WILLEMSTAD - Continuum: We Are Here brings together eight LGBTQ+ artists whose work reflects the many ways identity, memory, belonging, and human connection are experienced and expressed.
Conceived as a celebration of Curaçao Pride, the exhibition presents painting, photography, mixed media, and digital art that explores both personal and shared experiences. While some works address LGBTQ+ identity directly, others approach it through abstraction, landscape, spirituality, color, and memory, inviting visitors to discover the many ways queer lives and experiences are expressed through contemporary art.
The exhibition opens with a public reception on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, from 7:00-10:00 p.m. at Gallery Luna Blou in Willemstad and continues through October 24, 2026.
Rather than presenting a single definition of LGBTQ+ experience, Continuum celebrates its diversity. The exhibition recognizes that identity is continually shaped by memory, place, relationships, and lived experience. Together, the artists demonstrate that visibility can be joyful, contemplative, deeply personal, and quietly transformative.
Participating Artists
Felix de Rooy
Isabel Bérénos
Gary Cruz
Avinash J. Daryanani
Tatiana Felix
Quirine Guato
Omar Maduro
Yoskar Martina
The exhibition includes two previously unseen paintings by Felix de Rooy, whose decades-long artistic practice and contributions to LGBTQ+ visibility in Curaçao provide an important generational presence within Continuum. His work is presented alongside artists of different generations and practices, creating a dialogue across experiences, perspectives, and time.
Together, the eight artists bring distinct approaches to contemporary practice while affirming the importance of LGBTQ+ representation and the many forms that visibility can take.
“This exhibition is not about asking people to see the world the same way. It is about recognizing that every life adds another perspective to a shared story. Whether the work is abstract or representational, quiet or bold, each artist reminds us that being present - that being here - is itself something worth celebrating.”
- Gary Cruz
Curator and Artist
Located in one of Otrobanda’s historic buildings, Gallery Luna Blou provides an intimate setting for reflection, conversation, and celebration during Curaçao Pride.
Through works in a range of scales and media, Continuum: We Are Here invites visitors to consider how art can create empathy, foster dialogue, and celebrate the many ways LGBTQ+ people experience and shape the world around them.
Exhibition Information
Opening Reception
Tuesday, September 29, 2026 7:00-10:00 p.m.
Venue
Gallery Luna Blou
Havenstraat
Otrobanda
Exhibition Dates
September 29 - October 24, 2026
Admission
Free