Skye Kelly-Barrett is the founder of The SVKB Group, which includes Roar Illustration Agency and Skye Victoria Projects based in London, UK.
Roar Illustration Agency
Roar Illustration Agency is a unique boutique art & illustration agency representing a carefully curated selection of the most talented artists, both established and emerging, within the creative industry.
Having worked as an Art Director and Curator for Skull & Heart, she came to realise that there was a space in the market for an artist agency that promoted the art and artists within the New Contemporary art field, focusing on alternative & low-brow artists, whilst also creating a safe space for artists to seek advice on their careers.
Skye Victoria Projects was initiated in 2019 as an outlet to share past work, and current, future freelance work.
Skye Kelly-Barrett has curated and organised group exhibitions and events throughout London, featuring the work of both upcoming and established artists, illustrators and designers. Alongside these events, Skye has independently produced and edited three books for Skull & Heart, as well as producing two screen-print art series, featuring the work of over 20 artists.
Curator for Mothership Groups in London from 2020 - 2023.
If you wish to contact Skye Kelly-Barrett regarding any freelance projects please email: skyevictoriaprojects@gmail.com
For all Agency projects please email: skye@roarartists.com
Projects
- CURATED EVENT: Marylou Faure X The Book ClubThe Book Club launched it’s first exhibition of 2020 with a debut show for me as their new curator! Working under Skye Victoria Projects to produce an array of curated exhibitions and events. The first exhibition of the year is from the incredible Marylou Faure, who created a new collection of work that sits across the entire venue, using both prints and mural art to create a new and excited space. About the exhibition: Marylou Faure invites you to come and chill with her characters at The B
- CURATED EVENT: S&H POP UP GALLERYIn April of 2016, I organised, and curated a pop up gallery. I decided to take Skull & Heart from London to Brighton and set up a pop up Gallery across a two floor space in the city centre. The Gallery featured over 70 pieces of artwork from over 50 artists, and included both Skull & Heart screen print series, select pieces from the Hear Me Roar all female exhibition, and the S&H group show for Spring with 24 new, original and one off pieces. Unlike a pop up exhibition, which is usually featur
- SELF PUBLISHED BOOK: HEAR ME ROAR ART BOOKThe Hear Me Roar art book is the second self published book that has I created (designed, edited and published) for Skull & Heart. Details about the project: In the summer of 2015, Skull & Heart held a print exhibition in partnership with theprintspace in London, which championed the work of female artists in the art, illustration, graphic design and photographic industry. The exhibition featured the work of 34 artists, and comprised of 60 pieces. During the exhibition we found that a lot of pe
- CURATED EVENT: HEAR ME ROAR - ALL FEMALE EXHIBITIONHear Me Roar was one of the largest, and most epic projects I have organised for Skull & Heart, together with with ThePrintSpace, who provided the exhibiting space, and printing materials for the artwork, I curated a all female art, illustration, design and photographic exhibition. The exhibition featured 34 of the most talented female artists in the industry, highlighting the incredible talent of each artist, and not just focussing on them being female. The exhibition featured over 60 pieces o
- CURATED EVENT: S&H X BOXPARK EXHIBITIONSkull & Heart were invited to curate an exhibition in the gallery space on the upper deck at Boxpark, Shoreditch. We were also able to take on one of the shop spaces in the retail park, which allowed us to sell prints from the exhibition, as well as feature our Colour Series screen prints, and the initial prints from the newest print series, Paradise. The exhibition featured 8 pieces of artwork from the following artists: Dan Mumford, Iain Macarthur, Mr Gauky, Tim McDonagh, Will Exley, Rob Flow
- SELF PUBLISHED BOOK: PARADISE ART BOOKThe Paradise art book is the third self published book that I created (designed, edited and published) for Skull & Heart. To celebrate the end of the Paradise print series, I put together an art book which featured interviews and portfolio spotlights on each of the artists that were included in the series. Artists included: Paul Jackson, David Bray, Liane Plant, Dale Sarok, Tim McDonagh, Dan Mumford, Daggers For Teeth, Sin Eater, Tara McPherson and Suzi Kemp. The Paradise Art Book; a 74 page
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Projects credited in
- Jess Ebsworth for The New York TimesPublished MAY 2022 - 'New York's Weed Rush Is Here. They Came to Cash In'. 'For generations, entrepreneurs and dreamers have moved to New York City to strike it big. Now they’re coming to sell a lot of cannabis'. In this article for The New York Times, Jamie Lowe writes about the partnership 'in romance and business' between a pastry chef and mental health organisation professional and how they started a business selling 'gourmet' edibles and 'another level' weed based deserts in Tampa Florida1
- See Creatures x Estrella Damm for Patterns Brighton2022 Patterns is an epic performance and events venue based in the beautiful Brighton! There is a gorgeous bar, stunning terrace, lively club, as well as, a very funky Saturday Brunch Fever which is our personal favourite! We partnered with the epic Estrella Damm team in for Patterns 2020 socially distanced terrace launch. We collaborated with the brilliant See Creatures Design who brought the mural magic to turn the Patterns Terrace into a summer haven for the event with a gorgeous mega mur
- CURATED EVENT: Alana McDowell X The Book ClubOur final exhibition curated by SVP at The Book Club launched on the 8th February with the incredible debut solo show from Alana McDowell with “Ceaseless Summer”- a new body of work which will cover the entire space with summer-goodness. Sponsored by Estrella Damm1
- TOM J NEWELL FOR COPPERFEAST RECORDSNew work from our artist Tom J Newell who was commissioned by the awesome Copper Feast Records to create this insane face melting design that will be available to preorder as a t-shirt via Bandcamp available to on July 3rd and for the rest of that weekend ONLY!5
- Daggers For Teeth for WHO/UN Open Call to CreativesWe were recently asked to get some of our artists involved with creating a piece of artwork part of the WHO/UN open brief for artists to respond to the global pandemic. We absolutely LOVE this animation by our artist Daggers For Teeth in which he champions the important PSA subject of handshakes! Feel free to share around and help #stopthespread3
- Eve Lloyd Knight for WHO/UN Open Call to CreativesWe were recently asked to get some of our artists involved with creating a piece of artwork part of the @who open brief for artists to respond to the global pandemic and damn do we have some awesome artists doing amazing work7
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Work history
Founder & Artist AgentRoar Illustration Agency
London, United KingdomFull Time
Roar Artist Agency is a unique boutique art & illustration agency representing a carefully curated selection of the most talented artists, both established and emerging, within the creative industry.
FounderSkye Victoria Projects
London, United KingdomFreelance
Skye Victoria Projects was created in early 2019 by Skye V Kelly-Barrett as a way to showcase past projects, and has grown into a collaborative company championing artists through events, exhibitions, workshops and commissions. To learn more about SVP click below.
The team at Skye Victoria Projects offers many creative services, including curation, production, and art direction.
Skills
- Art Curation
- Art Exhibitions
- Project Managemant
- Social Meda
- Art Sales
- Wholesale Sales
- Art Book
- Art Direction
- Content Websites
- Artist Agent
Education
Visual Culture and Museum Studies MAUniversity of Westminster
- London, United Kingdom
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History of Art, Design and Film BA (Hons).Kingston University
- Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom