Photographer Damien Frost will be returning to Newcastle this September for the 2026 New Annual festival. A University of Newcastle alum, the Sydney-born artist has carved out a international reputation for his Night Flowers series, amassing more than 14 years of portraits of queer and alternative figures.
The exhibition at Watt Space during New Annual will present around 100 of these portraits. The festival has also commissioned new portraits of Australia’s creative, queer and alternative individuals – captured during the artist’s recent residency.
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