Naoibh McNamee         is a queer autistic multi-disciplinary artist from Birmingham. Naoibh’s practice stems from their own personal experiences in an attempt to understand and explore their position within the world, particularly exploring gender non-conformity, family heritage, and queerness through the lens of autism.

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Naoibh’s bold uses of colour and campness unite a playful and imaginative body of work. Ranging from performance pieces and installations to stand-alone sculptural works, Naoibh’s practice invites the viewer to enter new worlds that transcend and subvert heteronormative and neurotypical societal expectations. The artist uses their work to embrace and celebrate their lack of assimilation, demanding their own agency and spaces to exist authentically.  

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Naoibh’s work plays with viewers’ expectations and perceptions of disability and queerness, drawing attention to the very things that other them in society while celebrating the communities they find their home within. The artist’s most recent works have explored their queer, autistic and Brummie-Irish existence, using alien and non-human forms to illustrate their very human experiences such as family, belonging, autistic joy and masking.  

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In Autumn 2025, Naoibh was awarded funding by Arts Council England through the Developing Your Creative Practice fund. They are currently researching and developing a new project working with sound and performance.

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Naoibh hopes to show that autism can look like this!