Art Battle Manchester
Our thanks go out to Art Battle Manchester for putting us in touch with such great artists. If you haven’t been to an Art Battle yet, you should get down there Art Battle Manchester
Mila Raczkowska
Mila followed up her MSc in Landscape architecture with a PhD in Painting and Drawing from the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts. She has exhibited widely in Poland and the UK and has featured as the stage set and costume designer for a range of theatrical productions. Along with a bunch of young people, she built and painted an eight foot high unicorn in the Culture House, Warsaw.
Becki Miller
Becki is a multi-talented artist, illustrator, mural painter, tattoo designer, sign writer, gift maker and all round creative egg with a passion for pens, paint and old junk. She’s a veteran of live arts events including Bomfest, Beatherder Festival and Kendal Calling.
Nell Smith
Nell produces intricate drawings, lino and screen prints. She also runs a small business from Manchester Craft and Design Centre, where she designs and prints unisex baby clothing for cool kids, including stuff like this great pizza slice enamel badge. As if this was not enough she has recently added Letterpress Printmaking to her portfolio.
Isabelle Alexa
Isabella is a proud Mancunian whose art is not limited to a paintbrush and a canvas. She will use anything that inspires her, something that makes her stop and take a second look. She creates with a focus on fine detail, bright colours and patterns, seeing art as universally capable of making people happy.
Amy Coney
A graduate in Fine Art, Amy specialises in painting, illustration and photography. Her commercial projects include Park Life Festival; Wonder Woman Festival; Harry Hall Cycles; and art installations in bars and restaurants including Jack Spratt, Sir Dukes and Draw Deck.
Gilbi aka Adam Gilbertson
The artist known as Gilbi is a Heywood success story who lives quite close to Mutual Mills. He specialises in black & white cityscapes, skateboard and surf designs, along with clothing designs used on tours by the likes of Peter Hook and Morning Pilgrims. Happy Mondays front man Bez, used Gilbi decorated maracas on tour too.
Leanne Thompson
Working under the brand name idrawyourlovedones, Leanne will happily capture your loved ones so that you can love them forever. She draws other stuff too, like this amazing take on The Big Apple.
Russ Meehan
You may be familiar with Russ’ work without even realising it, especially if you wander Manchester’s Northern Quarter and other hipster hang outs. He is a well known graffiti artist and mural maker. He does amazing things with spray paint and spends much of his life giving graffiti a good name.
Lee Hartley
Lee has been creating artworks for over seventeen years and says he is still learning. He has been commissioned to create pieces for Lego and Disney and describes his work as a combination of abstract and urban art.