About me
My work is influenced by my life in Newham and work in central London.
Artwork involves structures of London’s city skylines, using inks and watercolour alongside illustrations of people.
I studied Fine Art at UEL, works as Community Engagement Officer at the British Library, and a Young Trustee of Rosetta Arts.
Projects
- Live illustration: "Refocus: To hell with good intentions"My illustration for Alternative Fictions and Newington Green Meeting House online workshop “Refocus: To hell with good intentions” which explored how we come together from different perspectives and experiences to build a better world for everyone, fighting for each other’s rights and better understanding the needs of the very people affected by these issues. #illustration #ally #solidarity #trends #hashtags #canvas #pen #October #alternativefictions #newingtongreenmeetinghouse
Work history
Community engagement officerThe British Library
London, United KingdomFull Time
Outreaching to four wards of Camden; Somers Town, Kings Cross, Bloomsbury and Regents Park Estate’s local residents and community centres in delivering and promoting upcoming programmes in The British Library.
Co-producing with local organisations to facilitate arts and crafts workshops in The British Library and The Story Garden.
Organising and delivering Show and Tells with Curators for local residents in Somers Town.
Work with St Pancras Transformed, Stanhope PLC and Mitsui Fudosan Ltd (SMBL) on Consultations, signposting residents to partners and community engagement manager on issues, ideas on consultation planning and mapping community organisations.
Providing information to St Pancras Transformed on key community stakeholders who have collaborated the BL community engagement team for consultations.
Monitoring community contacts on excel spreadsheet and creating a calendar of events.
Drafting, publishing and distributing bi-monthly community newsletters.
Leading on volunteering opportunities for BL colleagues to take part in community festivals and Winter Homelessness Projects.
Managing Comms and Public Policy Apprentice to get involved in outreaching, Sunday film club and quarterly newsletter.
Chaired BAME Network’s Events and Outreach steering group to deliver joint staff and local community projects including setting up activities for cultural events.
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ArtistFor Myself,
London, United KingdomFreelance
Freelance artist work on commissions for community organisations such as Numbi Arts and Somers Town Big Local in July 2019
Deliver live illustrations/ visual minute taking for audiences. Recently for the planning for Somers Town Festival in 2019 and East End Womens Museum for Newham Heritage Month in June 2020
Delivered commission for individuals
Winner of Notting Hill Carnival t-shirt competition in July 2019
My artwork’s medium is pen, inks, felt tip pens of London city landscapes, and illustration of people.
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Skills
- Drawing
- 2D Drawing
- Art Drawing
- Ink Drawing
- Line Drawing
- Watercolour Painting
- Ink Illustration
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Word
- Communication Skills
- Community Building
- Community Art
- Community Development
- Community Engagement
- Community Projects
- Community Workshop
- Cultural Heritage
- Digital art
- Research
- Consultancy
- Visual Storytelling
- Communication Presentation
Education
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Level 3 Apprenticeship Diploma in Cultural HeritageThe National Lottery Heritage Fund
- London, United Kingdom
I was a trainee from Culture&/ Strengthen our Common Life (SOCL) which was funded by Heritage Lottery fund for a year.
My role linked in to working at The British Library as a community engagement officer alongside;
-Leading Show and Tell Sessions
-Organising and supporting external festival projects in Somers Town
-Supporting community outreach
-Co-ordinating once a month arts & crafts activities with local community groups
-Editing British Library's monthly Community Engagement Bulletin
-Held reciprocal visits with the trainees to show our work in the institutions
-Delivered a presentation for SOCL (Strengthen our common life) Graduation Ceremony at the Royal Academy of Arts
B.A (hons) Fine Art 2.1University of east London
- London, United Kingdom
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