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Etc. Artist Talk: Leggy Gordon

Added 2024-09-28 09:27:07 +0000 UTC

In this artist's talk, recorded from a live Zoom on the 27th September 2024, I spoke to artist Leggy Gordon about her work as Leggy took us through a slide show of her drawings and prints from 2019 to now. This talk is part of our Autumn 'Graphite' term, where we are focusing on artists who work in different graphite media.

You can follow Leggy on Instagram HERE
You can find Leggy's website HERE
Leggy's work is for sale via Wondering People gallery HERE

About Leggy Gordon
Leggy Gordon (b. 1997, London) completed ‘The Drawing Year’ at The Royal Drawing School in 2022 after graduating from the University of Kingston with a First-Class Honours in Illustration and Animation. Leggy's practice draws on memory, nostalgia, family 'folklore' and an exploration of human experiences, including loss, illness and mortality. Delving into the realms of both personal and collective recollection, working from life, family photographs and her own reflections of the past, she recreates scenes that attempt to embody the enigmatic nature of memory. 

In 2022 she underwent a double mastectomy which became the catalyst for a body of work that explores vulnerability through a series of self-portraits, and portraits of those closest to her at that time. Drawing is central to her practice, but over the last three years she has become increasingly enamoured with the process of etching and printmaking. The unpredictability of the outcome, paired with the possibility to maintain detail and accuracy has become an important part of how she currently works.

Upcoming talks

All Draw Patreon followers and supporters will receive links to all of these upcoming talks without needing to sign up - please feel free to share links to the talks as widely as you like. Thank you to our paid supporters who help us to fund the Zoom account and artist's fee for these talks.

2024/25 ETC Artist Talks:

25th Oct '24 / 7-8pm / Meg Buick (Graphite term)
6th Dec '24 / 7-8pm / Sena Adjovi (Graphite term)
17th Jan '25 / 7-8pm / Alvin Kofi (Oil paint term)
31st Jan '25 / 7-8pm / Wendy Barratt (Oil paint term)
28th Feb '25 / 7-8pm / Laura Smith (Oil paint term)
28th March '25 / 7-8pm / Jemma Gunning (Planographic print term)
25th April '25 / 7-8pm / Brian Wagner (Planographic print term)
23rd May '25 / 7-8pm / Scarlett Rebecca (Planographic print term)

Past ETC Talks

We have a whole series of 1-hour ETC talks on our YouTube Channel HERE, from our Art/Work series where we explored the working lives and career progressions of 6 very different artists to our broader ETC series of artist interviews. These talks are great if you are looking for a little inspiration, need to hear more about how other artists have navigated a career in the artist or if you want something to listen to while you draw! You can find links below - I've added a few extra notes on the themes to help you pick between them.

ETC Art/Work series: