Studio Artists
Tania Bryan
Fine Artist, Director & Treasurer of NONaffArt Tania graduated from Howard Gardens UWIC in 2006 with a BA in Fine Art Painting and Drawing and went on to achieve a Post Graduate Cert in Education and worked as a Lecturer teaching Fine Art at a local college which she embraced for 12 years. Then in… Continue reading Tania Bryan
Frank Aitken
Fine Art Printmaker, Director and Secretary of NONaffArt I am a fine art lecturer at a local college where I have been teaching a wide range of subjects for over 20 years. I graduated from Cardiff University with a degree in Fine Art and have completed a PGCE in post compulsory education. I have delivered… Continue reading Frank Aitken
Louise Soale
Fine Artist I have a BA HONS degree in Painting and Drawing from Swansea Institute and have worked in Community art-based projects and Art education. I have studied in Caerleon for my PGCE before starting a teaching career for Newport Council in Adult education and Youth work. I also worked as a lecturer in a… Continue reading Louise Soale
Rosie Brown
Fine Artist Rosie is a multi-media artist, creating art primarily using oil paint and plaster-based sculpture, who graduated from UWE in 2024 with a (BA) honours in fine art. Rosie’s work visually combines traditionally gothic elements with modern contemporary kitsch, creating pieces fused with atmosphere and emotion, using her beloved Sphynx Cat as the universal… Continue reading Rosie Brown
Martin Browning
Ceramicist Martin is a figurative ceramic artist who explores the relation between materiality, metaphorical content of clay and the human figure. He has exhibited in the Ghosts in Armour exhibition (2010 – 2014) in the European Parliament, Bilbao in Spain, in the UK and USA (Santa Fe). He was also on Spanish T.V. and a… Continue reading Martin Browning
Associate Artists
Ellis Phillips
Ellis Phillips is a mixed media artist from the local Caerphilly Borough. Ellis studied for her BA (Hons) in Fine Art: Studio Site and Context at University of Wales Trinity Saint David. She specialised in painting and mixed media, allowing her to bring a unique style through using various techniques. Ellis aspires her work to… Continue reading Ellis Phillips
Ellie Stitfall
Somerset born and Cardiff based artist Ellie Stitfall is a recent Graduate of Cardiff school of Art and Design, after studying Fine art BA and MFA from 2019-2023. Using collage to explore ideas of identity, purpose, and self-reflection, she subverts the playful nature of the medium by addressing these personal themes in her practice. “Work… Continue reading Ellie Stitfall
Leigh Williams
Leigh Williams uses sculpture and painting to discuss the relationship we have with our bodies through an awareness of form and shape. The forms of the body inspire her work, often working from life, chronicling the curves and volumes of the body in clay and plaster. Leigh is inspired by the history of sculptural materials… Continue reading Leigh Williams
Louis Smith
Louis Smith is a sculptor and maker with an interest in anything hands on or messy and most at home working on something so big you cannot tell what it is until you are standing far away from it! Louis work is based in large scale sculpture, puppetry and interactive installation. He is most interested in… Continue reading Louis Smith
Becca Clarke
Becca Clarke dedicates her practice to exploring the world of natural pigments; harvesting, extracting, and applying them to natural fibres for environmentally conscious fashion. Since graduating from her Masters, Becca enjoys sharing her natural dye knowledge with others through workshops, looking to provide a wholesome, positive experience where participants can learn new skills, reduce the… Continue reading Becca Clarke
Amira Hasoon
Amira Hasoon is a mixed media artist who was born and raised in Oxford. She obtained her BA (Hons) in Drawing for Fine Art Practice from Oxford University and later completed a BSc (Hons) in Social Psychology from The Open University in 2020. Having had the privilege of participating in Artist in Residence programs in… Continue reading Amira Hasoon
Menna Evans
Fashion & Textiles Designer Menna graduated from Cardiff Metropolitan University with a First Class Honours in Fashion Design in 2021 and started the Brand Naturesthreadss after leaving. Within Menna’s practice she focuses entirely on Creating Sustainably by hand through a variety of different textile techniques. Her work is inspired by nature and the idea of… Continue reading Menna Evans
Philip Davies
Fine Artist Born in Newport, Wales and currently living in the Rhymney Valley, Caerphilly. I studied Fine Art at Cardiff School of Art and Design, Cardiff. Graduating with my B.A. (Hons) and as a Master of Fine Art. I am a mixed media artist and use film, sound, installation, drawing and painting to create my… Continue reading Philip Davies
Olivia-Jade Antonio
Ceramicist Fine Art Ceramicist I am a graduate of a ceramics course. I studied at Cardiff Metropolitan School of Art and Design and am now an artist in residence. I like to hand build sculptural vessels using clay. The forms of these vessels are loosely based on the human figure, focussing primarily on gesture and characteristics… Continue reading Olivia-Jade Antonio