Stik started painting unofficial, socially conscious murals in his hometown of Hackney, East London in 2001. His simple stick figures wordlessly tell the story of his community and he frequently collaborates with hospitals, charities and homeless organisations. Working from his East London studio, these projects are largely self-funded and he now creates monumental artworks with communities across the world.
I’m a multidisciplinary artist driven by a deep need to express, heal, and tell stories that often go unheard. My journey began in architecture and design, but over time, I realised that my true voice lived in the space where art meets emotion—where personal and collective histories collide.
My work is rooted in identity, faith, and memory. I create to reflect on who we are, where we come from, and what we carry—whether joy, pain, tradition, or resilience. One of my most personal pieces, The Blood-Stained Child, was born from a place of sorrow and confrontation. It's a raw and unfiltered response to the violence I’ve witnessed in my community—an image of innocence caught in chaos. It hurt to make, but it had to be made. That piece helped me grieve, helped me pray, and reminded me why I create in the first place: to process pain, to provoke thought, and to call for peace.
Much of my work, including More Love, Less War, seeks to bridge divides—ethnic, religious, generational. I draw from my Nigerian heritage, using symbols, colors, and textures that hold weight and meaning, but I also reinterpret them through a modern lens. I want my art to feel both ancestral and alive—tied to the past but speaking clearly to today.
Whether I’m working with digital media, string, textiles, or paint, I approach every project with the same intention: to stir something real. I believe art has the power to build empathy, to challenge injustice, and to heal. For me, this isn’t just about aesthetics—it’s about presence, purpose, and pushing through silence with something that speaks.
Bio: Sarah has worked in the creative industries for 14+ years as a freelance graphic designer, and has now expanded into the area of arts facilitation.
Sarah’s involvement with collective arts creation was stirred most recently while creating a mural at local mental health charity MindFood, and she went on to be a co-founder of Welcome Create, a community art group at Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery.
She enjoys working with all ages, and values listening to the needs and desires of those involved to co-produce ideas, creating a sense of learning via exploration and peer-to-peer interactions, connection and increased self-confidence.
Art is not just a hobby, it’s a lifestyle!
I am a multidisciplinary artivist whose ideas circulate around protest, apocalyptic possibilities, climate change and utopia. I often take an anarchic view to traditional spaces for art and prefer using public interventions and community collaborations to spark energy for change. I grew up in Brentford and I have a degree in Fine Art and Art History from Manchester School of Art and The University of Barcelona. I am currently based in London and I have always lived in cities; the grit and absurdity of which are often captured in my works. My practice sits on a line between humour and horror, humour being a useful tool with which to approach hyperobjects such as the climate crisis and neoliberal global capitalism. I regularly use recycled materials and objects collected from the streets to make work as an act of non-monetary exchange, community cleaning and through which I enjoy subverting the elitism which surrounds the art world.
I graduated from HNC Photography at Morley College. I have been interested in photography since I was a teenager and it remains my passion to this day. My work has traditionally focused on photos of family, friends and everyday life. Today I create colorful portraits, mostly of food. I like to experiment with textures and shapes, creating compositions that harmonize with colors. I also love trying out different types of photography and digital manipulation! Each one helps me to keep developing my skills and find new ways to express my artistic vision. My goal is to attract the viewer's eye through visually appealing forms of the photographed subject.
Recently named one of the UK?s most influential conservationists by BBC Wildlife Magazine, ATM has been at work on the lane reminding us of the population decline of some of Britain?s most important pollinators ? moths and beetles.
In every work I create, I put all I have inside. Every piece tells a story, and it is the result of a very specific feeling. All of them are unique pieces created in a time of internal burning. I find no sense in creating a piece without having a strong sickening need to do so. My pieces are made of fire.