Spotlight artist Leila Lallali
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Indeed painting came later for Lallali, who is also an actor and has appeared in various short and feature films over the last decade, including the biopic of Hannah Arendt, and A Grand Affair, starring Marianne Faithfull and Ed Stoppard. Describing becoming a visual artist as “a leap of faith,” Lallali considers it among her proudest achievements to date. ‘It’s been the greatest blessing and something I am grateful for every day.”
Lallali is hard at work in her studio in Berlin at present – with some “really cool projects in the works” soon to be announced, including a special collaboration with a brand that she is especially excited about. This is the beginning of a new adventure for Lallali, and that whatever is next, she is relishing this time. “The more time I spend in the studio and the more I mature as an artist and person, the less serious I take things which in turn gives me a lot of freedom in creation. That’s something I am exploring at the moment, how much or how little can I get away with. It’s truly liberating.”
About the champion
Lucy Kent is a British artist living and working in Wiltshire, UK. She works in oil, both en plein air and from the studio. Her paintings are a direct response to my environment, inspired by shifting light and colour and the interactions between high skies and wide landscapes. Kent is the founder of ARTCH (Art for Charity Collective), an artist-led platform dedicated to promoting art with purpose. ARTCH has raised £320,000 for various charities to date and were awarded the Points of Light Award by Downing Street in 2022 for its services to society. Their current charity partner is Arts Emergency, with 10% of all sales going directly to the organisation. Kent is also an Ambassador for the UK-based charity A Space Between, who are passionate about elevating creativity as a pillar of health.