Etc. Artist Talk: Sena Adjovi (Patreon)

In this artist's talk, recorded from a live Zoom on the 6th December 2024, I spoke to artist Sena Adjovi about the role that drawing plays in her work. This talk is the last in our Autumn 'Graphite' term, where we focus on a different artist who works in graphite each month.

• You can follow Sena's on Instagram HERE

• You can find buy Sena's work HERE 

About
Sena Adjovi is a French / West African visual artist based in Montreal, Canada. She uses graphite and oil paint to create soft portraits bathed in gloomy or comforting atmospheres, evoking disturbed emotions or delicate feelings. In her work words, her work explores themes of alienation, loneliness, vulnerability, hope and stillness.

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Upcoming talks

All Draw Patreon followers and supporters will receive links to all of these upcoming talks without needing to sign up - please feel free to share links to the talks as widely as you like. Thank you to our paid supporters who help us to fund the Zoom account and artist's fee for these talks.

• 17th Jan '25 / 7-8pm / Alvin Kofi (Oil paint term)

• 31st Jan '25 / 7-8pm / Wendy Barratt (Oil paint term)

• 28th Feb '25 / 7-8pm / Laura Smith (Oil paint term)

• 28th March '25 / 7-8pm / Jemma Gunning (Planographic print term)

• 25th April '25 / 7-8pm / Brian Wagner (Planographic print term)

• 23rd May '25 / 7-8pm / Scarlett Rebecca (Planographic print term)

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Past ETC Talks

We have a whole series of 1-hour ETC talks on our YouTube Channel HERE, from our Art/Work series where we explored the working lives and career progressions of 6 very different artists to our broader ETC series of artist interviews. These talks are great if you are looking for a little inspiration, need to hear more about how other artists have navigated a career in the artist or if you want something to listen to while you draw! You can find links below - I've added a few extra notes on the themes to help you pick between them.

2024/25 ETC Artist Talks:

•  Leggy Gordon (Graphite term)

•  Meg Buick (Graphite term)

ETC Art/Work series:

• Anita Taylor (Fine art drawing, The trinity Buoy Warf Drawing Prize)

• Peter James Field (Illustration, portrait painting, career transitions)

• Wuon-Gean Ho (Fine art printmaking, artists residencies)

• Chris Riddell (Illustration, includes live drawing!)

• Simon Martin (Director of Pallant House Gallery, curation)

• Eleanor Crook (Sculpture, studying & teaching human anatomy)

ETC Artist talks:

• Chloe Briggs (Drawing)

• Roy Eastland (Drawing)

• Amy Dury (Painting)

• Jeanette Barnes (City sketching)

• Caragh Savage  (Portrait drawing, charcoal & teaching)

• Philip Tyler (Sky Portrait Artist, painting, printmaking & teaching)

• Hattie Malcomson (Painting, printmaking, feminism in art, body taboos)

• This is Where We Meet (art collective, figure painting, exhibiting together)

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If you have suggestions of artists you'd like to here speak next year, let us know in the comments below!

All the best,

Jake