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Art

Michael John Ashcroft This Is Manchester

We caught up with Lancashire artist Michael John Ashcroft to learn about what inspires him, his love for the city and what to expect next.

Tishk Barzanji Otherworldly Architecture

Considering his upbringing in Iraq during the years of political unrest, Tishk Barzanji is an artist whose work is perhaps unusually…

Chris Cyprus Painting Under Orange Glow

Gorton-born artist Chris Cyprus may have taken a while to pursue the path of painting, but his talent for capturing the essence of mill…

SADHUS OF SHEFFIELD

I was recently moving some furniture around at a Sheffield city centre venue, getting ready for a gig, and one of Alex Ekins’ life-sized…

THEATRICAL COLLAGE ILLUSTRATION

Katie Ponder’s artwork was brought to our attention earlier this year and we knew straight away it would look great on these here…

DREAM-LIKE DARKNESS

Nikita Kaun is a self-taught digital illustrator based in Saint Petersberg. Occasionally gothic, sometimes quite dark, his work is visually…

Check The Method

If you walk around Manchester or Sheffield regularly, it’s quite likely you’ll recognise the work of this month’s featured artist, Marcus…

Grace & Precision

Based in the US, Christina Mrozik seems to bring every piece of paper that crosses her desk to life – the kind of deep feeling, let alone…