Artists & Makers
Aimee Craddock
Jeweller and goldsmith based in Folkestone's Creative Quarter. Aimee Craddock specialises in hand-made, modernist jewellery.
Alan Smith
Alan Smith moved from Paris to Folkestone in 2013, establishing a studio at the heart of Folkestone's Creative Quarter in The Old High Street. Find out more about his artworks of oil on gesso panel, making oblique narratives and surprising associations
Alex Boican
Alex Boican is a Romanian born multi-disciplinary artist based in Folkestone. At the centre of Alex’s art practice is the symbolic life of partial objects: faces, chairs, and vessels.
Ali Hodgkinson
Ali Hodgkinson is a figurative artist living and working in Folkestone, her practice takes inspiration from people and places to produce vibrant paintings. Teaching art to children, adults and families since 2015 under Art with Ali, offering
Alison Neighbour
Alison is a Welsh multi-disciplinary artist and scenographer working in performance and installation. She creates interventions and adventures in unusual spaces, with a focus on connection and empathy. Her work seeks to use art to activate and
Ben Barton
Based in the Glassworks, Ben is a filmmaker who shoots and edits on super-8 analogue film. These works are shown at film festivals and events, as well as in gallery settings. He is also a professional copywriter, poet and film curator.
BRB Tattoo Studio and Gallery
BRB tattoo studio and gallery is a fun little place where you can get a hand poked tattoo and browse some art in the process. Studio owner Tim specialises in freehand doodle tattoos. Chats, laughs, and singing along to ABBA all welcome.
Camilla Malmer / mindthebook
Camilla Malmer operates bookish business and other pop cultural pursuits making all kinds of items inspired by literature, music and cinema.
Candida Wright
candida_art@yahoo.co.uk Candida moved to Folkestone in 2006 attracted by the beautiful topography of rotund hills, cliffs, undercliffs and spaces to develop her work in the Creative Quarter. She has been inspired by chalk hills since her childhood
Claudius Fanusie
My practice is cross-disciplinary involving architecture, art and music. I experiment with both traditional and computational tools. View my work on Instagram Visit my website: www.archiartymusictects.co.uk
David Lay
David Lay was, for rather too long, a designer and scenic artist in theatre running the gamut from seaside rep to the Royal National Theatre and back again. He has always painted but did not start showing his own work until 15 years ago. He
Deborah Crofts
Deborah Crofts art practice includes a mixture of acrylic paintings, monoprints, watercolours, and drawings. Based in the Creative Quarter, Folkestone, Kent, UK within a studio complex near to the Harbour area of the town. Inspired by the coastal
Dee Taylor
I have drawn and painted prolifically all my life. I spent my early career in the commercial art business. However, I have realised a lifelong and compelling ambition to be a successful Fine Artist. My speciality is painting and, through
Ebun Culwin
Ebun Culwin is a multi-disciplinary artist and singer-songwriter, with techniques ranging from slow and meticulous pencil drawings to large seascapes in oil and poetry. Based in Folkestone's Creative Quarter, Culwin is inspired by the sea
Folkestone Harbour Yarn
Established in 2015, Folkestone Harbour Yarn is an Independent yarn dyer producing a range of hand dyed art yarns and naturally dyed yarns for knitting, crochet and more. F.H.Y. has been featured in publications including Knitting Magazine,
Gillian White
Gillian White moved to Folkestone in 2007 and is passionate about taking part in all aspects of living in a Creative Community. She has contributed to two Triennial projects organised by Strange Cargo – “Other People’s
Igor Emmerich
Igor Emmerich is a Spanish-born photographer and filmmaker whose work is known for its imaginative and original slant on subjects. With over 30 years of experience shooting on location and in the studio for editorial, design, and advertising
John Woolrich
John Woolrich is a much commissioned and frequently performed composer, a creative teacher, and an original programmer, he is an important figure in British musical life. Artistic Director of Folkestone New Music, promoting contemporary music
Kate Knight
“I work primarily with figurative imagery; aiming to express the aesthetics of desire, sex and death in all its nature.” Knight studied her BA Fine Art Painting at Chelsea College of Art and design 2005 and was selected as the
Kate Knight
Kate Knight works primarily with figurative imagery. She is currently studying an MA in Fine Art at City and Guilds of London School of Art 2020/21
Leigh Mulley
Leigh Mulley’s work captures the spirit and language of classic seaside resort living. Utilising bold colour and arresting detail, she reveals a beauty in the deteriorating and brash elements of amusement arcades, funfairs and souvenir
Manuel Vason
Manuel Vason is a transdisciplinary artist interested to question the influence of photography in our image-driven contemporary society. By exploring photography through the prism of performance art, Vason is perpetually re-framing his vision,
Martin Keel
Martin Keel makes exquisite portraits to commission. Also paintings, illustrations and photography at affordable prices.
