Artists & Contributors

Artist & Contributors

Thank You

To all of those who contributed to the creation of the zine, from the initial idea to the final realisation - THANK YOU!

The Lockdown Zine could not have been created without the support of our friends and comrades, too many to mention but here are a few for which we are thankful: PCS Culture Group, Clara Paillard, Gareth Spencer, Elspeth Walker, Rebecca Sainsot, Natasha Trotman, Sandra Shakespeare, PCS Culture BAME members, Museum Detox and all the contributing artists from across the UK.

The e-zine wouldn't exist without the amazing work that each artist contributed to the work, so a huge thank you to each one of them.

Below please find further information about the artists who are featured in the LOCKDOWN e-ZINE.

LOCKED IN & OUT

Tatiana Furlan

My name is Tatiana Furlan. I am an Italian freelance illustrator based between Venice and London.I am a versatile artist and watercolour is the main style of my art. What really inspires me is the beauty of nature, it's colours, and it's shapes. Through my works can be easily felt my passion for organic food, wellbeing, and human contacts. In my career, I have experienced illustrations for children's books, posters, stationery, and social media.

Website: http://tatianafurlan.com/

Instagram: @tatiana_furlan_art

Marouane Joubba

I am Marouane Joubba, a 26 years old
documentary photographer and visual artist. I was born in Morocco, I grew up in Catalonia and I have been based in London since 2018. Much of my visual work is focused on elucidating the experiences of minorities, the coexistence of cultures and giving voice to human dignity in different contexts.

Website: https://www.marouanejoubba.com/

Instagram: @jesuismarwan

Julia Watson

I’m Julia, an artist currently based in the South West of England. After graduating from Falmouth University in BA Drawing in 2019, I undertook a year long residency with Totnes Art and Design Foundation Course but it was cut short due to the Covid-19 pandemic. My work has navigated architectural memory and implication, tracing liminal lines throughout perceived space, using mainly graphite and charcoal on a large scale. It adapts to my limitations, swelling to fill space or barely grazing the sides of an A4 sheet. I’m currently producing work during the lockdown from my Devon home.

Website: http://www.juliawatsonart.com/

Instagram: @julezwatson

Larry Walker-Tonks

Larry Walker-Tonks began his on-going GRUNDER series during his MA at the University of Salford after growing tired of feeling that his body was treated as a commodity by other users on dating apps. Walker-Tonks’ GRUNDER series reflects upon how we present ourselves online; how we use dating apps like Grindr and Tinder; the consequences of a highly sexualised western culture; and how new-found online anonymity has torn down the boundaries
between what is and is not acceptable public discourse, which has resulted in an accepted laddish camaraderie and ‘send nudes’ culture in the Facebook age.

Instagram: @larry_walker_tonks_art

Eleanor Cowell

Eleanor Cowell is an artist based between Madrid and Hertfordshire using painting, photography, and illustration to explore mental health and social issues in a rapidly evolving world. She also draws on themes and discourses about society and culture, lead by her studies at the University of Leeds and the University of the Basque Country.

Website:https://eleanorcowellphotography.wordpress.com/

Instagram:@eljoart

Keda Richens

Keda spent many years working as a freelance artist, educator and writer in Istanbul. She is a qualified teacher and has taught from Kindergarten through to Universities. She has worked in the community, and has an MA in Education in Arts and Cultural Settings.Until recently she was working freelance in Tate’s learning department. She is currently conducting evaluation for Action for Children’s Arts and Waltham Forest CEP, and is setting up a local solo parent’s arts project and a cooperative of arts educators in London. She hopes to launch the websites and find funding sometime soon.

Instagram:@keda_richens

Mary Hayes

Mary Hayes is a printmaker/painter living in Nottingham. Her studio is at Leicester Print Workshop (LPW). As a teacher Mary printed in school with children. She first learned etching at Tisbury in Wiltshire and subsequently joined LPW, later studying for a degree in Contemporary Fine Art at Nottingham University. Her final degree show used lighting as pure colour. Mary has shown her work in group exhibitions in the East Midlands, Germany, Greece, France and Northern Ireland, and had solo exhibitions in Nottingham.

