Events

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Kicked off October with another London Drawing Group class. This time we focused on the work of Sir Frank Bowling, and how his expressive and inventive approach can help us bring curiosity and play to our drawings.

I spent the rest of the month on residency in Antigua, teaching art workshops for a range of ages (pictured) and researching towards a new body of work. With thanks to the Royal Drawing School, Halo Foundation, and Jumby Bay Fund.

We launched the first 'Introduction to Soft Pastels' course at theartstudio.london. Over six weeks, participants were led through finding their own way to work with soft pastels using still life setups as reference. The course will run again in November.

We held our final Cubitt Invites event at Angel Mews, with guest artists invited to share along us in our studios. Annis Harrison and I welcomed Keith Piper (pictured).

I led my first week-long course, 'Colour and Myth in Carnival' for our 10-14 year old students at Royal Drawing School (pictured).

We took inspiration from nature, artists and cultural practices around the world to build our own personal mythology. Through observational drawing, printmaking and craft activities, students created costumes and decorations for a parade presentation.

After taking a short summer break, I closed out the month with another London Drawing Group session. We looked at creating crowd scenes inspired by Galician surrealist artist, Maruja Mallo.

Back with London Drawing Group this month for an online class drawing beaches, seascapes and rivers in pastels inspired by the Spanish impressionist painter, Joaquín Sorolla.

I ran a series of art masterclasses at We are Spotlight, Poplar for young people aged 11-19 and up to 25 for SEND during the summer holidays (pictured).

Ended the month with the opening of 'Half Closed Eye', a group show at outhouse gallery that explores moments of transition.

I piloted a new workshop format 'Folding Memories' for Moji HQ and House of Annetta as part of the programming for Losing a Home, a solo show by Paul Majek (pictured).

Following a lovely weekend break in Paris, I led a clay workshop for Ubuntu Spirit as part of their Wellness Workshop series.

I held my first taster sessions for theartstudio.london ahead of our courses launching in September. My sessions used still life setups to experiment with dry media, starting with charcoal and working up to full colour in soft pastels.

Spent my birthday on residency at Dumfries House with thanks to the Royal Drawing School. A beautiful two-week stretch to reset and research (pictured).

I hosted another online class for London Drawing Group on using soft pastels. This time we created landscape drawings, looking at artists from Eugene Delacroix to Christina Kimeze.

Had the best time at the second edition of Playing Outside, a playground for the creative community featuring art, food, music and more. I had linocuts, original sketches and small items available.

Led a wholesome Clay Totems workshop for Grafters Collective at their Acme residency space. I'm always taken aback by the range of things people make in these sessions.

I displayed new drawings with Specific Objects Projects in Paper Tower 2.0 (pictured), a presentation of works on paper by 8 artists across 8 floors of a tower block in Bethnal Green. A percentage of sales support the community allotment for residents. For available works, please get in touch.

The Dot Project selected five of my works for One Enters a Room. Bringing together the work of Elizabeth Dimitroff, Isabel Muñoz-Newsome, and Natalie Charles, the presentation examined intimacy as a material condition for Women-Led Galleries Now, Artsy’s Women’s History Month initiative.

Selected Prado residency drawings and sketchbooks were on show in Time, Well Spent, an archive display and open studio from Grafters Collective. The show celebrated the culmination of our residency at Acme Studios.

I had two works in The Capacity to Begin, the inaugural group exhibition at A Space Residence. Taking inspiration from Hannah Arendt’s idea that every human action carries the capacity to begin, the exhibition invited artists to present works that embody a beginning.

Over 200 people tuned in live to my online Soft Pastel class with London Drawing Group (pictured)! It was my first time hosting an online class and I'd love to do it again.

I was asked to join Incantatory Disappearance, a night of storytelling, sound and an expansive art market curated by Bint Mbareh at Cafe OTO.

Started the year by joining Grafters Collective, a network of artists from  working-class backgrounds. Building with community has been a huge part of my growth so far, and I'm looking forward to working with and getting to know the other Grafters!

I hosted my Clay Totems workshop at Bàrd Books and we sold out (pictured)! I've shared highlights from the session here: Workshops.

I wrote an honest review of the year over on Substack. I'll be sharing insights into my practice and research there in the new year so please do subscribe!

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See you in 2026 :)

The Delphian Open Call Winners exhibition was held at Unit 1 Gallery | Workshop. Prints of the selected works were available to buy for a limited time.

Curtis Holder invited me to feature in his curated selection at the ING Discerning Prize at the Mall Galleries (pictured).

I was chosen as joint overall winner of the Richard Ford Award 2025. My drawings from the residency are held digitally within the Royal Academy and Prado Museum archives.

I was a contestant on Season 12 of Sky Portrait Artist of the Year (pictured)! You can see a timelapse of my process here.

The RIOT SOUP team invited me to lead my clay workshop at The Other Art Fair, such a wholesome time!

My drawings 'It's Happening For You, Not to You 1 + 2' feature on the November cover of LivingEtc. Thanks to The Dot Project for co-ordinating.

Had a great time leading a clay totem workshop for Twilight Lates x Dazed Magazine at Twilight Contemporary (pictured).

I spent one month at Museo Nacional del Prado, with support from the Richard Ford Award. The Award enables recipients to immerse themselves in the Prado's collections and archives each year.

Ending the month with two new (large!) drawings at 'Islands in the City' at the Royal Over-seas League, co-curated by Sherece Rainford (Gallery OCA) and Louis Chapple (ROSL Arts).

Brilliant week assisting Louise Reynolds on the ‘Creating Fantasy Landscapes’ Summer course for the Young Artists programme at the Royal Drawing School.

Beautiful opening night for 'Subvert Your Gaze to Meet Mine' at Twilight Contemporary (pictured).

Selected for the Delphian Gallery Open Call 2025 Winners Exhibition at Unit 1 Gallery | Workshop in October 2025.

I read at Testing Ground open mic night! While writing is a part of my practice, it's not something I often share. It felt good (and scary) to push myself to do something new.

Presented new work at Cubitt Invites: Annis Harrison and Natalie Charles invite Phoebe Boswell and Drawn Together,  a group show of alumni from the Drawing Year at The Royal Drawing School.

My drawing 'A tiny head' is available via ABG Emerging: Collection 02, curated by Alice Black Gallery (pictured).

Wonderful opening for RBA Rising Stars 2025 at the Royal Overseas League (pictured).

STUDIO SALE! Please get in touch for a list of available works, with some under 100.

Had my first stall at Open Art Spaces, an art market for emerging creatives.

Hosted Between the Lines alongside Lalah-Simone Springer, a blended drawing and poetry workshop with open mic at Doña (pictured).

undone done redone (pictured) will be available via Riot Soup at the The Other Art Fair at the Truman Brewery.

Shortlisted for 'Works on Paper 7' at Blue Shop Galleries.

Selected works are now available via The Dot Project. For more information, please contact the team here.

My alumni interview for Royal Drawing School (pictured) is now online here where I talk about my experience on the Drawing Year and offer advice to prospective students.

A selection of my drawings and linocuts are now available for licensing via Bridgeman Images. For more information, please contact the team here.

Shortlisted for Delphian Gallery x Clovermill Artist Residency in the Netherlands.