Becky Mann

Based in Leeds, Becky Mann is a full time freelance illustrator and printmaker. She works on a mixture of personal work and commissions which mainly focus on food, animals, and plants.

Becky studied Fine Art Printmaking at the University of Brighton and graduated with a 2:1 in 2012. “Being in Brighton was an invaluable experience for me, and it seems like a lifetime ago now that I was there when I look back,” describes the illustrator. A year or so after graduating, she decided to move back up north and took up work in a local care home.

She worked within the care sector for several years with the elderly and more recently, when she moved to Leeds, with adults with learning disabilities. During this time Becky learnt a great deal about herelf and others, and worked all through the pandemic. She took the plunge with her artistic practice and went full time with it in September 2022. “It’s all still relatively new to me and I am still learning as I go along,” says Becky.

Her prints are inspired by everything that’s around her, or things she finds unusual, interesting, or funny. Her illustrations have covered subjects from her favourite meals, to the natural world and feelings of nostalgia.

She produces a lot of her illustrations on Procreate, and from there she most often prints in Risograph or screen printing. As a member of Leeds Print Workshop, Becky tries to get down there as much as she can, and has recently got back into lino printing. She has started off with smaller, simpler designs to build up her confidence, and is hoping to do more hands on work this year. “I’m always on the look out for new opportunities and commissions and enjoy collaborations,” comments Becky.

Currently, Becky is experimenting with a mixture of different things within her practice. She has recently worked on a few different commissions for independent magazines, as well as keeping her personal work going; creating new prints and greeting cards to sell on her online shop, at markets, and at independent gift shops.

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