I’m Douglas Simonson, I’m a proud queer artist, and for 45 years the male figure has been the central focus of my life’s work.

I began painting male nudes at a time when this subject was rarely seen and often stigmatized, and over the decades my work has helped define how the male figure is viewed in contemporary art. My perspective is shaped not only by artistic practice, but by lived experience as a gay man exploring beauty, desire, and identity through paint and drawing.

Collectors in over 80 countries now live with my work. What you’ll find here isn’t just contemporary figure art, but a lifetime archive from one of the artists who helped shape modern male-nude art as we know it today.

I’m glad you’re here. I hope you enjoy exploring.