Cheo Gonzalez

Much of his work is produced using discarded billboard backings—materials stripped from the urban landscape under the cover of night. Onto these hidden surfaces, González transfers iconoclastic portrayals of queer Christs, rendered with bold corporeality and reverence. These reimagined figures are then returned to the public realm or disseminated through editorial and digital platforms, inviting viewers to encounter divinity through the lens of sexual dissidence. His practice not only disrupts dominant narratives but also offers alternative spiritual iconographies—ones that celebrate the erotic, the non-normative, and the racially marginalised.

González’s contributions have earned him the UAL Bounce Fund Award and shortlist status for the Mead Fellowship for his editorial project The Queer Art Atlas. He has participated in residencies at ADEMA (Majorca) and Millbank (London), and exhibited work at the Weatherbys Private Bank Exhibition and the International Festival by the Academy of Visual Arts in Ljubljana. He is also active in academic dialogue, having led critiques for MA students at UAL’s Singapore Art Group.

His work is part of notable collections, including the UAL Art Collection, the Museum of Sexual Diversity (Brazil), the Lusophone Museum of Diversity (Portugal), and the Diversa Institute. His practice has also been featured in publications such as Jesus Now (Abrams Books), where he appears alongside Cindy Sherman, David LaChapelle, and Pierre et Gilles.