Since 2006, Winslow Schalkwyk has emerged as a multi-faceted artist from the culturally rich city of Cape Town. Their work speaks from a space of truth and contemplation, using poetry, film, and photography as a medium to unpack the complexities of the human experience.

Winslow’s autobiographical approach weaves together the personal and the political, exploring a range of themes from masculinity and queer love to the struggles of “coloured” people in South Africa. Their art serves as a vital platform to tell stories that need to be told, resonating deeply whether read aloud or experienced digitally.

A necessary provocateur, Winslow dissects the very foundations of queer life and sexuality. Their art is a fierce rebuttal to queer stories curated for cishet comfort, daring to unlearn conditioning, redefine intimacy, and bravely reclaim queer love. With projects like the self-published 2025 collection Darkroom: A Collection of Poetry and “SUGARWATER,” they offer a stark gaze into queer love and lust while embracing the multifaceted Cape Coloured Queer experience.

Winslow’s work is an audacious pursuit of wholeness, relinquishing binaries to unapologetically own both sexuality and spirituality. They declare their right to occupy every space, forging a new paradigm and establishing themselves as an essential voice for queer existence today.