Artist | Theo Polymorphos | Resides | United States |
Website | polymorphos.art | Medium | Oil Charcoal |
Themes | Mythology Nature Spirituality Transformation Shapeshifting | theo@polymorphos.art | |
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About the artist
Theo Polymorphos is a North American painter of imaginative realism, whose art explores the mysterious journey of the soul. He currently lives and works in Melbourne, Florida. He studied imaginative realist painting at the Georgetown Atelier in Seattle, Washington. His works have garnered numerous awards, including Finalist in the Arts Renewal Center’s International Salon and the inclusion of his paintings on the Lunar Codex. Polymorphos has exhibited internationally in the United States, Denmark, and Mexico, and has been featured in magazines including Beautiful Bizarre and the Bureau of Queer Art. He recently debuted his first solo exhibition, “Lux in Profundis” in Melbourne, Florida.
Artwork Themes & Subject Matter
An adept of the Orphic mysteries, Theo Polymorphos records ethereal visions on canvas, in an evocative bricolage of obscure myths reimagined and personal narratives amplified. Inspired by the countercultural spiritualities of the ancient Orphics and modern Romantics, Polymorphos celebrates his own initiatory journey through visions of a queer otherworld where the youthful protagonists of his paintings are transfigured through encounters with the more than human world of gods and spirits, flora and fauna, elements and luminaries. Brimming with esoteric symbolism—from slithering serpents to glowing hearts—his work explores themes of ecstasy, initiation, and metamorphosis.
Press
Theo Polymorphos’ paintings have been featured in notable magazine and online sources including Art Renewal Center, International Realism, 16th International ARC Salon.
Upcoming Exhibitions
When | Exhibition | Gallery |
October 2025 | Art fair: ‘IX Art Show: Imagine This” | IX Arts Reading, PA. United States |
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Education
2022 Imaginative Realism, Georgetown Atelier, Seattle, WA, United States
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2024
Elysian Fields: Myth Making with Theo Polymorphos, Bureau of Queer Art, Artsy, Mexico City
Lux in Profundis, Fifth Avenue Gallery, Melbourne, FL. United States
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025
Bureau of Queer Art Volume, Bureau of Queer Art, Mexico City, Mexico
Clavo Movimiento Art Fair, Bureau of Queer Art, Mexico City, Mexico
2024
Bodies of Water: Reflections on Water & Life, 33 Contemporary Gallery, Palm Beach, FL. United States
Bureau of Queer Art Volume 4: Pink Tide, Dama Gallery, Ventura, CA. United States
Nude Nite: FORM, Group exhibition, Orlando, FL. United States
100% Pure Florida, Fifth Avenue Gallery, Melbourne, FL. United States
Seattle Erotic Art Festival, Seattle, WA. United States
2023
A Generous Kingdom VIII, Verum Ultimum Gallery,, Portland, OR. United States
44th Annual National Juried Art Show, Arts Council of Wayne County, Goldsboro, NC. Unite States
Almenara Art Prize Online Exhibition, Almenara Collection, Córdoba, Spain
Nude Nite, Orlando, FL. United States
Seattle Erotic Art Festival, Seattle, WA. United States
2022
Annual Graduation Show, Georgetown Atelier, Seattle, WA
Best of Gage, Gage Academy, Seattle, WA. United States
Unmasked, Figure | Ground Gallery, Seattle, WA. United States
Seattle Erotic Art Festival, Seattle, WA. United States