The But I Like It artistic practice ran 2007-2019; Johann has since switched to producing work under his own name.

He also curates works from others and shares/publishes this via a number of channels as well as operates as an artist’s model – in an approach which aims to control and influence how his image is recorded and shared while enhancing the works he is featuring in.

Exhibitions

Solo

• Veiled – work in progress • In Situ Pop-up Space (East Street Arts), Leeds  • July 2014

Group

• ArtLab Halifax – Dean Clough, Halifax – July 2022 (as Jon Eland)
• Civil Disobedience: residente o visitante • Athens, Greece – January 2020
• Arts Bandit • Eagle, Manchester – April 2019
• Homosurrealism Paris • Paris, France – February 2019
• Civil Disobedience: creation vs. evolution • Athens, Greece – November 2018
• Homosurrealism Warsaw • Warsaw, Poland – June 2018
• Arts Bandit • Eagle, Manchester – April 2018
• Homosurrealism London – One Night Stand • Resistance Gallery, London (UK) – October 2017
• The Queer Art Show • Penthouse NQ, Manchester (UK) – August 2017
• HE: Questioning and Queering “Masculinity” • Last Projects, Los Angeles (USA) – March – May 2017
• Arts Bandit • Bandit, Mugger and Thief, Manchester UK) – April 2017
• WeFetish • Rome (Italy) – February 2016
• Group Show (Louisville Photo Biennial) • Tim Faulkner Gallery, Louisville (USA) – October-November 2015
• Transitions (LGBT history month exhibition) • Inkwell, Leeds – February-March 2015
• Leeds Revisited • BIG-gallery, Dortmund (Germany) / East Street Arts • October-November 2014
• Liberation & Legacies • Queerchester / Manchester Pride • August 2014
• Shoot Me, I’m Gay • Nick Ford Gallery, Brighton • July – August 2014
• Gayzed • Strand Gallery, London • September 2013
• Beyond Words • Foyles Gallery, London • July 2013
• More Guys Hanging • Strand Gallery, London • July 2012

Competitions

• MorePixx • Amsterdam (Netherlands) – April 2019 – Second prize (Judge in 2020)
• WeFetish • Rome (Italy) – February 2016

Publications

Monographs – Self Published

• Man, Singular – Volume 2: Matt
• An Audience with Lady Diamond
• Aimlessness – Volume 2
• Man, Singular -Volume 1: Darren
• The Saga of Rabid Rabbit and Doped Up Dog
• The Shirt (see associated project)
• Aimlessness – Volume 1 (see associated project)

Journals and Magazines

• SEAS‘ ZINE: Queer Photography – 2022
• UN//TITLED – An Anthology of Queer Contemporary Art (2016-2020) – 2021
• Manolo Magazine #3 – 2017
• Tough Love #2 – 2016
• Dog Addicted (Men Addicted, Special Edition) – 2016
• Men Addicted Volume 05 – 2016
• DNA Magazine – Edition 192
• Playbear Magazine – Regular Articles – 2015-7
• Homosurrealism – various editions – 2015/6
• Cock au Soleil edition 3 – September 2015
• Sailors, Sirens and Sea Monsters zine – September 2014 (It Must Be Something In The Water)
• Ship to Shore zine – February 2014
• Cured Meat – First Edition – January 2014 (Meatzine)
• Butt Calendar 2014 – November 2013 (Butt Magazine)
• Cock au Soleil edition 2 – September 2013
• Sachet Mixte Arts Journal (Edition 2) – July 2013
• Mascular Magazine Issue 5 – June 2013
• Cock au Soleil edition 1 – September 2012
• Mascular Magazine Issue 2 – September 2012
• Vanity magazine April 2012 (Vanity Hype)

Curated Publications

• #FuckHate – March 2017
• We Are Obscured – July 2015

Catalogues

• Gayzed 2013 Exhibition Catalogue

Blog posts and online articles

• PNPPL Blog – December 2022
• Beautiful Mag – October 2018
• Malesuality – April 2017
• Balaclava-Q – November 2016
• Malesuality – November 2016
• Pornceptual – June 2016
• Beautiful Mag – March 2016
• Noisy Rain – March/April 2016
• Interview – Claudio Parantela Blog ‘coward33sneeze15’, November 2015
• Beautiful Mag – October 2015
• Artabella – October 2015
• Loverboy Blog – April 2015
• Beautiful Mag – May 2015
• The NewsGayper – October 2014
• The State of the Arts – September 2014
• Favorite Hunks blog – November 2012
• Favorite Hunks blog – December 2011
• Favourite Hunks blog – October 2011
• Qind Online – July 2011

In addition to But I Like It, Jon…

• Founded ‘We Are Obscured‘ a loose creative collective investigating queer identity – including curating and publishing it’s first Journal.
• Created and published #FuckHate – an artistic response to rising hatred around the world. Previously exhibited at The Queer Art Show (Manchester, UK) and Homosurrealism London – One Night Stand (London, UK).
• Operates a second artistic and publishing practice, Strawbleu
• Formed and ran for 5 years  the Exposure Leeds photography group in Leeds
• Is an artisan member of East Street Arts
• Was a founder member of the Loosely Bound zine collective
• Is passionate about forging links between Louisville, KY and his own city through the LVLLDS project