Depicting the personal

Listen to a pair of interviews about artists who examine their personal life and feelings as a subject for their art. Cartoonist Richy K. Chandler talks to Simone Lia about her new graphic novel, Please God, find me a husband!, which explores Simone’s faith and search for a partner. Critic and writer Columba Quigley talks to fine artist Josephine King about her paintings which combine self portrait with text and references to Renaissance narrative art. Originally broadcast 15/04/12 on Resonance 104.4 FM
(Recorded, introduced and edited by Alex Fitch)
Running time: 36:03 / Recorded: 12/04/12 + 04/04/12

Paintings by Josephine King on display in Riflemaker Gallery / panel from Please God, find me a husband! by Simone Lia

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Links: Simone Lia / Cabanon Press publishing websites
Interview with Josephine King in The Independent
Riflemaker Gallery website with info on her previous exhibition and paintings for sale

April Laydeez do comics

Guests: Rachael Ball, comics artist
Tom Gauld, cartoonist and illustrator and author of Goliath
Simone Lia, illustrator and author of Please God, Find Me A Husband
Ian Williams AKA Thom Ferrier, artist and founder of Graphic Medicine

Recommended Read: Please God, Find Me A Husband, published by Jonathan Cape

Monday 23 April 2012, 6.30–9.30pm
The Rag Factory, 16-18 Heneage Street, London E1 5LJ
www.laydeezdocomics.com

Gosh! Comics events

Darryl Cunningham book launch, signing and in conversation with Robin Ince, re: Science Tales

April 24, time TBC

Gosh! Comics, 1 Berwick Street, London W1F 0DR