I am a multidisciplinary artist whose work is concerned with themes of care, connection, and visibility. I am passionate about how we use art as a tool to connect with one another and build community. Working across visual art and curation - I am inspired to make the intangible feel tangible. I believe the arts can be a radical tool to preserve and safeguard stories - to bring visibility and connection in the spaces around us. This is something I try to embed within my work, whether that’s through photography, illustration, text, or facilitation.
I have worked as a curator and facilitator across the UK and Ireland within organisations such as Liverpool Bieniial, The Everyman Theatre (YEP), 126 Gallery, Galway Arts Centre and Cúirt International Festival of Literature.
In 2023, I graduated with a First-Class Honours Degree in Photography from Arts University Bournemouth. My research was focused on developing inclusion and access within visual culture through performance and participatory practices. Previously my photographic work has been featured in Open Eye Gallery, The Photographer’s Gallery (Develop) and Source Magazine.
I am the editor of (un)titled, a publication for emerging artists. Through this platform, I have collaborated with Culture Night to produce in person events such as live music gigs, open mic nights and film screenings, offering paid opportunities to musicians and artists in the local community. I am passionate about facilitating platforms for inclusive storytelling.
I also work as a freelance illustrator - I love bringing stories and characters to life. Previous illustration features include Rookie Magazine, Bright Lite Magazine, Hype Collective, Neighbourhood Watch.
I love connecting with others, open to collaboration and commissions.
Projects
- Online Shop - Saffron LilyReally excited to share my new online shop! You can now find a collection of clothing, accessories and art prints available at the link below. If you’re looking to shop independent this winter - each purchase from this shop directly supports an independent artist. Ethically made on demand using organic and recycled materials, shopping here supports conscious production with a transparent supply chain! Plus, once you’ve worn out your clothes - you can send it back to be repurposed as part of a
- Print Social Campaign - Bad Haircut Babe - Live until 30/11Hi everyone! I’m an illustrator and photographer based in the UK! Just wanted to share a new product I have launched with Print Social. The campaign is open til the 30th November with 10% of the profits going to the charity Choose Love. Would also love to connect with other artists and illustrators on Instagram - my IG is @saffronlilyillustration The design featured is a cheeky illustration embracing the awkward and weird in the instagram age of ‘self improvement’: Want to re-invent yoursel
- Club BillboardThis project is a love letter to the ways in which we keep moving, building and making space for each other. Formed through a series of connections made through the East and South East Asian Network in Liverpool, the work spotlights three performance artists (Nadia Anim, Vera Chok and Pei Tong) exploring how we define our own ways of moving, and the importance of building from the ground up. Using the streets of Liverpool as a platform for each individual, these photographs and conversations
- Find Your PlaceFind Your Place (2020-2021) is a series of conversations and photographs with artists in their homes, captured online. It examines the current intersection of our physical and digital space, sharing perspectives across different cities. Each discussion explores the theme of identity, creativity, and how we find our place and sense of self. Published as an editorial series on Adolescent Content, the series features musicians, artists and creatives photographed over Zoom during lockdown discuss
- (un)titled publication: Print Anthology 001The first print publication from (un)titled: we are not defined by labels combined work from both the first and second online issue. It compiles illustration, photography, interviews and poetry into a diverse collection of work that reflects on the themes of Generation and Human by international artists. Featured artists include: Lewi Dawson, Edward Zorab, Mollie Cayzer-Colvin, Edward Glynne Jones, Hannah Nishat-Botero, Lydia Saskia, Nuria Martin Fandos, Temporary Pleasure + more. The pages are
- In The Absence of Formal GroundIn the absence of formal ground, what do we build instead? This project is a love letter to all the ways in which we keep moving, building and making space for each other. Formed through a series of connections made through the East and South East Asian Network in Liverpool, the work spotlights three performance artists and theatre makers (Nadia Anim, Vera Chok and Pei Yee Tong) exploring how we define our own ways of moving, and the importance of building from the ground up. Using the stree
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Skills
- Photography
- Creative Direction
- Event Management
- Workshop Facilitation
- Community Workshop
- Illustration
- Editorial Content
- Editorial Design
Education
First Class BA (Hons) PhotographyArts University Bournemouth
- United Kingdom
Awards
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Young New Writer's PrizeCuirt International Festival of Literature