About me

I’m Ray Haikal (He/Him), a Lebanese-Australian, queer artist based in Meanjin (Brisbane). My work moves with emotion, rhythm, and memory, never trying to hold things still.

Through abstraction, I embrace painting as a process of change — layers shift, dissolve, and return in new forms. Each gesture reflects the sense that nothing stays fixed; everything is always becoming otherwise.

I create original paintings, prints, and art-inspired pieces that invite viewers to experience movement, feeling, and transformation.

Exhibitions

Brisbane Portrait Prize Shortlist, State Library of Queensland, QLD ( 20 Sep - 9 Nov 2025)

Micro 40 x 40 (Group Exhibition), Gallery 3 Byron Bay, NSW ( Oct - Nov 2025)

The Spaces in Between (Group Exhibition), Kay West Studios, QLD ( Sept - Oct 2025)

Small Wonders Group Exhibition 2025, Red Gallery, Fitzroy North, VIC, (Jun - Jul 2025)

Bendigo Queer Country Exhibition, Dudley House, Bendigo, VIC (26 - 30 Mar 2025)

Group Show Souls, SOL Gallery Space, Fitzroy, VIC (14 Jan - 2 Feb 2025)

NRCG Pop-up Art Market, NRCG & Ignite Studios, Ballina, NSW (14 Dec 2024)

Micro 20 x20 (Group Exhibition), Gallery 3 Byron Bay, NSW (29 Nov - 13 Dec 2024)