About me:
I am a multi-disciplinary artist whose work explores my own gender identity & transgender experiences through the lens of being ‘stealth’ in today’s society, using a variety of mediums and processes.
In contemporary terms, to live as the gender you identify with but not being openly out as trans is known as being ‘stealth’. Transgender individuals often find it necessary to have a stealth identity in order to avoid discrimination.
Through the use of an avatar in my own self-image, I am able to place him into everyday environments & experiences, where he might exist regardless of race, gender or class.
Being open about being stealth is contradictory, and I am choosing to make my identity public.
Robin Standring is a multi-disciplinary artist whose work explores his own gender identity & transgender experiences through the lens of being ‘stealth’ in today’s society. Today, to live as the gender you identify with but not being openly out as trans is known as being stealth. Transgender individuals often find it necessary to have a stealth identity in order to avoid discrimination. By creating an avatar in his own self-image, he is able to place the character into various environments & experiences, regardless of race, gender or class. Being open about being stealth, Robin is essentially revealing his true identity.
• Group exhibition for LGBT+ History month through the University of Salford, 2022
• Hot Bed Press 20:20 print exchange, 2022, 2023 and (upcoming) 2024
• Group exhibition with Fruity Frenzy, 2023.
• Selected to create an edition of 10 identical prints to be used as gifts to international partners and dignitaries visiting the School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology for the University of Salford.
• Shown alongside The University of Salford’s Fine Art programme in the Fête of Britain, 2024
• Shown in The University of Salford's Vice Chancellors Offices for a period of 9-12 months starting June 2024.
• Group exhibition, The Omnipotence of Dream at Salford Museum and Art Gallery, 2024