How we make it work: Artist Maico Camilo and retired international rugby referee Lyndon Bray
This article profiles artist Maico Camilo and his husband, retired international rugby referee Lyndon Bray, detailing how they navigated Bray's demanding career and long-distance relationship. It highlights Camilo's artistic rise after Bray's retirement, showcasing his vibrant style and upcoming exhibition.
Why it matters
It offers insights into balancing demanding careers and personal relationships, particularly within the context of professional sports, and celebrates the emergence of an artist.
Lyndon Bray (left) and Maico Camilo with one of Maico's works.
For years, artist Maico Camilo stood on the sideline to his husband Lyndon Bray’s career as an international rugby referee.
The couple navigated long distances, 200 nights away a year, and the natural “selfishness” of professional sport.
But when Bray, 59, retired after more than 20 years in the job, Camilo, 43, had the time and space to explore his own passions.
The Brazilian-born, New Zealand-based artist has since gone from strength to strength, exhibiting his work all over the world.
Camilo is known for his energetic works and use of neon colours, striking patterns and heavily textured surfaces. His art encourages self-expression, connection, individuality and joy.
His new exhibition Unapologetically Dazzling opens at Turua Gallery in St Heliers, today. It features a collection of works from his My Wonderful Self, Infinite Bloom, Abstract and Bold Figuratives series.
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