Eva Joy United Kingdom
I am a multidisciplinary artivist whose ideas circulate around protest, apocalyptic possibilities, climate change and utopia. I often take an anarchic view to traditional spaces for art and prefer using public interventions and community collaborations to spark energy for change. I have a degree in Fine Art and Art History from Manchester School of Art and am now based in Hounslow, London.
I use recycled materials and objects which I collect from the streets as much as possible and enjoy subverting the elitism which surrounds the art world. My work often sits on a line between humour and horror and it is important to me that the art I make is accessible and encourages debate. I often take an anarchic view to traditional spaces for art and prefer using public interventions and community collaborations to spark energy for change. In the years to come I look forward to expanding my ideas into larger installations and collaborating with artists and organisations to bring artworks into public spaces and communities across the world.

Artwork
Projects and exhibitions
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Little Voices, Kensington + Chelsea Art Week11/10/2020 A group exhibition curated by Amy Jackson as the closing event of Kensington and Chelsea Art Week consisting of both emerging and established artists addressing the topic: transforming society to solve the climate crisis and the greatest inequalities of our time. Little Voices comprised of sculpture, performance, spoken word and visual art... [Read more] |
Chelsea Telephone Exchange, London | Details |
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Black Lives Matter Protest07/06/2020 I set up this event with the help of BLM West London and Extinction Rebellion Richmond to provide an opportunity to protest for those who did not want to risk going into Parliament Square to join the bigger marches in town. I timed the silence, publicised the event and provided large banners to line this busy street. I believe this protest... [Read more] |
Kew Green, London | Details |
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Street Exhibition16/05/2020 As an alternative to the final show of my degree I decided to put on an exhibition along the brick walls and back fences of my small street, inviting local kids and artists to join me. The day brought a sense of community to streets around us and has inspired me to keep making more unconventional spaces for art. You can view the exhibition at:... [Read more] |
Hounslow, London | Details |
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Walled, Hulme Community Garden Centre29/02/2020 — 03/03/2020 A group exhibition organised by likeminded young artists making work about climate in this much loved community garden centre. |
Hulme Community Garden Centre, Manchester | Details |
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All-Saints Takeover Protest14/02/2020 — 14/10/2020 I organised this protest event to raise awareness of the Save Ryebank Fields campaign among the student population as it is Manchester Metropolitan University who are selling off the land given to them by the council to be used as a student resource. The event coincided with a Climate Strike march into town and with Valentines Day hence the... [Read more] |
All Saints Square, Manchester | Details |
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30 Pieces of Bronze13/06/2019 — 15/06/2019 In this beautiful squatted art center in the hills of Barcelona myself and other artists from my metalwork class at The University of Barcelona Belles Artes put on an exhibition of our works in bronze alongside La Experimental’s weekend program of music and meditation events. |
La Experimental, Tibidabo, Barcelona | Details |