Ray Coffey

A Lost Boy | 2025 | oil on panel | 122 x 61cm

Sunshine Coast National Art Prize 2025 - Finalist

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Ray Coffey
QLD

A Lost Boy, 2025
oil on panel
122cm x 61cm

This piece explores the growing mental health crisis affecting boys and young men. Increasingly, many are choosing to disengage from society—stepping away from education, employment, and social connections. At the heart of this withdrawal is a deepening sense of worthlessness, often intensified and perpetuated by social media.