Jean Gillespie was born in Kirkliston, a village just outside Edinburgh, and from a very early age showed a deep interest in art and drawing in particular. After some health problems she eventually started drawing again and with encouragement from a tutor, successfully...
We're pleased to introduce abstract action artist KV Duong, member of ArtCan, who is gearing up for his first London solo exhibition, 'Identity' at the end of this month. ArtCan sat down with him to discuss his artistic journey thus far, his struggles, and how...
I’ve always had an interest in creating and trying new things, whether it’s making my own jewellery or knitting, papercraft...
By Sal Jones, ArtCan Artist For the past few years I have exhibited at a show or event to commemorate International Women’s Day. This year is a particularly important one as it also coincides with the centenary for the votes for women – so I was...
Words and photos by Alison J Carr, ArtCan artist I work in a diverse number of ways. Making art feels like a component of a much larger practice for me, in which I teach, perform, and write. Even within my practice, each project involves a process of...
Are you working on any new work at the moment? If so — what themes are they exploring and why? I have been exploring the wonderful natural world of land art of late. It’s something I have always been interested in, but recently my opportunities...
Catherine Fenton and Lawrence Mathias, two WITP artists, have collaborated to create a Christmas tree for a good cause: to raise awareness of the waste produced by plastic water bottles. The tree, on display at Courtyard Cafe in St Albans through the end of the...
In 2013 I graduated from the Department of Fine Arts and Sciences of Art (Greece) feeling incredibly lucky as I had the chance to explore more than 60 different art related modules. Whilst studying I spent nearly five years experimenting with as many different materials,...
By Lucy Ash I have paintings showing at the Affordable Art Fair in Battersea with ‘The Art Movement’ and a one-woman show running in Oxfordshire so it feels like the right time to reflect. I’ve had an intense period of hard work over the past year that...
By Hannah Pratt How to begin? We are all so busy these days (I, for one, rarely have the time to remember to drink the cup of tea I made for myself three hours ago). However this is always overcome by the thoughts of “what's the...
By Daisy Courtauld I have a few different hats within my practice as an artist, but I am predominantly a portrait artist, using stamped numbers and type. I often get asked about my method because it is so unusual, but here I want to celebrate the...
By Nick Grindrod I remember standing in my studio after just finishing putting up my joint exhibition at the Circle Gallery in Sheffield wondering, what would be next? I resorted to social media as so many of us do these days to see what was going...