A huge congratulations to Homotopia QueerCore alumni Harry Garner, who recently appeared on Sky Arts’ Portrait Artist of the Year! 🖌️

Appearing in Episode 4 of Series 13, Harry took on the challenge of painting actor and motivational speaker Arti Shah at Battersea Arts Centre, with just four hours to complete his portrait!

💬 “I really enjoyed the challenge of having to paint a full portrait in under 4 hours. I usually have far more time and I usually work by building up layer upon layer of paint in my work. So practicing for and completing this all in one go was a really refreshing change and exercise.”

Want to see more of Harry’s incredible work? You can catch his art at Tender, an exhibition taking place at Birch Gallery as part of Homotopia Festival 2026 at Birch Gallery November 21-23!