An illustration project which I developed between 2015 and 2017, Drawing Democracy is a visual record of democracy in action drawn live from scenes witnessed in Manchester, across the UK and on the east coast of the USA.
I collated the project into a printed book, published in 2018 and featuring over 140 illustrations - a selection of which are presented here.
A selection of illustration work.
Sloe Gallery was an artist-led exhibition space I co-founded in 2016 with Amy Mizrahi, Eade Hemingway, David Hammond and Hannah-Michelle Bayley, based at Mirabel Studios in Manchester city centre. For our second year I led the gallery with Amy Mizrahi, before passing on the space to a new artist collective in 2018.
Dedicated to showcasing the work of emerging and local artists, over two years we curated and presented a programme of 18 exhibitions and featured the work of over 60 creatives from across the North, the UK and Europe- including painting, drawing, illustration, photography, printmaking, sculpture, textiles, installation, performance, sound and video art.
Sloe Gallery Exhibitions
Collected, 18 August - 25 September 2016.
Yours, 29 September - 1 October 2016.
A Post Card Show, 10-12 November 2016.
Contact: Helen Newman, 12 January - 18 February 2017.
A day like any other: Amy Mizrahi, 23 February - 11 March 2017.
5D, 6 April - 13 May 2017.
Walk Here, 18 May - 1 July 2017.
A History of Touch: Mark Mcleish, 7 July - 12 August 2017.
On-Going, 17 August - 23 September 2017.
Northern Chronicle: Robin Sukatorn, 5 October - 11 November 2017.
And Then There Was, 17 November - 23 December 2017.
TINY, 11 January - 10 February 2018.
Through the Over Exposed Mind of Ruby, 23 February - 24 March 2018.
Synaesthesia: Arron Hansford, 23 February - 24 March 2018.
Feed me a stray cat: Lizz Brady, 5 April - 12 May 2018.
Chromophobia, 17 May - 23 June 2018.
Twink | Jock | Bear: Oliver Crabtree, 29 June - 4 August 2018.
A Closing Show, 10-11 August 2018.
A selection of painting work.
Selection of drawing work.
