Madeleina Kay Art

I was a bit apprehensive starting Nikita's portait; firstly, because she is the only one of my project participants who I have never met...

Lora's is the second portrait I've finished for my research project  into identity. Lora's took longer to complete than Kristyna's,...

I picked up 'African Art Now - Fifty Pioneers Defining African Art for the Twenty-First Century' from the book stall at my university. I...

I've finished the first of ten oil portraits I am creating for my research project into identity. I painted the backgrounds  of the...

I feel like I've nearly destroyed my mental health in the process but I have managed to reach my target of finishing all of the portrait...

Motaz understood the "choose your colours" brief right away and sent me the following list along with a selection of really great profile...

This book by Maria Sobolewska and Robert Ford was very academic in its style, but I felt like I should read it because it focuses on...

I'm delighted to have found my final research participant! I first met Motaz at Stormont where I performed at an event for New Europeans ...

Since I have been focussed on my research paper and struggling with managing ongoing health issues since the Summer, I had rather let...

'Betrayal In Your Eyes' music video filmed at the March for Rejoin III in London and the Brexiles exhibition in Cambridge. Jeff did an...

Me and Adam decided on the best photo to use for the final portrait and I created the linework portrait before adding the watercolour...

I've found the news and social media coverage of the far right, racist riots difficult to cope with in the last couple of weeks. This...

I first connected with Adam, when he sent me an email to tell me about a pro-European concert he was organising and to express his...

Lora's was my final "test" painting before I start the final oil portraits. I decided to start with a slightly different approach to the...

I decided to make another "test" piece for my oil portraits, to see whether adding light splatters to the background added to the overall...

I decided to do a "test" piece for my oil portraits on a canvas half the size which I will eventually create them on. I decided to work...

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JC Candanedo is a trustee of the arts charity I work for, an artist and photographer who has also agreed to participate in my research...

I was expecting a good show from my dear friend Lora Krasteva, but I was blown away by her 'Becoming British Scratch' performance as part...

Reflections on 'Living in Sheffield - Our Journeys as Migrant Women' by Livia Barreira The book is touchingly dedicated to 'all those...