Interview with artist and City Lit alumn Charmaine Watkiss

Charmaine Watkiss is a London-born artist to Jamaican parents. Preferencing pencil and paper and then using other materials such as watercolour, wax, ink, and coloured pencil her intricate and layered work brings powerful narratives to life.
Often being the conduit to what she calls ‘memory stories’ Charmaine’s work explores African ancestral traditions that survived the transatlantic and that are today an inherent part of culture in the Caribbean and the Americas. Her preservative work is based on in depth historical research to visualise a shared and collective story but in a way that speaks to current and future cultural narratives and traditions.
As a City Lit alum, completing the Foundation Diploma in Art & Design in 2015, we were delighted to speak with Charmaine to find out more about her time with us and how it has influenced her career.
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