Illustrator in Residence for Nuneaton Museum!

Here is the press release from Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery, announcing me as illustrator in residence to interpret their Inuit collection. The work will be displayed in an exhibition in February 2015, and I'm so excited to get to work on it:

Arts Council grant success for Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery

Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery has been successful in its bid for money from Arts Council England.

Arts Council England has awarded a ‘Grants for the Arts’ fund to support ‘Tales from the Tundra.’ For this project  the Museum will work with professional artist Jhinuk Sarkar to interpret aspects of its Inuit collection, culminating in a major temporary exhibition during Spring 2015. The funding will also support original artwork, interactives and learning materials, public events and talks.

Illustrative Artist Jhinuk Sarkar stated:

“I'm really excited to work on a series of new illustrations that will hopefully inspire visitors to look at the stories behind Nuneaton Museum's extraordinary Inuit collection.

I know that sometimes one drawing or illustration can tell many more stories than a single written sentence, so I will highlight this using the fascinating objects the Museum holds on Inuit culture. By doing this I can help to bring the collection to life in a vibrant and engaging way for visitors of all ages.”

Councillor Ian Lloyd, Portfolio Holder for Arts & Leisure stated:

"I congratulate the Museum team on their success in gaining funding for this important project.  I feel sure that the artist in residence will provide a vital and exciting link to interpreting this fascinating element of the Museum collection as well as providing a valuable insight into Inuit culture.”

For more information on this exciting project please contact Matt Johnson, Museum Outreach Officer, on 024 7635 0720 or email museum@nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk

I have already been inspired by objects from the Scott Polar museum in Cambridge - such as this illustrated scrimshaw artefact above - such precision!

Stay tuned for further posts here on my progress during the project research stages.

Thanks,

Jhinuk

Work in the 'Hello? I Love You?' exhibition

The group exhibition I am in lasts for one more week at House Gallery in Camberwell, London. If you don't think you'll have a chance to see it or access the gallery I've given you a snapshot of my work in the exhibition below (unfortunately there is a tiny spiral staircase which is the only way into the gallery, but it is a lovely space, and has a great café).

Here is my work with details of sizes etc, alongside some pictures of the work in situe in the gallery.

'Black Sand'
Monoprint, Collage, Pencil & Inks
£80 (30 x 42cm)

'Chasing Lizards'
Indian Inks and Washes
£65 (45 x 35cm)

'The Good Egg'
Limited Edition Giclée Print
Online price: £40 (30 x 21cm)

'Even in the Summer, Even in the Spring...'
Inks, Pencil & Yacht Varnish
Online price: £60 (Frame size 42 x 30cm)

'My Kind's Your Kind'
Inks, Pencil & Yacht Varnish
Online price: £60 (Frame size 30 x 42cm)

'This Is Why I Fell In Love'
Inks, Pencil & Yacht Varnish
Online price: £60 (Frame size 30 x 42cm)

(All three tree images can be sold together for an online price of £150)

If you want to see more work by the other artists featured in the exhibition, please visit our 'Hello? I Love You?' exhibition page here.

And lastly, some work I produced which never made the cut (my edit!) for the exhibition....but that I thought I would share with you here:

Heart of Glass
Collage, Pencil & Indian Inks
£80 (42 x 30cm)

Love Will Tear Us Apart Again
Collage, Monoprint & Indian Inks
£80 (42 x 30cm)

Hello? I Love You?
Collage, Monoprint & Indian Inks
£80 (30 x 42cm)

If you are interested in any of the work or would like to see them in detail, please get in contact with me:

Email: jhinuksarkar@gmail.com or Phone: 07967 604 243

Until next time! Thanks for looking,

Jhinuk

2014 begins with......the A's

Happy New Year from Paperfig Illustrations & Art!

So far commissions have involved lots of A's - Animals and Architecture....

A recent commission to illustrate European landmarks by Jhinuk Sarkar

Aside from commercial and private commissions I'm also creating some new work to exhibit at House Gallery next month in Camberwell, London. Stay tuned next week to learn further details about the group show I am involved with.

I'm still raring to go on other commissions though (I like a challenge, try me!). If you have anything in mind, please contact me to put your request in early - the year is filling up fast.

Until next time...let's kick the January blues away and look ahead into an exciting year of more illustration in the world. Thanks for looking,

Jhinuk

Artist friends reunited...

In a prelude to the exhibition I will be a part of next year (with my very talented and dear old friends), I wanted to share our lovely little press release ready to be shared far and wide....and a piece of my work related from the archives of Paperfig (as I am in the midst of producing the work for the exhibition!). Thanks to lovely Panna Parmar for creating this enticing write-up. And I hope you will all put the private view date in your diaries now and pop along before you engage yourselves with your romantic affairs or avoiding it like the plague....We will be sure to make it worth your while! :

Hello? I Love you?

Forthcoming exhibition at House Gallery, Camberwell

Ten years after graduating from Norwich School of Art, five artists specialising in print making, painting and illustration have come together to give you their take on the L word. Hello? I love you? Is an exhibition of work by artists Stephen Hennessy, Matthew Gent, Panna Parmar, Jhinuk Sarkar and Samuel Potts at the House Gallery in South East London. Since graduating, illustrator Jhinuk Sarkar has exhibited and taken part in residencies around the world. Yorkshire born, Samuel Potts specialises in portraiture commissions and regularly exhibits in the UK. Printmaker Matthew Gent creates detailed limited edition woodcuts as one off gig posters and gallery commission pieces. Stephen Hennessy is a painter who transforms his observations from his travels into paintings and exhibits internationally. Panna Parmar has exhibited her colourful screen prints and etchings in London. Coming together, these very different artists will offer their take on what the Beatles may say is all you need; Love.

Heart of Glass by Jhinuk Sarkar

The exhibition starts on February 14^th 2014 for two weeks at the House Gallery in Camberwell.

Private View will be held at the gallery from 7pm on Thursday 14^th February 2014.

To find out more about each artist please visit their websites:

Samuel Potts www.sampotts.co.uk

Matthew Gent www.handmadeandheartless.co.uk www.handmadeandheartless.bigcartel.com

Jhinuk Sarkar cargocollective.com/paperfig

Stephen Hennessy www.stephen-hennessy.com

Panna Parmar www.pannaparmar.com

If you are lucky, I'll give you a sneak peak in the lead up to the show early next year....but I hope you will share and see you there! Thanks, Jhinuk.

Jhinuk

Did I mention....?

.......that I also plan, create, organise and deliver illustration workshops? They are not strictly illustration in the sense of sitting people down and making them draw with pencil and paper, I like to get people involved and show off how versatile illustration can be!

Take a look at the illustration workshops page on my website to find out more.

And if you have an idea for a workshop or you'd like to get in touch and find out more about how I can work these into different creative settings, please feel free to contact me.

Thanks, Jhinuk

New website!

This week is a sneaky peek at my new-look, simple website...click here to see my work in one place! You'll find everything from buildings to food, people, masks ...and hats!

Keep looking on the website as a new section of one-off originals and screen-prints for sale will be added in the next two weeks - just in case you take part in shopping for the impending festive season...

In other news, a bunch of lovely creative friends and I will be organising a small exhibition next February at House Gallery in Camberwell. Stay tuned here for more news on the work that will be featured by me and my very very talented friends.