Amy Pennington
Amy Pennington is a northern artist & illustrator based in London. Working primarily with drawing and people she often ventures off the paper into mediums such as film, installation and conversation. Most recently she undertook residencies with The Mildmay Collective (London), In-situ (Manchester) and has shown work at Project Row Houses, Houston, USA
Amy's Q & A
What do you like? Drawing. Making work with people. Laughing. Discos.Hanging out with my sausage dog
What don’t you like? Emails... of the boring variety
What’s the best thing about being an artist? Being your own boss and working with lots of different types of people
If you could have any artwork in your house, what would it be? If I had a spare room Id love to open the door and see Olafur Elissaon 'Water Pendulum' every now and again .... it's beautiful https://vimeo.com/12636887
What’s your advice for young artists? Never stop making work. Do, Do, Do, Do
Links
Artist website www.amypennington.co.uk
Amy's work for Children's Art School
Children’s llustration course (with Ania Bas) in October 2015.
How to be a Visual Storyteller in February 2016
Animation Station in February 2017