Artist Focus

For this week’s feature, I talked to Karl Jones, a third-year Illustration student from the University of Brighton. His style, which makes use of simple colour hues and fine-line patters…

Words and photos by Luisa De la Concha Montes Photoworks annual festival launched on the 24th of September and will be ending this Sunday. Due to COVID-19 limitations, the festival…

Verity Warner-Moulding is a 3rd year University of Brighton illustration student; her drawings and animations often depict animals, and natural spaces reminiscent of folklore and mythology. I talked to her…

We know the last few months have been weird to say the least, but despite the uncertainty of the world at the moment, here at Artist Focus we want to…

From 28th February to 27th March, Ollie Quinn has transformed its exhibition basement into a floral paradise. Walking past the independent eyewear shop on Bond Street, one would never expect…

Skye Kember is a Brighton-based illustrator. Identifying as non-binary, I met Skye to discuss how their own self-expression interplays into their digital and hand-drawn illustrations. From mental health to nature,…

One hundred and seventy years after the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood first exhibited their paintings, London’s National Portrait Gallery are celebrating the divine feminine muses of this historic art movement this Winter,…

Charlotte Guérard is a third-year undergraduate at the University of Brighton, studying Fine Art Painting. Guérard creates large-scale pieces which are saturated in bright splashes of colour, pieces in which…

Alice Kirkwood is a second-year Fashion Undergraduate student at the University of Brighton. A budding fashion designer, Alice spoke to me about her future aspirations, throwing yourself into the deep…

Graduating from the University of Brighton with a Fine Art Critical Practice degree in 2018, Norfolk-born Zarya Austen-Fell resides in Brighton as a multi-media artist, whose work focuses on the…

This week Artist Focus spoke to Tyla Johnson, a recent Illustration graduate from the University of Brighton. Originally from just outside Cardiff, her artwork frequently explores her Welsh heritage by…

Taylor Lyttleton is a London-based photographer who’s third year at Brighton University is just on the horizon. Taylor constantly strives to push the boundaries of digitisation in her work, opting…

Billy Liang is a photographer, videographer and current Business finalist at the University of Sussex. Originally from a small sea-side city south of mainland China, called Zhuhai, he is now…

Ella Willson-Smith is a finalist Illustration student at the University of Brighton. Originally from London, her projects are largely concerned with the relationships between people, objects and place. Ella likes…

Ebba Davidsson is a photographer. She is an art historian and a gallery educator based in Sweden. Davidsson studied art history for a year at Sussex, living in Brighton as…

Words by Elsa van Helfteren & Rosa Lichtenstein How does photography give agency to those ‘on the edge’? We interviewed Ingrid Pollard ahead of her panel event at the ACCA…

With the Attenborough Centre right on our doorstep, we are lucky to to have access to year-round, contemporary performances and events. In support of this, I thought that I would…

Inês Ambrósio is a film photographer and printmaker, currently studying Photography at the University of Brighton. Originally from Lisbon, Inês’ professional background in free surfing constantly draws both herself and…

Tsai Tung Li is a Taiwanese illustrator currently living in Brighton. We met while she was showcasing her work at the Brighton Illustration Fair 2018, after completing her Master’s studies…

Rupert Tuesday is a fine artist and performance artist from South East London, performing under the stage name CHUB RUB. Rupert uses He/Him pronouns. He is currently in his third…