Gaz with ‘Asterism I’ - Oil on canvas - 120cm x 90cm

Gaz Lawrence (he/him) is an interdisciplinary artist and STEAM educator from Bristol, UK. Painting at the intersection of science, tech and fine art, Gaz creates artworks in oil (paintings fit for vision) and infrared (paintings unfit for vision).

Gaz received funding from Arts Council England in 2024 to develop his creative practice and work on using 3D modelling to create reference images for oil paintings which has lead to his current ‘Asterisms’ series of oil paintings. He also regularly collaborates with scientists. His collaboration with astrophysicist Dr Sebastian von Hausegger from the University of Oxford has led to the creation of the first paintings that can only be viewed in infrared. Currently working with astrophysicist Dr Martin Rey from the University of Bath to explore how infrared art can be used to share Dr Rey’s research of space. The pair were awarded the UKRI funded Spark Award for Public Engagement for their work with infrared art.

Gaz also does outreach through The MoSAIC (The Museum of Science, the Arts & Interdisciplinary Collaboration – www.themosaic.uk) an online learning business he founded aimed at providing learners of all ages and educators with tools to explore how the arts can help communicate cutting-edge science and to demonstrate the power of cross-curricular learning and technology in education. The sale of many of his artworks helps to show young people who have experienced disadvantage, how creativity is a necessary skill for the STEM fields by integrating the arts into STEAM learning.

Introducing ‘Unfit for Vision’ by Gaz Lawrence the World’s first far-infrared paintings .

Artworks designed to be viewed only by thermal imaging.

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‘Self Portrait in a Darkened Room’ (2026) - in the artist’s studio viewed with Thermal Master Thor002 infrared camera.

Past Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions:

December 2025: Celebrating LGBT+ Educators, Pride Shop, Nottingham
June-August 2024: Nature’s Fractals: Geotags, L’Étoile Studio Shop, Bristol, UK

Group Exhibitions:

June 2026: Soul in The City, Tobacco Factory, Bristol, UK
April 2026: People’s Art Fair, People’s Republic of Stokes Croft, Bristol, UK
March 2026: Monochrome: The Physics of Colour, Colliderfest, Hull, UK
February 2026: Unfit For Vision, Festival of Tomorrow, Swindon, UK
October 2025: Bristol Festival of Tech, Creativity + Culture, Bristol Beacon, Bristol, UK
June 2025: Queer Artists Exhibition, Bristol Folk House, Bristol, UK
June 2025: Big Bang Fair, National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, UK
February 2025: Monochrome: The Physics of Colour, Festival of Tomorrow, Swindon, UK
November 2024: People’s Art Fair, People’s Republic of Stokes Croft, Bristol, UK
July 2024: Queer Artists Exhibition, Bristol Folk House, Bristol, UK
July 2024: Turning the Tide, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
April 2024: People’s Art Fair, People’s Republic of Stokes Croft, Bristol, UK
March 2024: The Green Ray Exhibition, L’Étoile Studio, Bristol, UK
March 2024: Moon Gazers & Star Finders, 44AD Artspace and Studios, Bath, UK
December 2023: People’s Art Fair, People’s Republic of Stokes Croft, Bristol, UK
October 2023: Frame The Tune, The Loovre, Bristol, UK
September 2023: Bristol Illustration Exhibition, L’Étoile Studio, Bristol, UK
September 2023: Exactly.ai Launch Exhibition, Shoreditch Arts Club, London, UK
August 2023: The Struggle Continues, People’s Republic of Stokes Croft, Bristol, UK
March 2023: People’s Art Fair, People’s Republic of Stokes Croft, Bristol, UK
November 2022: Open Exhibition, Southwark Park, London, UK

Virtual Exhibitions (Curator):

May 2024: The Art of Astrophysics, The MoSAIC
May 2023: Testing an Experimental Text-to-Image Model, The MoSAIC

Physical Exhibitions (curator):

March 2026: Monochrome: The Physics of Colour, Colliderfest, Hull
February 2026: Unfit for Vision, Festival of Tomorrow, Swindon
February 2025: Monochrome: The Physics of Colour, Festival of Tomorrow, Swindon

Permanent Public Collections:

University of Bath: Part the Ocean (Original Painting)
Kings College London: Singapore (Artist proof print)
National Education Union - East Midlands Headquarters, Nottingham - Celebrating LGBT+ Educators (Collection of one-off photographic prints)

Public Speaking

August 2026: The Art of Astrophysics, Edinburgh Fringe
July 2026: BIG Demo, STEM Learning Centre, York
June 2026: Comical Reactions, Cambridge
May 2026: Pint of Science, Bristol
March 2026: Variables, Cambridge
January 2026: Bristol Know Show, Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol
December 2025: Pints of Knowledge, London
November 2025: Space Lates, National Space Centre, Leicester
July 2025: Bristol Know Show, Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol
July 2025: Future Paths Conference, British Mensa, Cambridge
July 2025: BIG Demo, Royal Institution, London
July 2025: National Astronomy Meeting, Durham
May 2024: Teens in AI Action Forum: Visual Art and AI with Gaz Lawrence
May 2024: What if STEM and the arts have a lot more in common than we think? Flourishing Education Podcast Listen
January 2024: STEM + Art, STEM Everyday Podcast Listen
October 2023: Bi+ Invisibility in Schools, Pride & Progress Podcast. Listen
March 2023: Is Artificial Intelligence Destroying Creativity? People’s Republic of Stokes Croft, Bristol, UK

Stand-up Comedy - various dates. Follow @gazlawrencecomedy for more info.

“Sharp writing and easy-going storytelling. One to watch.” - Phil Nichol

Shortlisted for Chortle Hotshots 2026, New Comedian of the Year 2025, New LGBT+ Comedian of the Year, Bath New Act 2025, Bristol Comedy Competition 2025, Chichester Fringe New Act.

Lost them all.

Awards, Prizes, Funding & Publications

July 2026 - Hadwen-Bennett, A., & King, H. (Eds.). (2026). Eco(vocative) Objects: Things that engage with environmental issues. King's College London.
May 2026 - UKRI/STFC Spark Award for Public Engagement
September 2025 - ArtEvol 2025: Voices from the Undefined exhibition catalogue (shortlisted for exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery London)
November 2024 - SETI Institute STEAM Educator in Residence - Final 8 Shortlist
November 2024 - November 2025: Developing Your Creative Practice (DYCP) Grant - Arts Council England
August 2023: Dubel Prize - UK Emerging Artist of the Year - Final 34 Shortlist