Tammy Collins

BA (Hons) Illustration

My artwork takes a critical view of social issues, mental health and issues concerning mental health. I have always been interested in psychology which is a running theme in my work. I have worked with various subjects ranging from eating disorders to autism. I am currently working with the NHS to re-invent their eating disorder website. I am also working with Loughborough university and Ardman Animations on a digital storytelling project concerning mental health.

My work reproduces common visual signals, organising them into new paintings with conceptual layers. My approach is consistent, and I mainly use similar materials and processes in each project. While the various projects do not always have structural similarities, they are related through recurrent procedural problems and by the subject matter. The subject matter for each work body defines the works materials and types. Projects that I take part in frequently consist of multiple works clustered around similar themes and meanings, often in a variety of different media. New areas of interest emerge during research and development which contribute to the next body of work. I am currently interested in spray paint work, how it looks visually and the textures it creates.


Mae fy ngwaith celf yn bwrw golwg beirniadol ar faterion cymdeithasol, iechyd meddwl a materion o gwmpas iechyd meddwl. Rwyf bob amser wedi meddu ar ddiddordeb mewn seicoleg, sy’n thema barhaus yn fy ngwaith. Rwyf wedi gweithio gydag amrywiaeth o bynciau gan amrywio o anhwylderau bwyta i awtistiaeth. Ar hyn o bryd rwy’n gweithio gyda’r GIG i ailddyfeisio eu gwefan anhwylderau bwyta. Rwyf hefyd yn cydweithio â phrifysgol Loughborough ac Ardman Animations ar brosiect adrodd storïau digidol ynglŷn ag iechyd meddwl.

Mae fy ngwaith yn atgynhyrchu signalau gweledol cyffredin, gan drefnu nhw mewn paentiadau newydd gyda haenau cysyniadol. Mae fy null yn gyson, ac yn bennaf rwy’n defnyddio deunyddiau a phrosesau tebyg ym mhob prosiect. Er nad oes gan y prosiectau amrywiol debygolrwydd strwythurol trwy’r amser, maent yn gysylltiedig trwy broblemau gweithdrefnol cylchol a chan y deunydd pwnc. Mae’r deunydd pwnc ar gyfer pob corff gwaith yn diffinio’r deunyddiau a mathau o waith. Mae prosiectau yr wyf yn cymryd rhan ynddynt yn aml yn cynnwys gweithiau lluosog sydd wedi’u clystyru o gwmpas themâu ac ystyron tebyg, yn aml mewn amrywiaeth o gyfryngau gwahanol. Daw meysydd diddordeb newydd i’r amlwg yn ystod ymchwil a datblygu sy’n cyfrannu at y corff gwaith nesaf. Ar hyn o bryd mae gennyf ddiddordeb mewn gwaith paent chwistrell, sut mae’n edrych yn weledol a’r gweadedd y mae’n ei greu.

Other Exhibitors:

Imogen Miles

Imogen Miles

My current project looks into the story of St Dwynwen, a Welsh princess who became a saint- the welsh patron St of Lovers. She is celebrated throughout wales on the 25th of January. I was interested in this story after hearing about St Dwynwens day and doing some...

Katie Andrews

Katie Andrews

Reconnecting and rebuilding our relationship with the natural world is as vital as ever. My illustration practice focuses on creating educational and decorative patterned homeware and giftware products which will inspire people to become more in sync and appreciative...

Monika Jutrzenka Trzebiatowska

Monika Jutrzenka Trzebiatowska

My project is a response to a brief inspired by the Apila’s First Printing Award 2022. The aim was to create a fully illustrated children’s book based on a story of my choice – ‘The Frog Princess’ by A. J. Gliński. I wanted to combine the Polish culture with my...

Ellen Richards

Ellen Richards

As ân artist, I am particularly interested in creating work which explores subjects which are tailored to a certain demographic. The topics are relevant and meaningful to a specific individual, whether it be something they have experienced in their past or are...

Polly Allburn

Polly Allburn

My illustration work has culminated in an experimental assortment of objects that communicate the interconnected relationship between parent and child. Breaking down the power dynamic and allowing for a collaborative experience where parents can empathise with their...

Thalia Dougourou

Thalia Dougourou

Using both visual and lexical storytelling, I explore African history and culture while investigating its absence in the learning of young black students. Growing up in the UK, I became aware that the black history being taught in schools did not go beyond slavery,...