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“If I’m not sketching, then I’m not alive. It’s kind of a bloodline.”

In this conversation between artists Chris Christodoulou and Michelle Avison recorded during the COVID-19 2020 lockdown, Chris discusses his obsessive sketching practice and how drawing is fundamental to his life.


Artist:Chris Christodoulou



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How do I feel now?

This exhibition brings together new work – animation, drypoints, drawings and video projection – made in response to Odyssey, Chris’s 100m epic charcoal drawing.

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“They’re not simple images. They are about everything.”

Artist Chris Christodoulou grapples with the complexities of life in his epic drawing series Odyssey.

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Odyssey

Exhibition of large scale drawing and prints by Chris Christodoulou.

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Home

What is home? Chris Christodoulou searches for ‘home’ in the blurry, velvety lines of drypoint, as he obsessively draws from his dream diaries and his domestic environment.

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With a lot of help from you – our 2024 Crowdfunder story

In May 2024 we ran a Crowdfunder appeal to raise £10,000 for two new presses and improvements to the studio. We are thrilled to say that we exceeded our target with donations of over £11,500.

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Woodcut

Knives, gouges and other tools are used to carve an image into a block of wood. Ink is applied using a roller; the cut away areas do not pick up ink as they are below the surface. Paper is placed on top and is printed with a press or by hand.

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Lithography

An image is painted, drawn or stencilled onto a slab of limestone or a metal plate (often aluminium) with oily materials, including greasy crayons and pencils, special ink called tusche, and photochemical transfers.

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