Spotted with Pansies marks the debut of a series exploring the fear of association with other gay men (“pansies”) and the weaponization of landscape against minority groups.

Rooted in printmaking and painting, Chris Glabb’s work examines cultural capital—how references and images function as currency, granting access, legitimacy, and belonging. Through irony and lowbrow referentiality, he recontextualizes imagery to critique hierarchy and navigate the intersections of Queerness and Indigenous identity.

Chris Glabb (b. 2000) is a Métis artist and recent BFA graduate from the University of Ottawa.