Dr R. Justin Hunt is an artist, researcher, and coach based in London.
Justin works in live art with a focus on durational performance, lecture performance, and gig theatre.
His work has been shown at the ICA, Hayward Gallery, Barbican, Tate Modern, Rivington Place, among others internationally.
He is a founding curatiorial producer of I'm With You (an international live art producing collective) and Queer Extension (a higher educaiton platform run by and for queer artists).
As his alter-ego, Dr Sharon Husbands, Justin created and hosted Naked Boys Reading/Naked Queers Reading (an international literary salon featuring in-the-buff readings of writing by and for queer audiences) with residencies in London, Brighton, and Berlin and satelite troupes performing in Cananda, Argentina, Ireland, and the USA.
Dr Shaz was also host to the Ask Shaz Brunch (a live form advice column brunch experience), promoter for Tall Gay Agenda London and other nightlife events in East London.
Justin was a founding Trustee of Raze Collective and was Executive Producer at Chisenhale Dance (2015-2018). He was a Trustee for Spire Arts (Brighton). He has worked for Arts Council England, Unviersity of Lincoln, and for 13 years was an adjunct professor of sexuality studies at Syracuse University London.