Demi Stiles

(b 1997, United Kingdom. Lives and works in London)

Demi Stiles works in the mediums of painting and sculpture to investigate themes of gender performance; identity; and objecthood. Advocating for the visibility of varied gender expression. Stiles elevates high “femme aesthetics” in the form of grandiose installations; portraiture; interiors; and ceramics. Paying tribute to femmes and female-aligned people; my work observes the emotional toll of gendered experience through the perspective of a non-binary femme. In response manifesting my subjects as icons of endurance in grandiose portraits. Frequently projecting a melancholia; which is contrasted by the use of childlike stylisation and overly saturated compositions.