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rosie alexander
Rosie Alexander is a London based illustrator, comic artist, and podcaster. Her work has an enthusiastic focus on character design, erotica, and electric vibrancy.
Coining the phrase #neongush when describing her illustrations, she has gained traction online with her sensual pieces, helping to open doors and break taboos with viewer censorship.
Her work is punk when employing artistic rules, in method, and in practice. Chasing a colour palette that gives the most energy and personal inspiration.
Having studied at Norwich University College of the Arts (Fine Art) and Cambridge School of Art (Illustration and Animation), the biggest growth she discovered was in the endless hours spent diving into her deepest interests from any and every nook, uninhibited. The world has many rooms to discover, explore and learn from.
Co-host, creator, and editor on Drunk Art Review Podcast, you can tune in to listen to Rosie prattle on about amazing, weird and beautiful art, current and historical.
ben driver (he/him)
Artist, curator and mental health advocate, Ben has held a longstanding presence within the local arts scene. Working with a number of projects including IO Radio and PhotoEast, Ben has nurtured a community mindset which promotes the use of creativity as a vehicle for greater inclusivity.
As an artist his work explores the connections between sexuality, masculinity and mental health. It is his way of navigating ideas of self and the way he is perceived by the world; as a queer man, as a non-masculine male, as an individual whose mental health is in flux. Always experimenting with form his work takes shape as zines, collage, photography, illustration, writing and painting, often combining multiple mediums within a single piece.
Exploring the role of curator led Ben to forming Guy Cry Club CIC, a space where masculinity and mental health is explored through art. Understanding how powerful art can be in communicating our inner world Guy Cry Club CIC is an invitation for everyone to be part of a creative dialogue which brings together valuable perspectives across the intersections of maleness, mental health, and identity.
As Founder/Director of Guy Cry Club CIC Ben has achieved a vast amount since its inception including: Speaking at the University of Cambridge, appearances on BBC News Online and BBC Radio, collaborating with organisations such as Suffolk Archives, Suffolk Pride, MANUP?, Sassify Zine and Led Creatives to host workshops and events, as well as curating online galleries, artist features and publications.
Alexander Ward (he/him)
Alexander was born in Essex in 1983. A self-taught photographer with an affinity for nature and an inherent fascination with people, his work explores human connection, belonging, grief, identity, relationships and family.
Alex's work has been exhibited and published internationally; a key exhibition was his series Living in the Inbetween which was installed at Manchester, and explores the motivations of volunteers at the sharp end of Greece’s refugee and migrant crisis. He has also worked with the BBC, Channel 4, Comic Relief and Manchester Metropolitan University
Now based in Suffolk, Alex sees his studies of people as the heartland of his work, presenting them in truthful ways that incorporate nature and the natural environment. He strives to show people as they are, always fighting for honestly and emotional connection in his work.
Alex is currently completing a Masters at Falmouth University, UK. Alongside his photography practice, Alexander is a coach and mentor to photographers, along with the Founding of Of Coast + Stars.
