Art Curator Katy Richfield curated and hosted the art auction with Pink Noise and Daniel Lismore at London’s Moco Museum on Thursday 3rd Juy 2025 to celebrate Trans Pride Month.

Daniel Lismore gave me some insight into the selection of artists: “We invited some incredible artists from the community and our allies to create work inspired by the rainbow and the trans flag. Every one of them was proud to stand for trans rights and donated their art to help raise funds for those fighting to be free from oppression and fascism. It shows the power of art when it’s used to lift people up and push back against hate.”

Artworks were donated by Alison Jackson, Bambi, Ben Eine, Deborah Azzopardi, Chris Levine, Nadya from Pussy Riot, ENDLESS, Fox Fisher, Hattie Stewart, Ian Brennan, Jess Wilson, Paul Kelley, Kristjana S Williams, Laura Stowers, Lucy Perfect, MYSTIQ, Trackie McLeod and Zoe Grace.

Beth Ditto and Olly Alexander performed before the live auction on 3rd July, which raised £20,000 with top lots including Alison Jackson’s PRIDE Playboy, Tongue in Cheek by Hayden Kays and a portrait of Daniel Lismore by Chris Levine, portraitist of the late Queen Elizabeth II. Alison Jackson created the PRIDE Playboy print for the auction in a rainbow-inspired palette, the first time she has veered away from her signature black and white Paparazzi-style shots of lookalikes.

The Pink Noise Foundation auction was conceived by Mighty Hoopla founder Glyn Fussell and MOCO Museum’s Katy Richfield. Pink Noise Foundation is a community-led that supports and strengthens the most vulnerable members and organisations of the LGBTQ+ community. Created by the founders of Sink The Pink and Mighty Hoopla, Glyn Fussell and Jamie Tagg, the charity is dedicated to making real change for grassroots LGBTQIA+ charities and organisations and supports them 365 days a year in their efforts to fight for change.

Highlights of the online auction include; Day of the City Action by Pussy Riot founding member and conceptual artist Nadya; I LOVE YOU by Bambi, PRIDE Hope, a unique collaged artwork by Kristjana S Williams; London Rainbow by RUDE; Defend Trans Lives by Fox Fisher; and Ian Brennan’s Tissues.

The LGBTQI+ community has historically made a significant contribution to the arts and culture–from Studio 54, Warhol and The Factory in New York to Boy George and Leigh Bowery at Taboo in London–and the rich cultural legacy of the community is gaining more prominence in museums, with Tate Modern’s Leigh Bowery retrospective and the Fashion + Textile Museum’s Outlaws: Fashion Renegades of 80s London exhibitions serving as notable examples.

To organise an art fundraise please contact katy_richfield@outlook.com