The Boomer Gallery - "Identity" Call For Artists

• Boomer Gallery London

• Deadline: May 3rd, 2025

• Theme: Identity

• Prize: Exhibition in London + Exposure

• Entry Fees: Free Submission (Pay if Selected)

• REGISTRATION: CLOSED. Click HERE for more Opportunities

Between the external presentation of self and the deep, internal world we inhabit lies a space where truth resides—a space many of us spend our entire lives attempting to navigate. That truth is identity. Not something fixed or easily categorized, but a living, evolving construct made up of our memories, cultural inheritances, dreams, traumas, relationships, and inner visions. It exists in tension—both mask and mirror, both a form of presentation and a vulnerable disclosure.

For artists, this nebulous terrain often becomes central to their practice. Artistic creation becomes a form of inquiry, a kind of excavation. It is a process of peeling back layers—challenging inherited narratives, reexamining societal roles, and exploring the personal mythologies we live by. Through this work, the artist may ask: What remains when no one is looking? And just as significantly: What is revealed when everyone is?

Some artists uncover moments of clarity through this process. Using tools as diverse as paint, fiber, digital media, sound, and sculpture, they manifest expressions of self that feel newly authentic—perhaps even unfamiliar until made tangible through the act of creation. Their work says, This is who I am, or who I believe myself to be in this moment.

Other artists thrive in the uncertainty. They are less interested in resolution and more compelled by the ambiguity of identity. Their work resists easy interpretation. It rejects the demand to be legible, to fit within predefined borders. These artists explore multiplicity, often engaging with contradiction and paradox. Their art challenges the viewer to accept identity as something fluid, fractured, and beautifully complex.

There are also artists for whom the question of identity is inherently political. For those whose experiences and histories have been marginalized, erased, or distorted, the act of creating becomes one of reclaiming space and voice. Their work is not just introspective—it is insurgent. It asserts presence. It reclaims narrative control. It insists on visibility in the face of systemic invisibility.

This exhibition brings together these diverse approaches and experiences. It is a space for inquiry, resistance, celebration, and healing. It invites artists to explore and express the intimate, contradictory, and transformative nature of identity. Through these works, we are offered glimpses into what it means to be seen, to become, and to belong—even if only for a moment.