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My name is Asha Wilson, I’m an illustrator, designer and community arts practitioner based in South East London.
Open to collaborate and work.
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A bit about Asha Wilson
Asha is an accomplished illustrator, designer and community arts practitioner based in South East London. Their visual practice revolves around abstract character concepts and perspectives with a focus on representing queer individuals; illustrative type; comedic and story-centric work alongside slice-of-life style pieces that celebrate the joy and absurdity of the everyday.
As well as developing skills in a range of illustration practices, Asha is a capable and adaptable designer, capable of creating copy and design-based responses as well as utilising a combination of illustration and design approaches; shown in her range of illustrative type responses throughout multiple briefs. Asha is currently working as a freelance designer for the creative agency Tin Can Collective, working mostly with charities and community-centric organisations.
In Asha’a work as a community arts practitioner, they run workshops with a broad range of community groups using narrative storytelling tools to help people communicate and understand their own lived experiences.
Alongside freelancing as an illustrator and designer, Asha is studying for their Master’s Degree in Community Arts and Applied Anthropology at Goldsmiths to further develop their approach towards community arts facilitation and deepen their understanding and perspective of Community Development.
Relevent Information:
Name:
Asha Wilson
Age:
25
Based:
Norwich + London
Software:
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Procreate
Skills:
Illustration, character design, illustrative type, colour pallets, design for good, editorial design
Desired Field Of Work:
Design for Good using a combination of design and illustration
Relevant Qualifications and awards:
(Currently) MA Applied Anthropology and Community Arts
Goldsmiths University (2023)
BA Hons Graphic Communication
Norwich University Of The Arts, Second Class Upper (2020)
Creative Conscience Gold Award (2020)
Roles Currently Undertaking:
Freelance Designer for Tin Can Collective
Freelance Illustrator with a range of consistent clients
Pottery and Craft Workshop Instructor at M.Y.O
Masters student at Goldsmiths (studying Applied Anthropology and Community Arts)
Slightly less Relevent Information:
Star Sign:
Leo
Shoe Size:
10
Dream Shoe Size:
6
Favourite Colour:
Red/maybe Orange, open to being convinced
Favourite Food:
Achari Chicken/Falafel + Aubergine wrap (mood dependent)
Food I Remember Earily Clearly From My Childhood:
Turkey Salami
Parents Nickname For Me:
Ash/Splash
Song Embarrassingly Named After:
Brimful of Asha By Cornershop (the remix, not the original)
Hair:
Short + A bit blonde, fluctuating between varying lengths of mullet. Ex-buzz-cut-haver.
Always keen to collaborate, if you have a fun idea you’d like to work on together/are interested in commissioning me, drop me a message on Instagram or an email at ashaesmewilson@yahoo.co.uk
Publications and Features:
Its Nice That
- Featured Illustrator, read the article here
21 Minutes Art Battles
- Previous champion. Watch a short documentary about 21 Minutes featuring me here
BBH Unsigned 2023
- Featured Illustrator
Young Barbican
- Featured Illustrator
Service 95
- Featured Editorial Illustration
The Goblin Of Covid 19
- Self-Published Illustrated Zine
Quaranzine
- Featured Illustrations in Published Zine
Storehouse
- Featured Illustrations in Published Magazine
A Loose Idea Mag
- Featured Illustration alongside Poem in Published Magazine
Get A Life
- Logo Created for Published Magazine
Shubz
- Stickers Created for Event
No Glum
- Featured Illustration in Published Zine