Bella Bonner-Evans, Author at FAD Magazine

Get to know Yuma Radné, the artist behind ‘To come up with a long song’ at BLOOM, Saint Tropez

At the heart of artist Yuma Radné’s practice is a celebration of her heritage; born in Oula Oudé, she is… Read More

Meet some of the artists behind ‘On the edge of fashion’ at Rose Easton

Drawing its title from Caroline Evans’ seminal text ‘Fashion at the Edge: Spectacle, Modernity, and Deathliness’, the current exhibition at… Read More

Meet Artist Raffael Bader, fresh off his debut London Solo Exhibition with BWG Gallery

There is something ineffable about the power of Raffael Bader’s paintings. Through a very sensitive use of form and colour, that conjures an idea of place while remaining distant and irreducible, Bader is able to capture and translate a fleeting feeling –

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Artist Eleanor Wang on Memory, Storytelling, Imminent Motherhood and her Recent Exhibition with MAMA

There has never been a better time for artist Eleanor Wang to reflect on her practice to date, one loaded with familial relations, negotiations of cultural heritage, personal storytelling and monumentalised memories of incidents that could otherwise be forgotten.

Creating a Path to Freedom: A Review of Koestler Arts’ Annual Award Exhibition curated by Ai Weiwei on show at The Southbank Centre

Koestler Arts runs an art prize with a National Exhibition at The Southbank Centre showing the work of prisoners, ex-offenders, secure patients and Immigration Centre Detainees. This year, the exhibition was curated by Chinese contemporary artist Ai Wei Wei and titled Freedom

Slither into the ‘Wet And Messy’ world of Brittany Shepherd at MAMOTH

High Heels on the brink of ruin squelch precariously through muddy fields. A man conceals his entire face, almost suffocating in a painfully tight hooded raincoat. A woman scrapes her nails lovingly through a bog as if it were her lover’s hair. A puffy, taffeta prom dress is regretfully trashed beyond repair. A stiletto inexplicably burns continuously in an unwelcoming flame.

Last Weekend to see UPRISING: Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery’s Eclectic Group Exhibition Held in a Derelict Castle Outside Berlin

Returning for its second edition this year, UPRISING is an entirely unusual and broad-ranging exhibition taking place in a beautiful,… Read More

Questioning the Future of Digital Art with Maxim Zhestkov, the Artist behind W1 Curates and FLANNELS newest Immersive Exhibition

In the heart of central London, W1 Curates and FLANNELS have partnered to host an exhibition series championing the world’s most exciting and innovative digital artists. The program currently features an immersive and startlingly beautiful exterior and interior installation titled WAVES by Maxim Zhestkov.

Spirituality, Mysticism and Occulture in Art: Last Week to see BWG Gallery’s Spirit Within Group Exhibition?

Curated by Jack Trodd, founder of BWG Gallery, Spirit Within brings together an exciting selection of emerging women artists whose… Read More

Sculpture Outside The City: Building Rural Artistic Community through Curation

MC3 Projects presented the second edition of The Occasionale, a summer arts festival spanning their beautiful rural grounds in East Sussex. Curated by Sarah Pager and Jaime Marie Davis

Art Reviews

Outsider Artist turned International Sensation Kristof Santy talks to Bella Bonner-Evans

Kristof Santy’s sudden transition from relative obscurity to art world fame is increasingly rare. It isn’t often that an unknown… Read More

10 Questions with artist Rafaela de Ascanio

Rafaela de Ascanio’s work feels as if it is from another world. Her practice spans sculpture, painting and installation, forming an interdisciplinary mythos of its own.

Meet Alissa Everett, the Photographer picturing Ukrainian Refugees with Humanity and Compassion

Alissa Everett is a documentary photographer like no other; rather than just taking pictures, she inspires change.

A Conversation with Kottie Paloma, the creator of “art that looks like it’s gone to battle or been dragged through the mud” currently on show at Saatchi Yates

Currently hosting a solo show at Saatchi Yates, Kottie Paloma has burst onto the London art scene with his commanding, chaotic and cutting-edge canvases. Saatchi Yates is known for their exceptional ability to spotlight international talents worth serious recognition, and Paloma is no exception.

A Journey through the Vast Wondrousness of The Milk of Dreams, The 59th International Art Exhibition at the Venice Biennale

The Venice Biennale’s central exhibition, The Milk of Dreams, is a curatorial feat of strength. It delicately weaves poignant historical and timely contemporary narratives across two locations, the Central Pavilion of the Giardini and the Arsenale.

Emerging Painter Rebecca Gilpin is in two shows opening this week.

Emerging Painter Rebecca Gilpin shares her advice for other emerging artists ahead of her Duo Show ROAM at Fitzrovia Gallery opening this week.

Questioning the Power and the Meaning of the Figure with New York Based Painter Taylor Simmons

Having just received his first solo-show in London with Public Gallery, New York based painter Taylor Simmons is a name to know right now.

INTERVIEWS

Daniel David Freeman: BIOMECH CHANGED MY LIFE

Set within two Georgian houses in Whitechapel’s Ashfield Street, Gallery 46 is the perfect location for Daniel David Freeman’s latest solo… Read More

Finding Hope in Imagined Worlds and Alternative Futures with Emerging London-based Artists Sholto Blissett and Salomé Wu

Currently, on show at Notting Hill’s newest gallery Studio West, The Reality in Whytch You Create brings together the work… Read More

Excavating routes to a sense of belonging with Wanda Orme, creator of new poetry and photography book Volcano Songs.

Wanda Orme’s beautiful new book of poetry and photography, Volcano Songs, offers an emotive exploration of the ineffable energy of… Read More

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Author: Bella Bonner-Evans