STUDIO HOLDERS
OF ALICE BILLING
HOUSE

At Alice Billings House, we have 12 artists within the 11 studios and coworking space. Many of the artists are Newham residents and their practices vary from weaving, painting, digital art, photography, textiles to social engaged and performance.

Here is a selection of current studio holders & coworkers:

Andrea Marshall

  • With a background in art and interdisciplinary design, Andrea has honed her expertise in creative thinking and innovative solutions across various formats. She's passionate about actively participating in and supporting the 3D design community, whether it's through sharing insights at industry events or mentoring programs. She enjoys conveying emotions through colour, shape, and motion.

Monika Szolle

  • Monika Szolle is a Polish photographer based in London. Her black and white photographs are inspired by human form, light, and shadows. She always looks for simplicity, decisive moments and interesting light composed or combined with texture, dimensions and mood. As a photographer, she specialises in moderm portraiture where working with muses allow them to feel comfortable and empowered resulting in artistic imagery that makes a statement.

Russell Alderton

  • Russell is a multi-disciplinary artist, who uses a digital and analogue process to produce hybrid painted prints. Russell has been making art for 40 years, digital art for 30 years, AI art experimentation for 10 years

Jason Everatt

  • Jason has been a print and graphics designer in the fashion industry for over 8 years. His personal practice focuses on visual expressions through t-shirt graphics.

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Flexible Films

  • Flexible Films has been making films since 2002. They spécialisé in community and health and social care films. Russell Hall is a lighting and cameraman. In 2015 they developed the Magic Video Box which is a piece of filming equipment that makes filming direct to camera easy and fun.

Newham Poetry Group

  • Newham Poetry Group (NPG) is a volunteer-led not-for-profit community group, made up of proactive residents who believe that creative activities should be accessible to all, especially in the context of our borough's cultural diversity. Newham Poetry Group promotes social inclusion, community engagement, and residents’ well-being, through creative activities that include poetry, creative writing, storytelling, and music.

O!WAT

  • Olivia Watkins finds joy in communicating experiences and messages through graphic and craft work. With a visual language of bold forms, strong colours and playful concepts - she’s passionate about music-related visuals and surface prints. Celebrating childlike elements, with considered yet subtle concepts. Her more personal work leans towards the delicate and conceptual - using poetry to process difficult feelings, or reflections through drawing and sensory expression.

Frames of Mind

  • Empowering communities through creative digital engagement. Frames of Mind is a not-for-profit participatory arts organisation. They deliver projects and training in digital arts, using photography film and stop frame animation as a platform for meaningful expression, to promote positive change and improve the health and wellbeing of their communities. framesofmind.uk

Natasha Motaghi

  • Empowering communities through creative digital engagement. Frames of Mind is a not-for-profit participatory arts organisation. They deliver projects and training in digital arts, using photography film and stop frame animation as a platform for meaningful expression, to promote positive change and improve the health and wellbeing of their communities.

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Tamsin Kavanagh

  • Tamsin is a multi-disciplinary artist, working across moving images, sound, writing, painting, drawing, and ceramics. Creating art has been a lifelong passion for her. She studied fine art at Goldsmiths 2013-2016, and has continued to develop her practice since then.