Chantell Juanita grew up in a small fishing town where most became a nurse or engineer (“both very creditable jobs”), somewhat forcefully leading her to study Nautical Science because art was not a talked about option as a career path. Chantell tells us; “I always felt like I was running…
The latest publication to launch on In Perpetuum – People of Print’s crowdfunding platform – is Rise of Happiness, a new FREE zine which aims to give back to society and help people understand more about themselves. Rise of Happiness sets out to do exactly what it says in its…
Illustrator Anna Higgie has just opened an exhibition of prints at Niche Frames on Zetland rd, Bristol. Curated by Niche – who have been giclee printing Anna’s designs for over a decade – the exhibition showcases a wide range of the illustrator’s work. The show includes prints from a series…
Visual artist and printmaker Aric Russom grew up in New England, where there are towns full of old mills. While working on his graduate degree, he began looking at some of the local factory buildings. Aric states; “There is a subtle narrative in my work; I wonder what took place…
Neve Clarke is a visual fine artist currently based in Cornwall, UK. Since graduating from Falmouth University in 2021 with a First Class Hons degree in Fine Art, Neve has continued to develop her contemporary print practice. Working in a contemporary art gallery in St Ives alongside working as a…
Hannah Gilson is an artist and illustrator based in London, who has worked on editorial illustration commissions for the likes of ES magazine, as well as custom event illustration. Although she does enjoy working on commissions, Hannah has been increasingly interested in developing and broadening her skill set within her…
Featuring in our 81st issue of Posterzine is Frankfurt-based illustrator Benedikt Luft. The artist is best known for his striking, two-tone explorations of figures and shapes, however take a look deeper into his portfolio, and you’ll find a medley of diverse creative techniques. Benedikt has thus far created illustrations for Zeit Magazine, Blomberg and It’s Nice That, animations…
Born in Wellington, New Zealand, and now based in Sydney, Jessica Benhar is an illustrator, printmaker, and Design graduate of the University of New South Wales School of Art & Design. Initially wanting to become a graphic designer, it was in her last year of study after repetitive injury struck…
“Since a young age I have been making up stories in my head and illustrating them,” Caen-based illustrator Joanna Calderwood tells us. Knowing she wanted to pursue a career in art, she went on to study Graphic Design in Besançon for three years, where she specialised in book and printmaking…
The latest linocut print from Italy-based printmaker Nadia Resta features Artemisia Gentileschi, an Italian painter born in 1593, on a vase filled with Japanese peonies. In Japanese culture peonies are bearer of good luck, and Nadia situates this imagery alongside a vase shape inspired by traditional Chinese pottery. This piece…
Weird Studio is an independent studio based in Florence, Italy, specialising in Graphic and Web Design. The studio was founded by Edoardo Cantarella and Giulia Tordi, who together provide consultancy and design direction. Commitment to craft is at their core: combining creativity and strategy, they shape strong identities. Working in a…
In June 2022, screen printer Leo Boyd secured a 2 week exhibition at the Vault Canteen Gallery in Belfast. The gallery is part of a large artist-led multidisciplinary studios, and is currently running a year long program of members exhibitions with little oversight on the content of the work, except…
Foilco, suppliers of the world’s widest range of stamping foil shades and finishes to the print industry, have just announced another forward-thinking foil thanks to a new copper colour addition to their popular Escova range. Escova is one of the most unique effect foils, and one of Foilco’s most requested…
In his recent residency at La Maldita Estampa, Tadhg Caffrey produced pints based on the lesser seen parts of Barcelona. While the cruise terminal and famous Port Vell caters well for tourists (cruise tourist numbers have increased from 115,000 in 1990 to 2.7 million in 2017), the commercial and industrial…
Founded by Nawel Hussain in 2018, Good Girl Gang offers organic, hand screen printed inclusive clothing with a message. Nawel tells us; “I like to create prints that reflect my experiences as well as other women, more exclusively WOC. I found growing up there was nothing I could wear that…
POP are proud to present a selection of monoprint projects by the talented members of our community. Monoprinting is a category of printmaking where the image can only be made once, unlike other forms which allow for multiple originals. From gig posters, to stencil screen prints, our members have used…
Valter Černeka, aka Studio MOT, is a sculptor by education and an anthropologist by nature. His most recent project is a print series made in the 35x25cm format. By always using the same matrix format, Valter combines multiple matrices on the same paper. Although he did study printmaking, after finishing…
While completing her Masters in Illustration at Manchester Metropolitan University, animator and illustrator Rachael Abbott started to focus more on hand-painted frame by frame animations, and less on the linocut animated GIFs she made during lockdown. “It wasn’t until I was approached by Salford Slow Fashion CIC to create a…
Carla Cabras is an Italian graphic designer based in Sardinia. Fascinated by art and design from a young age, Carla wished to delve deeper into this world, first studying graphic design, photography, and art during her adolescence, and then at university, where she attended the academy of fine arts and…
In celebration of Pride Month, MUBI, the theatrical distributor and global curated film streaming service has collaborated with a range of LGBTQIA+ illustrators to create artworks inspired by films within their Pride Unprejudiced season. Tasked with creating a piece inspired by Sebastian Meise’s Great Freedom, linocut printmaker Blockforest has created…