Shannon’s paintings embody an Afrocentrist consciousness, creating layerd and figurative compositions tht centralise black womanhood as a source of knowledge and understanding. This work made in oil, acrylic, image transfer and spray paint on canvas was made whilst contemplating the bible verse Jermiah 29:11 ‘ For I know the plans I have for you’ declares the lord ‘plans to prosper you, and not harm you, plans give you hope and a future’.

Takura’s work focuses on the relationship between contemporary digital technology and humans and how it shapes todays society. This acrylic on canvas still life study depicts the tension between the fleeting and the permanent and was inspired by a visit to the National Gallery in London.

Matthieu’s vibrant work in coloured pencil on coloured paper is a piece depicting his mother’s kitchen in her home in Grenoble. His expressive and stylised visual language is expressed in drawing and painting, and captures singular moments of daily life , often through a fragmented perspective and exuberant play of colours.

Inspired by an afternoon’s walk around Echo Park in East LA, this work was created using the Batik technique of wax resistant dyeing and like much of Adam’s work, draws on Western painting techniques and Southeast Asian craft. Inspired by the brilliant colour of the lake and crisp reflection of the palms, this piece is created using oi paint on linen.