A young man with curly hair and a mustache, wearing a striped sweater, is sitting at a table with art supplies and dried leaves. He is resting his head on his hand and looking at the camera in a room decorated with various pictures and artwork on the wall.

About

Joshua Brew (born 1993) is an emerging Australian artist working on Whadjuk Noongar country (Perth, Western Australia), exploring contemporary masculinity through narrative and symbolism. Drawing on lived experience, his work examines the tension between vulnerability and strength, responding to the resurgence of hyper- and toxic masculinities in contemporary culture.

Through meticulous, meditative mark-making, Brew’s drawings trace a journey from guardedness to openness, from isolation to connection with others and the natural world. His restrained palette and focus on the hand-drawn line evoke tenderness and introspection, inviting viewers to reconsider what it means to be a man today.

Brew holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) from the University of Western Australia and a Bachelor of Education (Secondary) majoring in Visual Arts from Edith Cowan University. His work continues to explore how art can foster care, curiosity, and emotional openness within contemporary manhood.

CV

Education

2025 Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours, First Class), University of Western Australia, (Boorloo/Perth, Western Australia)

2015 Visual Art Teacher Professional Development: Printmedia & Print Close Up Workshop, North Metropolitan TAFE (Boorloo/Perth, Western Australia)

2014 Bachelor of Education (Secondary) – Visual Arts, Edith Cowan University, (Boorloo/Perth, Western Australia)

Solo Exhibitions

2015 Stretch Festival Art Trail, Grill’d Mandurah (Bindjareb/Mandurah, Western Australia)

2014 Stretch Festival Art Trail, Catch 22 (Bindjareb/Mandurah, Western Australia)

Group Exhibitions

2025 FAM+25 | UWA Fine Arts + Electronic Music & Sound Design Graduate Exhibition, Cullity Gallery, University of Western Australia (Boorloo/Perth)

2018 Mandurah Youth Art Awards, Contemporary Art Space Mandurah (Bindjareb/Mandurah, Western Australia)

2018 Mandjar Art Awards, Mandurah Performing Arts Centre (Bindjareb/Mandurah, Western Australia)

2013 Mandurah Youth Art Awards, Contemporary Art Space Mandurah (Bindjareb/Mandurah, Western Australia)

Artist Residencies

2018 CASM Open Studio Collective, Contemporary Art Space Mandurah (Bindjareb/Mandurah, Western Australia)

Workshops

2012 Mixed Media Workshop, Community First Ability Arts (Bindjareb/Mandurah, Western Australia)

I acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of these lands and waters, and the enduring connection they maintain with Country.