My practice is interdisciplinary, spanning textiles, drawing, painting, ceramics, writing, ritual, participation, and video. I work with found, natural, and symbolic materials - often raw, earthly, and reclaimed to create tactile works imbued with a sense of play and tenderness.
My work is underpinned by the influence of intersectional ecofeminism, through a spiritual lens, exploring the political, personal and collective experiences of grief, care, collective healing and connection to earth, informed by ideas from psychosynthesis and alternative systems of knowledge. I see re-enchantment as a way of resistance, a soft rebellion and an invitation to remember our interconnectedness with each other, the land, and the cosmos. I’m particularly interested in the power of ancient ways and rituals, how they are consciously or unconsciously echoed in contemporary society, and how de-mystifying this through art might make connection (with earth, community and spirituality) more accessible.
Through ritual, play and deep intentionality, the process and materiality of my work holds the most meaning - processes of homemade fabric dyeing and eco printing are embedded as rituals connecting to earth, and using found objects, contrasting delicate and industrial, I hold a space for accepting the tension of landscapes I’m navigating - grief and joy, collapse and growth, the intimate and the cosmic. I consider this combination of materials a kind of spell-casting: a way of reweaving stories, elevating the disregarded, and inviting a shift in how we relate to the world around us. My visual language is intentionally naïve and intuitive, inviting improvisation and responsiveness to material and process, embedding meaning in every layer.
Community engagement and collaboration is an important pillar to my practice. Alongside my studio work, I design and facilitate creative workshops and spaces for others—centering creativity as a form of collective care and resilience. I believe in the radical potential of small gatherings, improvised rituals, and collaborative making, and I aim to hold space for these to happen both inside and outside of gallery contexts.
Selected Exhibitions
Solo
2024
- room in the bag of stars, The Avenue, Bournemouth, UK (25-30 Apr)
Group
2025
- Open Studios, hARTslane, New Cross Gate, London, UK (29 May)
- Praxis, Cardiff Umbrella, Cardiff, UK, (31 Jan-7 Feb)
2024
- Portfolio X Windmill Community Gardens, Turner Contemporary, Margate, UK (26 May-4 Sept) - Degree Show, Arts University Bournemouth, Bournemouth, UK (27 Jun-5 Jul)
- Inno Al Video, Boscombe Arts Depot, Bournemouth, UK (7 Jun)
- Mumasha, a Hunger, an Endless Flow, SuperOtium, Naples, Italy (13 Mar-13 Apr)
- Fibrous Emblematics, TheBug, Poole, UK (12-18 March)
- Showroom LIVE, Avenue Studios, Bournemouth, UK (22 Feb + 7 Mar)
2023
- Showroom LIVE: Cultivate, Avenue Studios, Bournemouth, UK (26 Oct + 23 Nov)
- The Great Sublime, Fox Yard Studio, Stowmarket, UK (22 Sept-12 Oct)
- TheBug Residency Show 2023, TheBug, Poole, UK (25 Sept- 6 Oct)
- Siren Song, Camden Fringe at Little Angel Theatre, London, UK (24-26 Aug)
2022
- Ancient and Unknown, St Nicholas Church, Brockenhurst, UK (7-10 Dec)
- The Open, Turner Contemporary, Margate, UK (21 Oct 2021- 20 Feb 2022)
2021
- Common Ground, Slades Park, Bournemouth, UK (8-11 Dec)
Publications
- Visualcontainer Vegapunk Videoart Residency Blog, VVV Residency [online] 2024
- Ivanissevich, E. and Hanif, N., Talking Trees, for SPARC. 2021
- Peppl, J. Venice Fellowships Programme Yearbook 2022, for British Council. 2023
Awards and Residencies
- Vegapunk and Visualcontainer VVV-R Video Art Residency with TV (Naples, Italy) 2024
- TheBUG Summer Residency (Bournemouth, UK) 2023
- British Council Fellowship at the Venice Biennale Milk of Dreams (Venice, Italy) 2022
Education Projects
- Outreach and Engagement Researcher, ArtsHead, London, sept 2024-present
- Workshop Assistant for Seaweed Explorations, BSide Festival, aug-sept 2024
- Facilitator of Art Reading and Discussion group, Bournemouth, oct 2023-present
- Technician Demonstrator and Course Assistant for Portfolio Preparation (Fine Art) Short Course at Arts University Bournemouth, jul-aug 2023
- Study exchange at Hongik University, Seoul, South Korea, feb-jun 2023
- Art Assistant at ART-K. mar-jun 2022
- Contributor to Talking Trees 2021
Education
- Fine Art BA (Hons), first class, Arts University Bournemouth, 2024
- Foundation Diploma in Art and Design, Specialising in Fashion and Textiles, 2018
