In an effort to counter orthodox masculinity, my work uses ornamentation and the insertion of my own queer body into a hyper masculine context, which will expand existing notions of masculinity, into more inclusive ones. I will discuss issues of acceptance and visibility that affect queer athletes and the greater implications. My thesis exhibition will be completed in two parts: a live performance art piece and a gallery exhibition of sculpture and photography. The artwork has an autobiographical point of departure informed by my own family's personal mythology surrounding our Scandinavian heritage, while also reflecting on my identity, as a queer, lower class person with a rural Saskatchewan upbringing. I use artwork as a tool to create discussion and dialogue, which forwards my own agenda of creating more inclusive versions of masculinity. This is significant when looking at the social atmosphere facing queers in North America.