About

Artist statement
Based out of my studio in Sydhavn, Copenhagen I work as an artist and art educator. Raised in Birmingham, United Kingdom I became a student of English Literature and Philosophy graduating from University of Leeds and University of Copenhagen. Alongside my studies art was never far, and I was fortunate to have been immersed into the practice of making art from a young age by my cousin James Bourne whose art collective, Them Lot I became a part of from the ripe age of 17.
My art practice has many sides. I paint, draw, write and teach.
The drawings of cities are about juxtaposing architectural forms from past, present and future; real, dreamed and fictional. The metropolises I draw are like mandalas which encase, much like real cities, more than the eye can perceive. Without the confining physics which make up reality, these urban matrixes can bend the rules of possibility with the act of drawing itself unlocking new ideas beyond the drawn lines.
I also experiment wildly with painting and collage. I enjoy using the space offered by paper to play out ideas and to collide words, visual matter and words together. This method of working create works in their own right (eg. The Future Never Arrives, Lost and Loud) though I also like to peel away fragments and yet further develop these concoctions into paintings on to cotton with acrylic, oil and pigments.
I have traveled broadly and worked in many different creative milieus creating an assortment of projects, murals, commissions, assignments since starting out in 2012. I have been an field illustrator for a journalist bureau creating a story in Dharavi, Mumbai (Tank Journalistbureauet); drawn the entire 360sqm of our project Upsidedowntown in Paris; collaborated with clothing designers (Mads Nørgaard); and endeavoured to develop my practice on art residencies (CCA Andraxt).
I consider teaching a part of my practice as I find working with others creatively reciprocal. I have worked with children, young artists and the public. Children are important and it is chief among my priorities to provide opportunities for young people to enjoy fantastic memories with art during their formative years. Working with young artists is also close to my heart encouraging them that whatever they want to bring into this world is possible.
Copenhagen, January 2025
Photo Micah Levy, Paris
