Anita Chaudhuri speaks to London artists about having to spend most of their income on renting studio space and asks whether the public will notice if communities of creatives are disbanded.
‘There used to be loads of little galleries near this studio, artist-run spaces and a few smaller commercial galleries. Pretty much all of them have gone now, priced out by spiralling rents,” says painter Cathy Lomax.
We are chatting over tea in a large, light-filled space near the Trelawney estate, Hackney, which has served as her creative base for the past 15 years. Art materials, magazines and mirrors fill every corner. The walls are lined with work from her current project, a surreal homage to late-period Elizabeth Taylor.
By any measure, Lomax is at the top of her game. She has an MA in fine art from Central Saint Martins, and is a former winner of the Contemporary British Painting prize. Her work is in demand with collectors and, until recently, she also ran a local gallery... Keep reading on The Guardian.
‘There used to be loads of little galleries near this studio, artist-run spaces and a few smaller commercial galleries. Pretty much all of them have gone now, priced out by spiralling rents,” says painter Cathy Lomax.
We are chatting over tea in a large, light-filled space near the Trelawney estate, Hackney, which has served as her creative base for the past 15 years. Art materials, magazines and mirrors fill every corner. The walls are lined with work from her current project, a surreal homage to late-period Elizabeth Taylor.
By any measure, Lomax is at the top of her game. She has an MA in fine art from Central Saint Martins, and is a former winner of the Contemporary British Painting prize. Her work is in demand with collectors and, until recently, she also ran a local gallery... Keep reading on The Guardian.