CONTENTS

• Dreaming in Practice

• Book Your 1-2-1 Mentoring Session

• The White Pube Book Winners

• Prize Draw: Noah Davis Exhibition Tickets

• Opportunity Listings

• Thank You

DREAMING IN PRACTICE

At the start of this year, I was invited by Sludge Magazine to be part of their International Women’s Day 2025 feature. Each year, they spotlight one woman who’s made a significant impact, and this year, they chose two: myself and the incredible charity Sistah Space. It was an honour to be featured alongside such a powerful organisation. I was asked to choose a location of personal significance for the shoot, in which I selected Victoria Embankment.

There was a period of time when I focused on eliminating as much debt as possible, and the chunky payments I decided to make each month meant that at times I had to make sacrifices, one being walking or running a four-mile journey between the suburb of Clifton and the city centre, and where Victoria Embankment was on my route. Later, when I was able to buy a bike, I cycled that same route. Those journeys allowed me time to think, be inspired and imagine and dream of a different future — one where I didn’t have to walk everywhere because I couldn’t afford a bus ticket, and one where I wasn’t stuck in a job that I had no desire of progressing in.

I’d pass surfaces decorated with graffiti, stencil art and street poetry, that I wouldn’t have encountered had I not walked. In the early days of Instagram, I’d stop to take photos, always wondering about the artists behind the work. There was a memorable rainy evening, cycling through the Meadows area towards the Embankment when an idea struck. I was about to launch my pop-up gallery and still searching for the right name. Suddenly it clicked.The Anti Gallery. I pedalled home through the downpour, heart racing, hoping no one else had claimed it. A few months later, I launched the gallery. When the time came for the opening of The Anti Gallery, I was unemployed. My temporary contract had ended, and with what little money I had, I invested in that first exhibition. I even sold my beloved MacBook Pro to raise funds. Some of the artists I’d admired during those daily commutes donated work to the launch show. Friends chipped in, volunteering or working for far less than their usual rate. We sold several pieces to collectors, which supported the artists and helped keep me afloat for at least another month. That opening night sparked a domino effect of opportunities.

Why share this now? Because the theme of dreaming and reimagining has come up a lot lately.

A lot of recent conversations and work related activations have been about dreaming. One in particular was about how the word “dream” resonates differently for neurodivergent minds and the importance of reframing ambition in ways that feel accessible. I’ve been working with MAIA, a brilliant organisation on the verge of launching ABUELOS which will be a cultural centre and hotel. A bold, ambitious vision that began as a dream and is now on its way to becoming a reality.

Sitting on the embankment in February, styled by a fashion stylist, and being photographed for a magazine feature was a humbling experience, in thinking back to where I was all those years ago. I was struck by the thought that what has become of my everyday was once a distant dream, from collaborating with incredible artists, curating exhibitions, travelling, guest lecturing and even writing this newsletter.They are the outcomes of belief turned into action. It didn’t happen overnight, and it certainly wasn’t a straight line. But it did happen. But now, I’m seeing the returns. And I’m thinking again about the dreams I still carry, and what it will take to bring them to life.

There are some of us living out the dreams we had years ago, but doesn’t always seem like this. When it seems like things aren’t happening for you or you’re not exactly where you’d like to be, have a think about what you have now, or or what you’ve achieved in your practice that was since a distance dream — something that at a point in time you could have only imagined.

1-2-1 MENTORING

I'm reintroducing the £25 one-hour 1-2-1 mentoring sessions, an exclusive for subscribers for a limited time this April. If you would like guidance on goal setting for artistic projects, developing your portfolio, writing applications and proposals for open calls, accountability check-ins to support your progress or feedback on new work idea, this may be for you. This offer was previously available from January to February and proved to be beneficial for artists who participated, some of whom are now receiving ongoing mentoring.

If you would like to enquire about sessions, you can drop me an email.

POOR ARTISTS BOOK WNNERS

Congratulations to Mustafa Boga and Iñaki Susbielles who won the last giveaway of copies of The White Pube’s Poor Artists. They are both incredibly talented artists, so do check out their work and follow them on social media!

THIS MONTH’S GIVEAWAY

This month I will be giving away two tickets for the highly acclaimed Noah Davis retrospective exhibition at The Barbican. Noah is one of my favourite painters of all time, and this show was listed as one of my top shows for 2025. I’ve heard nothing but positive reviews from people I know who have seen this show, and I look forward to visiting very soon on a day when I can fully focus on the show and spend a good amount of time with the works.

Enter here by 11:59pm on Wednesday 16th April to be in for a chance of winning one of the two tickets. Two winers will be picked using an online randomiser on Thursday 17th April.

OPPORTUNITY LISTINGS

THANK YOU

To everyone who’s stopped me to give feedback on ARTiculate, thank you. I’m a slow writer, and these newsletters take time — but your kind words make it feel worthwhile.

If you have made it this far, thank you for reading. Until the next one.