Artist of the Month

Artists of the Month Schedule 2026 - 27

September

Adam Hillman

• Contemporary 'object arranger' who turns everyday objects into precise, colourful patterns, gradients and optical effects.
• Media: Found objects / arrangements / photography
• https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2022/10/adam-hillman-colorful-arrangements/

October

Jan Pieńkowski

• Polish-born British illustrator known for bold silhouettes, fairy-tale imagery and Meg and Mog. A very strong Halloween visual language.
• Media: Illustration / paper-cut silhouettes / paper engineering

November

Kate Jenkins

• Polish-born British illustrator known for bold silhouettes, fairy-tale imagery and Meg and Mog. A very strong Halloween visual language.

• Media: Illustration / paper-cut silhouettes / paper engineering

• https://katejenkinsstudio.co.uk/

December

Josh Gluckstein

• Contemporary artist who creates expressive wildlife and large installations from corrugated and recycled cardboard.
  
• Media: Recycled cardboard sculpture / construction

January

Grace Baldwin

• Contemporary artist creating a monumental giant junk drawer filled with enlarged, lifelike everyday objects. Ideal for a whole-school installation.
• Media: Mixed-media sculpture / woodworking / oversized everyday object
• https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/08/grace-baldwin-giant-junk-drawer-sculpture/

February

Keith Haring

• American artist known for energetic outlined figures, repeated symbols and public art. His figures communicate movement, friendship and emotion very clearly.
• Media: Drawing / painting / murals / Pop Art
• https://haringkids.com/

March

Holly Pereira

• Contemporary Irish illustrator and mural artist whose colourful work combines pattern, lettering, folklore, plants, animals and a strong sense of place.
• Media: Murals/ illustration/ lettering/ painting
• https://www.hollypereira.com/

April

Ceramika Matylda (Agata Iwaszkiewicz)

• Polish ceramic artist making quirky, cartoon-like animals with exaggerated expressions and proportions.

• Media: Ceramics/ hand-built clay/ sculpture

• https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/08/ceramika-matylda-clay-dogs-animals-sculptures/

May

Katsushika Hokusai

• Japanese artist and printmaker whose Great Wave is one of the world's most recognisable images. Strong links to line, pattern, sea and printmaking.
• Media: Woodblock print/ drawing/ painting

June

Bridget Riley

• British artist associated with Op Art. Repeated lines, curves, contrast and geometry create the illusion of movement.
• Media: Painting/ Op Art/ geometric pattern