Leigh Bowery

Born: 1961-03-26

Birthplace: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Biography

Leigh Bowery was an Australian performance artist, club promoter, and fashion designer. Bowery was known for his flamboyant and outlandish costumes and makeup as well as his performances. Based in London for much of his adult life, he was a significant model and muse for the English painter Lucian Freud.

Known For

Queerama
Degrees of Blindness
Kinky Gerlinky
The British Guide to Showing Off
Wigstock: The Movie
What's Your Reaction to the Show?
Mirror
Read Only Memory
The Ghosts of Oxford Street
The Legend of Leigh Bowery

Top Movie Credits

Queerama (archive footage)
The British Guide to Showing Off Self (archive footage)
Mirror Director
The Legend of Leigh Bowery Self (archive footage)