment)
Projects Kavel Rafferty presents...
Arse End of Nowhere, a new exhibition by artist Stuart Rayner.
Private view: Saturday 7th March, 5 - 9pm
Taking its name from a phrase often used to dismiss rural places as remote or insignificant, the exhibition will explore folklore, queerness, and personal narrative through contemporary landscape painting, showing that these spaces are rich with history, tradition, and myth.
Drawing on the visual language of so-called “chocolate box Britain,” Rayner paints idyllic rural landscapes while questioning the nostalgia they evoke, exposing how romanticised visions of the past can obscure more complex emotional truths. Rayner’s work engages with folklore, myth, and apotropaic symbols as living forms rather than historical relics. Queerness and otherness are woven through these narratives, where myth and whimsy offer alternative ways of understanding identity, belonging, and selfhood. Nature is not treated as decoration, but as an emotional and spiritual force—something that connects, uplifts, and demands care.
Free