Matt James Healey
Matt James Healey is a painter and poet working in the Romantic tradition. From traditional oil on canvas and ink on paper to employing found materials and land art. He has shown his work across the UK and Europe.
Matt Rowe
His object-based practice focuses on vernacular symbols and the language of folklore. He often combines various disciplines, ceramics, model making and textiles to produce sculptural costumes, props and artefacts that play with notions of identity.
Monika Szklarska
Monika Szklarska is a fine art painter based in Folkestone. She works mostly in oil using a variety of traditional supports from linen to wooden panels but occasionally creates smaller sketches on paper or canvas boards. Monika is a detail-obsessed
Nervous Drawing and Painting
Nervous Drawing and Painting, run by Alex Boican and Deborah Crofts, uses freestyle mark-making art practices and aims to make drawing and watercolour painting an enjoyable activity.
Nicholas Houghton
Nicholas Houghton is an artist based in Folkestone and London, England. He has previously lived and worked in Canada, Belgium and Portugal and exhibited in London, Berlin, Leuven, Gijon, Maastricht, Montreal, Toronto, and several other Canadian
Paul Harris
With well over 350 published articles under his belt Paul is one of the most prolific writers here in the Creative Quarter. Mainly focused on non-fiction writing, Paul is an expert on history, geography, wildlife and Kent life. A fascinating
Peter Oetzmann
Working as a photographer Peter Oetzmann works on his own personal projects and freelance for a range of clients. His personal work has had great success winning the Jerwood Prize and having shown across the UK. Peter has also proved himself
Richard Taylor Photography
“A very intelligent balance between traditional and digital processes.” David Hendly, St Martins College of Art & Design, London Very flattering, and whilst the majority of my photography is based on the craft of traditional
Robyn Neild
robyn@robynneild.com http://robynneild.com/ Robyn Neild is a Fashion Illustrator of sophisticated, feminine, aspiration images: long-limbed beauties indulging their Machiavellian fantasies. Images are created in classic style using pen &
Rubiane Maia
Rubiane Maia is a Brazilian visual artist based between Folkestone, UK and Vitoria, Brazil. She completed a degree in Visual Arts and a Master degree in Institutional Psychology at Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Her artwork is
Samenua Sesher
Samenua Sesher is a writer, coach and culture management consultant. Blade of Grass has the simple desire to support people on their journeys in a variety of ways. Whether your want to, upscale, downsize, branch out, change track, or develop
Sarah Carpenter
Sarah Carpenter is an artist-researcher, graphic designer, and creative facilitator advocating for and working within the area of mental wellbeing having lived experience of mental illness. Her artistic process can be likened to cognitive behavioural
Susan McKenna / Fat Hen And Flo
Multi-media artist Susan McKenna designs, screen prints and make an assortment of pop culture idols.
Terry Smith
Terry has only ever had one idea, but can’t remember what it was. Terry Smith is an artist from London, now based in Folkestone’s Creative Quarter. Developing an impressive practice over forty years, Smith’s interests go beyond the making
The Stables Studios
Studio 1 Robyn NeildRobyn Neild has worked as an international fashion illustrator for the last twenty years, for clients including Givenchy, Vivienne Westwood, Elizabeth Arden. Her illustrations gracing Vogue, Elle, Glamour and Harper
Thurle Wright
Thurle Wright cuts, folds, stitches with old dictionaries, catalogues, atlases and storybooks to make delicate paper artworks. Thurle's intricate paper reconstructions have been exhibited widely both in the UK and internationally, including
Tom Shedden
Tom Shedden was born and raised in Crystal Palace in London to Canadian and Australian parents. He graduated from Central Saint Martins in 1997 and began painting in 2005. His work has its roots in a childhood of foreign travel and adventure,