Matt Lifson is a painter whose work investigates the relationship between lived and borrowed experiences concerning queer identity. His studio practice employs various techniques, from the immediacy of impressionist mark-making to the layering of contradictory images evocative of early surrealism. Although referential to erotic tableaus, Lifson aims to excavate greater humanity through provocative figure compositions, exploring his personal narratives while critiquing myths of sensationalized queer relationships in media.