Bio

Joss Munson is a multi disciplinary artist who works with video/sound, image making, writing and performance. His work takes the form of a subject that has an underlying theme, statement or story. Common themes include his own understanding of himself and his experiences. He uses art as a reflection, a kind of documentation that says something about the stage that he is at in life. His work can be playful and funny but can also be quite dark and serious, all depending on what he has to express. His aim is to make artwork that is more accessible to normal people.

Born in a little town in Suffolk, he moved to East London when he was 10. Joss was diagnosed with a typical autism at the age of 13 and was later at the age of 18 diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder.

Joss has over the span of 3 years developed a drag act, alter ego and gender poop. His debut drag attempt, Boobzilla, had a universe built around her. Over the timespan of her fictional career, she has been a model, a director for a low budget reality TV show, she has become a singer songwriter, killed off and has risen from the dead. Joss put on a one man show “the unofficial Resident Evil Pantomime” (2020), in which he cosplayed as a character from the Resident Evil video game. In the show, it was a collection of cabaret type dancing, lip syncing and improvisation from the audience. Joss’ work ranges from it being straight forward to it being rather abstract. He finds it important for there to be a meaning. His influence includes artists such as Susan Hiller, (particularly, the way in which she curates her work), Jean Michel Basquiat, Tracey Emin and so many more.

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Education

2012- City and Islington 

2015- Brighton University

2018- Middlesex University – Fine Art BA

Exhibitions/Shows

2019 – End of Year Show – The Resurrection of Boobzilla

2020 – The Unofficial Pantomime of Resident Evil Starring Jill Sandwich

2020 – g^2 – Virtual Online Gallery 

2020 – Distorted World – collaboration with Dovetail Joints Virtual Online Exhibition

2020 – LIVE – WET Productions & Dovetail Joints Virtual Online Exhibition

2020 – EOY Show – Instagram Exhibition

2020 – Islington Arts Factory – About the work – Recovery 

2021 – Bow Arts Nunnery – Pop up Exhibition – MY HOUSE IS ON FIRE!

2021 – Surivanoroc – Online Virtual Exhibition – Grandmas Ghost

2021 – The Crypt, Euston: Blindspot exhibition

2022 - Exploding Cinema - Grandma's Ghost screening