Website:https://www.maryhayes.co.uk/

Instagram:@artmaryhayescouk

Idalia Roberta Kurowska

Rik Fisher

I am Polish musician, dancer and teacher. I have finished piano, harpsichord bachelor study, pianoforte postgraduate study and master study of musicology. I have strong background in classical dance but I am very interested also in modern ballet and dance technique from the beginning of XX century. At my work I combine two arts – music and dance. Very important for me is cooperation between many fields of art. Holistic attitude to art and life is very crucial for me. I teach both music and dance my own method based on holistic approach.Art is unity and it can bring joy to all of us.

Currently based in Manchester, Rik has a diverse background including social work, DIY music and multimedia. He is interested in a range of topics and how these intersect, currently exploring walking and psychogeography, improvisation, play, subjectivity, methods of disseminating information and opening dialogues around critiques of everyday life and potentialities of change. Recent work has used such materials and approaches as physical collage, mail art, zines, artist books and mixed media sculpture. He enjoys experimenting with collaboration, co-production and interaction, having run workshops on using walking as a critical and creative tool and being part of the fourth floor collective.

Instagram: @rikphisher

Zita Holbourne

Zita is an award winning trade union /community activist, human rights campaigner, visual artist, designer, curator, poet, writer and author. She campaigns for equality, freedom, justice and rights through arts and activism.
Zita is the National Vice President of PCS Union, joint National Chair of Artists’ Union England, co-founder/ National Chair of BARAC UK –campaigning for race equality/ justice and against austerity.
She is part of UNESCO Coalition of Artists for the General History of Africa. Her art has been exhibited internationally including Tate Modern. She has performed at a broad range of venues from Glastonbury to the Houses of Parliament, Tate Britain to the National Diversity Awards.
She is the winner of the National Diversity Awards Positive Role Model for Race and Legacy Awards Lifetime Achievement Award for Equality Champion and one of 17 British women featured in award winning book Here We Stand, Women Changing the World.

Website: http://www.zitaholbourne.com/

Instagram:@zitabaracuk

Anthony Padgett

Anthony Padgett is an award winning sculptor and an artist dancer & writer with an MA in the Theory of Contemporary Art from Wimbledon School of Art. His latest self-published work is “Art, Unions, Artificial Intelligence and Money.” His public sculptures are sited nationally and internationally. Anthony is currently at Birley Studios (Preston). He is also a North West Representative for the Artists Union England.

Website:https://www.thebirley.com/anthonydpadgett

Instagram:@artistdancerwriter

Beth Lichucha

Beth Lichucha is a London based photojournalist.

Instagram: @betti_9

Lewis

I received my first camera at the age of six. Since the Arts Council project “Culture of our times (nature vs nurture) 2006, the focus of my artistic practise has been “Identity” and “Environment”. I feel these themes that ask “who we are” “how do we live and interact with our environment” are an important foundation for any form of artistic practise. However, it is not my job to hand a view all the answers in my images and leave them open to interpretation therefore giving the viewer room to bring their own experiences to the work.

Website:http://photographybylewis.co.uk/

Instagram:@photographybylewis

Alice Carlill

Alice is a London-based queer dramaturg, script supervisor, & poet. She’s currently writing something resembling a novel, reading a lot, studying for her MA, & spending time with her 4 dogs.

Brut Carniollus

Brut Carniollus is a visual artist and photographer specialised in photography based digital collage and digital graphics executed as original digital UV prints. His work tends to be reductional, deconstructive and minimalist. His work is exhibited and awarded worldwide. Since 2012 he also serves as official paparazzi of renowned international artist symposium Slovenia Open To Art. He is a member of The Slovenian Association of Fine Arts Societies and represented by Gallery 5'14, 10dence Gallery and Singulart. Lives and works in Radovljica, Slovenia, EU.

Website: https://carniollus.com/

Instagram: @carniollus

Catherine Jack

Catherine typically creates paper collages that explore a narrative, often featuring text. She uses National Geographic magazines and paints on top to build texture and create an interesting composition. Her work often explores loss and grief through in a poetic way.

Website:https://www.catherinejack.com/

Instagram:@cjack_artist