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Posts Tagged ‘illustration’

‘Often we just see the spine’: Hackney illustrator welcomes first customers to bookshop where the covers are turned up

By Marion Weaver | Thursday 27 October 2022 at 13:22

After an ‘amazing’ crowdfunding effort, acclaimed artist David Ziggy Greene has opened Jam on Hackney Road

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‘We’re all in’: Award-winning wildlife illustrator to open studio and shop in Clapton after crowdfunding success

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 20 September 2022 at 11:18

Ben Rothery delighted to ‘put roots down’ in his local borough – with Hidden Planet set to open later this year

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Art and conservation shop owner has two days to raise £10k for new premises in Clapton – or faces closing it for good

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 2 August 2022 at 10:43

Illustrator Ben Rothery needs help if Hidden Planet is to survive and thrive

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‘The NHS is our most vital asset’: Hackney illustrator donates series of artworks to Homerton Hospital

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 29 March 2022 at 17:28

Jane Smith has gifted a number of illustrations and linocuts in tribute to the health service and the Homerton’s longstanding art programme

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‘I wanted to change my life’: Local artist draws Hackney after taking up illustration when Covid hit

By Lizzie McAllister | Friday 1 October 2021 at 10:55

Becky Moriarty found plenty of inspiration in the borough after quitting her graphic design job – and even connected with her Irish roots along the way

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Comic – Welcome Low Traffic Neighbourhoods

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 11 December 2020 at 17:48

Artist Francisco de la Mora with his view on LTNs, informed by his upbringing in Mexico City

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Comic – Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead)

By Francisco de la Mora | Wednesday 11 November 2020 at 12:47

Our resident artist Francisco de la Mora brings a Mexican tradition to Hackney

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Lucinda Rogers to exhibit drawings of a changing Ridley Road Market

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 13 October 2017 at 16:51
'There's a lot more here to see': Lucinda Rogers' Fruit mountain at the entrance to Ridley Road. © Lucinda Rogers

The London artist and campaigner took to the streets to depict scenes many fear will be lost to gentrification, the overarching topic of the exhibition

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Ministry of Stories volunteers bring schoolchildren’s visions to life in 17 new Penguin picture books

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 8 June 2017 at 10:45
Picture perfect: the young authors pose with their creations at Shoreditch Library. Images: Penguin Random House UK

The Hoxton non-profit gave children full creative control over the stories, which feature the likes of job-seeking toucans and magical football boots

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Draw talent: Shoreditch art school holds exhibition of work by artists aged 10 to 18

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 25 August 2016 at 15:55

Future household names could be taking part in the Royal Drawing School’s annual exhibition for young artists

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Draw talent: Shoreditch art school holds exhibition of work by artists aged 10 to 18

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 25 August 2016 at 15:51
Part of a piece by Shoreditch-based 14-year-old, Ananda. Photograph: Royal Drawing School

Future household names could be taking part in the Royal Drawing School’s annual exhibition for young artists

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