Jijinka

Jijinka
by Brett Amory
© Brett Amory

Oil on canvas

Brett Amory gained a BA in fine art from the
Academy of Arts University, San Francisco.
His work has been seen in numerous group
and solo exhibitions in London, New York and
Miami and published in a monograph (2015),
the Guardian and Harpers magazine.

The portrait is inspired by a former co-worker of the
artist. Jijinka transitioned from male to female over
of a number of years. Amory asked Jikinka if she
would sit for a portrait and the resulting work
is based on sketches and photographs
taken in the studio.