Joey Terrill: Chisme y Memorias

Marc Selwyn Fine Art is pleased to present Chisme y Memorias, the gallery’s second exhibition with Los Angeles–based artist Joey Terrill, opening May 22 at 9953 South Santa Monica Boulevard, Beverly Hills.

In this new body of work, Terrill presents ten paintings that unfold as deeply personal narratives—part memoir, part social history—drawn from decades of lived experience within queer, Chicano, and artistic communities. As in his earlier work, Terrill’s practice remains rooted in autobiography, but here the tone is reflective and expansive, shaped by the artist’s recent milestone of turning seventy. The exhibition’s title, Chisme y Memorias, speaks to the intertwined nature of storytelling, gossip, remembrance, and community—an understanding that life itself is constructed through shared histories, relationships, and recollection.

Two central themes run throughout the exhibition: the rituals, grief, and resilience surrounding the AIDS crisis, and the artist’s enduring relationships—particularly with women—across friendships, family, and creative collaborations. Terrill positions himself neither as hero nor victim, but as a witness navigating love, loss, joy, and personal reckoning.