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Q&A with Pride Far & Wide artist Eliza Williams

What are we loud about? Supporting Pride Far and Wide! 

This year we teamed up with Pedestrian to celebrate Australia’s widespread LGBTQIA+ community–from big cities to our smallest towns. Bringing the vision to life was Eliza Williams of Doolittle illustrations. We chatted with the artist extraordinaire and member of the queer community from Naarm/Melbourne to find out about her career, inspiration and what it was like bringing the campaign to life.

27 Mar 2024
What has your experience been working as a queer artist?
I think through being a queer artist I’ve been able to build and connect with a queer community around the world. It has then led me to jobs and collaborations such as BWYASSS which I feel very honoured to be a part of. It's part of our history as a queer community to use art through so many forms like paintings, sculpture, music, poetry etc. to connect through a deeper level and I feel very lucky to have had such a positive experience through that connection. I am grateful to be a small spec in the world creating work both professionally and personally that people can connect and relate to.
How do you inject your personality and identity into your work?
Whenever I make art it feels very personal like I’m taking a piece of me and sharing it. I like to think my personality and identity flow through my work. A lot of my work I think feels fun and silly, but at the core, I really just want to bring some colour and life to people's day. What I draw and create feels like I’m pulling a scene out of my brain. A mainly colourful world that I hope brings some light and love to people's day for even a moment while the world around us feels colourless sometimes.
Where did you draw (pun intended) inspiration from for your Pride Far & Wide work?
Through my community! Asking my queer friends about key things they think of when they think of queer pride in our everyday lives. Researching queer culture, Australian things that intertwine with queer culture, flags and symbols that indicate an inclusive and safe space. Where people can be themselves! Drawing inspiration from queer culture that builds community like drag.
What advice would you give to aspiring queer artists?
To be unapologetically yourself and to put yourself out there. It’s scary to let the world know you and your art. Sometimes I still feel that way. The world is full of dark places and the unknown, but if you are spreading love and kindness and sharing work that is meaningful to you I can guarantee that there are people out here that will connect and feel supported by the work you put out there. I also think reaching out to other queer artists you like is such a great first step! One of the most fulfilling and wonderful parts of being an artist is collaborating and building connections with other artists.
How does it feel to represent the community for Pride Far & Wide with your work?
It feels pretty unreal! What a privilege to share my art as a reflection of love and identity. My younger self who kept a lot of feelings and hid parts of myself would be so proud of how far I have come with accepting and being able to share parts of myself that I wouldn’t have dreamed of doing back when I was younger. Hopefully inspiring people to be more themselves and accepting of not only themselves but also the many people we come across in our life, because everyone deserves love and acceptance, in whatever form.
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