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2025 in Watercolours
Over the Christmas holidays, I decided to make a series of watercolour landscape artworks depicting my 2025 travels. These artworks are larger and more detailed than my usual sketchbook drawings and paintings, taking around 4-5 hours each to complete. I enjoyed reviewing my photographs from the beautiful destinations I had the opportunity to travel to, and selected my favourite images to work from for these seven artworks: Mosque, Tirana, Albania Ampitheatre, Hierapolis Ancie

Madeleina Kay
Jan 41 min read


Performance at the Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels
The event combatting violence against women in the diaspora community was organised by Eduxo.eu (European Network for Democracy and Equality) and took place at the Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels on 18/11/25. Two Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament spoked at the event, along with other distinguished guests, followed by three artistic performances. I performed in the third incarnation of the "Hate Dress" and after "respeaking" some of the troll comments, I sang

Madeleina Kay
Dec 14, 20251 min read


My Portraits included in 'Grito Sin Fronteras'
I'm delighted that my portraits of migrant and refugee women from my Kaleidentity project have been published in this anthology of Spanish writing 'Grito Sin Fronteras' (Scream Without Borders) , by Woman Scream. Woman Scream is an international cultural project with a social mission. Art, poetry, activism, women. International festival and projects with a female focus.

Madeleina Kay
Nov 21, 20251 min read


The "Hate Dress" 3.0
"Here we go again"... The third reincarnation of the "Hate Dress" came after its second destruction during my performance at Emergency 25 in Manchester in September. I dutifully collected all the pieces and spent nearly three days stitching them back together again to make the "Hate Dress" 3.0 ahead of my performance at the Italian Consulate in Brussels. My boyfriend, Johann Hubmann took the above photos for me. The event, which is in Italian, is organised by Eduxo and is co

Madeleina Kay
Nov 16, 20251 min read


Sketches from Füssen
For my Dad's 70th birthday, we travelled to Bavaria and visited the town of Füssen where Schloss Neuschwanstein - the "Fairytale" castle stands on a mountainside.

Madeleina Kay
Nov 2, 20251 min read


Sketches from Bavaria (Sept 2025)
My latest trip to Bavaria started with a stunning ethereal view of the English channel at dawn, and beautiful start to a magical two-week...

Madeleina Kay
Sep 18, 20251 min read


Brexiles Exhibition Liverpool
Liverpool was the fourth location for the Brexiles exhibition tour, which has also been displayed in Sheffield , Edinburgh and Cambridge...

Madeleina Kay
Aug 27, 20251 min read


Transylvanian Sketching Tour
This trip was sponsored through my 'Art Getaway Prize' awarded by GAMIAN Europe, after I participated in the Vibrant Mind exhibition...

Madeleina Kay
Aug 13, 20255 min read


Sketches from Basel/Strasbourg
We spent a few hours in Basel en-route to the European Youth Event in Strasbourg - it was my first time in Switzerland. I have been to...

Madeleina Kay
Jun 20, 20251 min read


Performance at the European Parliament #EYE2025
I had to buy a new case to travel the European Youth Event - because even my largest case would not fit the EU wings and "Hate Dress"...

Madeleina Kay
Jun 17, 20252 min read


Redi Asabella - Interview
Redi Asabella is an Albanian Cultural Mediator and P roject Manager with Albanian citizenship. He has lived in Turkey, Italy, the UK...

Madeleina Kay
Jun 1, 202510 min read


Nikita Rathod - Interview
Nikita Rathod works in Marketing and Communications and has Indian citizenship. She grew up in India and currently lives in France....

Madeleina Kay
Jun 1, 20257 min read


Motaz Amer - Interview
Motaz is an Arab refugee and student , with Yemeni citizenship. He has lived in; Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Greece, Northern-Ireland and...

Madeleina Kay
Jun 1, 20257 min read


Marcelo Sanchez-Camus - Interview
Marcelo Sanchez-Camus is a queer, Chilean artist, tutor and director of Applied Live Art Studio , with British and US citizenship. He has...

Madeleina Kay
Jun 1, 20258 min read


Lora Krasteva - Interview
Lora Krasteva is a white, Eastern-European performance maker, culture producer and activist with Bulgarian and EU citizenship. She...

Madeleina Kay
Jun 1, 20257 min read


Livia Barreira - Interview
Livia Barreira works in Journalism and Communications and manages the Living in Sheffield Facebook and Instagram accounts. She is...

Madeleina Kay
Jun 1, 20257 min read


Kristyna Ilek - Interview
Kristyna Ilek’s interview took place on the 13th August 2024. She is a queer, white, Eastern-European dramaturg, member of Dare to Care...

Madeleina Kay
Jun 1, 20257 min read


JC Candanedo - Interview
JC Candanedo is a queer artist, photographer and mentor , with Panamanian and EU citizenship. He has lived in Panama, Catalonia, the USA...

Madeleina Kay
May 30, 20257 min read


Ania Duldiier - Interview
Ania Duldiier is a Ukrainian artist , member of Dare to Care Art Colective and mother of three, currently living in Switzerland. She has...

Madeleina Kay
May 30, 20256 min read


Adam Heron - Interview
Adam Heron is an award-winning Classical Pianist and PhD Researcher at the University of Glasgow. He is ethnically Nigerian and...

Madeleina Kay
May 30, 20258 min read
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