Paul Mpagi Sepuya is a Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...

-based, American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 photographer and artist. He is included in the burgeoning of "gay male art" as described by the New York Times in 'Gay Art: A Movement, or at Least a Moment', published on May 6, 2007.

His photographs focus heavily on the relationship between artist and subject, often exploring the male nude. Since 2004, Sepuya's images have been exhibited around the world and have been featured in I.D. (magazine)

I.D. (magazine)

I.D. was a magazine covering the art, business and culture of design. It was published eight times a year by F+W Media....

, Kaiserin Magazine, and BUTT Magazine. His evolving collection of the self-published periodical 'SHOOT' has been sold internationally since its inception in 2005, and Sepuya's first retrospective will be available in 2008.

Sepuya is represented by Envoy gallery

Envoy gallery

envoy enterprises , located in the Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, is a leading contemporary art gallery with a commitment to new artistic talent....

.

External links

• Paul Mpagi Sepuya - Official site
• Envoy Main Website