Virtual Studio Tour – Ahuva Zeloof
Ahuva Zeloof is a London-based sculptor whose practice centres on an ongoing investigation of the female form. Born in Iraq, Ahuva was raised in Israel…
Category: Articles & Interviews
New Artworks by Young Creatives Take Over Streets of Bankside, London
Public spaces around Bankside have had a creative facelift in recent weeks, thanks to a partnership between Tate Collective and Better Bankside. At a particularly…
ANV Member Mark Petty on Selling Art Online
In the first instalment of this series on Selling Art Online, we spoke to Swansea- and Donegal-based artist Emma Cownie, who has developed a successful online…
The Net Gallery Celebrates the One Year Anniversary of Portraits for NHS Heroes at Fitzrovia Chapel
On 28th May 2020, in the midst of Britain’s first COVID-19 lockdown, The Net Gallery launched a unique virtual exhibition showcasing portraits of NHS staff painted…
Emma Cownie on Selling Art Online
With successive lockdowns resulting in the closure and cancellation of many of the galleries, markets, festivals and art fairs that artists rely on to make…
‘I’ve always been a people-watcher’: an interview with ANV member Lee Boyd
Artist and ANV member Lee Boyd is based in Newtownards, Northern Ireland. Interested in the psychology of humanising animals and animalising humanity, he is known for his…
You are never truly in control of watercolour: TNG Magazine talks to ANV member Andrew Lucas
Andrew Lucas was born and grew up in Salisbury, but is now based in the seaside town of Torquay in South West England. His love of…
Olly Fathers creates work for Soho House Tel Aviv
Olly Fathers is a London-based artist whose work explores the interplay between abstract shapes, different materials, and forms. Incorporating woodwork as key part of his practice,…
ANV Member Perspective: Sona Sahakian
ANV member Sona Sahakian is a visual artist based in the Hague. She works in a range of mediums including painting, drawing, collage, photography, installation and film/video…
ANV Member Interview: Olivia Hicks
Olivia Hicks is a London-based artist, educator and curator whose practicefocuses on “the relationships between drawing, painting and sculpture”. Influenced by architectural theory, her work…
ANV Member Interview: Maurizio Galia
Maurizio Galia is an Italian artist and art teacher, who has spent time living and working in London. Since graduating from Turin’s Fine Arts Academy…
CBPP Artists Lucy Stopford and Peter Monkman on Reciprocal Portraiture
Painting someone’s portrait is bound to be an intimate affair, but it adds a whole new layer when your subject turns around and paints you…
London Arts News: March 2021
With the UK advancing along its ‘Roadmap out of lockdown’, it’s hard not to be excited about the prospect of visiting exhibitions in person again,…
Artist N Virtual Member Roundup: You’ve Been Busy!
It’s great to see what the talented members of Artist N Virtual have been up to lately – and in the last few months, you’ve been up…
Developing Creative Identities, Part 2: Jay Fortune
Like so many things in life, the path to developing a unique creative identity is not a one-size-fits-all process. To follow-on from the first part…
Developing Creative Identities, Part 1: Lisa Congdon
In the early stages of their careers, many artists worry about developing a creative identity that will allow them to stand out from the crowd,…
TNG Member Catherine MacDiarmid Paints Jon Snow for Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Week
First trialled back at the beginning of lockdown, Sky Arts’ new series, Portrait Artist of the Week, is a spin-off from the channel’s every-popular Portrait Artist of…
HM Portraits: Trooping the Colour in a Time of Lockdown
To the occasional confusion of those less aquatinted with the traditions of the royal family, Queen Elizabeth II has two birthdays each year, her actual…
The Covid-19 Learning Curve: an Interview with David White, Head of Digital Learning at UAL
As lockdown eases, Miriam Dunn speaks to David White, Head of Digital Learning at the University of the Arts London (UAL), about the key, post-pandemic…
Picturing Lockdown: 200 new images provide a record of lockdown for the Historic England Archive
With a remit that covers battlefields and beaches, as well as parks, gardens and historic buildings, Historic England is a public body charged with protecting…
Interview: Angela Bell
Angela Bell is an Irish artist based in Worthing, England. Covering a wide range of subject matter, her beguiling and immersive paintings often make use of…
The Illustrious History of Cork Street
In this article for The Net Gallery, writer Jo Caird explores the history of Cork Street, one of London’s most prestigious art streets, and explains…
TNG Member News: Linda Chapman Wins Fujifilm Original Photo Paper Yearbook Award 2020
Comprising four awards from industry partners, a publication for selected works and a group exhibition for all entrants, YEARBOOK 2020 was a major undertaking which…
TNG Member Perspective: Peter James Field on His Work in the BP Portrait Award Exhibition 2020
TNG member Peter James Field was born in 1976, in Scotland. He has worked as a fine artist and illustrator full time since 2005. His illustration clients…
The mythologies of growth, progress and power: an interview with Artist Support Pledge Founder, Matthew Burrows
Do you not stop to look at the view? Matthew Burrows was a long way from an easel or paintbrush when he says he had the…
Interview: David Boyd Haycock, curator of British Surrealism at Dulwich Picture Gallery
Dr David Boyd Haycock is a freelance art historian, author, curator and lecturer. Haycock read Modern History at St John’s College, Oxford, before completing an MA…
Interview: Trulee Hall talks about her new exhibition at Zabludowicz Collection
Housed in a former Methodist chapel in North London, Zabludowicz Collection is one of the country’s most innovative arts organisations, delivering a unique programme of…
Interview: Alex Schady – Artist and Director of the Art Programme at Central Saint Martins
Organised as an alternative to physical degree shows, in response to Covid-19 and the resulting lockdown, the 2020 UAL Graduate Showcase is currently running online.…
Interview: Secret 7″ Co-founder Kevin King
Secret 7” is a much-loved anonymous charity art project that has taken place at various venues across London since its launch in 2012. For each edition,…
Access All Areas: TNG’s New Series Enables Artists to Take Art Lovers on Unique Virtual Studio Tours
New beginnings and new projects are a little more thin on the ground than usual this January, as continued lockdown regulations have put a damper…