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Life Drawing at Ajamu Studios
Drawing the Black body, drawing on Queer experience.
We’ve had a blast working with iconic artist-photographer, curator, archivist and activist Ajamu X to offer life drawing in his South London creative haven. And the fun continues…
To highlight Ajamu's critical work around Black LGBTQIA+ experiences, we’ll be welcoming life models into his studio who accentuate and celebrate the thrust of that work and their own inimitable Queerness, regardless of sexuality.
We should also mention that most of the models will be posing for the very first time, taking that first step in realising the creative and discursive power of their bodies.
However, in April we welcome dancer and experienced artists' subject Callum Sterling to the life room.
“My modelling is informed by my background as a professional dancer and my ongoing yoga practice. Through this, I’ve learnt to communicate through my body with clarity and control - becoming, in many ways, an actor of the body, able to express lived experiences without words. I bring this awareness into my work with intention, aiming to create images that feel both precise and natural, combining movement, presence, and a quiet confidence.“
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This is an inclusive, accessible drawing experience for all levels of ability because, frankly, everyone can draw. Believe it!
Boards, paper and materials are also very much included, but feel free to bring your own. Dry materials only can be used in the studio.
Hosted by Roy Joseph Butler and Leo Crane, with guidance on where to begin and how to continue.
Spaces are limited, so please book online, and reach out if this is not possible.
£15 per person + £1.96 sales fee | Personal assistants free. DM for details.
Refreshments included.
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Ever considered trying life modelling yourself? For information about gaining experience, ticking off that bucket list item or properly getting started in the industry, get in touch or visit the Starkers Academy.
Kink and Draw
Drawn to (and in) kink.
What a joy it’s been to work with the iconic artist-photographer, curator, archivist and activist Ajamu X to offer life drawing in his South London creative haven. Every session has been an inspiration and a step into the new for drawers and models alike.
Kink and Draw is a solid part of the Ajamu Studios life drawing experience, featuring a different model each month bringing their own, special style of art-nude kink.
In May, we look forward to welcome model and creative James Price to the life room.
“I have found life modelling to be incredibly cathartic and freeing. Ever since I became a life model, I have found that it has helped me challenge the negative voice in my head that always found ways to deride me and make me feel bad about myself and my body.
Similarly, kink (and kink events) have been deeply cathartic and healing for me because they have allowed me to approach self-expression as something that is not only special, but necessary, rather than something to be ashamed of.
I’m excited by the idea of bringing those two worlds together in a way that is consensual, sincere and beautiful.“
As with our other life drawing experiences at Ajamu Studios, Kink and Draw accentuates the critical work around LGBTQIA+ experiences that is so much a part of Ajamu’s body-positive work, welcoming life models who accentuate and celebrate the thrust of that work and their own inimitable Queerness, regardless of sexuality.
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Participants are free and encouraged to dress in their favourite gear - kink, cosplay etc. A changing area will be available.
This is an inclusive, accessible drawing experience for all levels of ability because, frankly, everyone can draw. Believe it.
Boards, paper and materials are also very much included, but feel free to bring your own. Dry materials only can be used in the studio.
Hosted by the model, Roy Joseph Butler, with guidance on where to begin and how to continue.
Spaces are limited, so please book online, and reach out if this is not possible.
£15 per person + £1.96 sales fee | Personal assistants free. DM for details.
Refreshments included.
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Ever considered trying life modelling yourself? For information about gaining experience, ticking off that bucket list item or properly getting started in the industry, get in touch or visit the Starkers Academy.
Life Drawing at Ajamu Studios
Drawing the Black body, drawing on Queer experience.
We’ve had a blast working with iconic artist-photographer, curator, archivist and activist Ajamu X to offer life drawing in his South London creative haven. And the fun continues…
To highlight Ajamu's critical work around Black LGBTQIA+ experiences, we’ll be welcoming life models into his studio who accentuate and celebrate the thrust of that work and their own inimitable Queerness, regardless of sexuality.
We should also mention that most of the models will be posing for the very first time, taking that first step in realising the creative and discursive power of their bodies.
In May, we welcome experienced art model Aazar to the life room.
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This is an inclusive, accessible drawing experience for all levels of ability because, frankly, everyone can draw. Believe it!
Boards, paper and materials are also very much included, but feel free to bring your own. Dry materials only can be used in the studio.
Hosted by Roy Joseph Butler and Leo Crane, with guidance on where to begin and how to continue.
Spaces are limited, so please book online, and reach out if this is not possible.
£15 per person + £1.96 sales fee | Personal assistants free. DM for details.
Refreshments included.
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Ever considered trying life modelling yourself? For information about gaining experience, ticking off that bucket list item or properly getting started in the industry, get in touch or visit the Starkers Academy.
Kink and Draw (SOLD OUT - WAITLIST ACTIVE)
Drawn to (and in) kink.
What a joy it’s been to work with the iconic artist-photographer, curator, archivist and activist Ajamu X to offer life drawing in his South London creative haven. Every session has been an inspiration and a step into the new for drawers and models alike.
Kink and Draw is a solid part of the Ajamu Studios life drawing experience, featuring a different model each month bringing their own, special style of art-nude kink.
In April, we welcome emerging art nude Conor to the life room.
"I'm drawn to kink because it treats self-expression as somethingsacred rather than something to be hidden. Combined with life modelling, it becomes deliciously affirming - rooted in consent, ownership of my body and image and a refusal of the long habits that teach us to monitor, justify and discipline desire. For me, it's a pathway to a genuinely unapologetic way of being."
As with our other life drawing experiences at Ajamu Studios, Kink and Draw accentuates the critical work around LGBTQIA+ experiences that is so much a part of Ajamu’s body-positive work, welcoming life models who accentuate and celebrate the thrust of that work and their own inimitable Queerness, regardless of sexuality.
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Participants are free and encouraged to dress in their favourite gear - kink, cosplay etc. A changing area will be available.
This is an inclusive, accessible drawing experience for all levels of ability because, frankly, everyone can draw. Believe it.
Boards, paper and materials are also very much included, but feel free to bring your own. Dry materials only can be used in the studio.
Hosted by the model, Roy Joseph Butler, with guidance on where to begin and how to continue.
Spaces are limited, so please book online, and reach out if this is not possible.
£15 per person + £1.96 sales fee | Personal assistants free. DM for details.
Refreshments included.
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Ever considered trying life modelling yourself? For information about gaining experience, ticking off that bucket list item or properly getting started in the industry, get in touch or visit the Starkers Academy.
Life Drawing at Ajamu Studios
Drawing the Black body, drawing on Queer experience.
We’ve had a blast working with iconic artist-photographer, curator, archivist and activist Ajamu X to offer life drawing in his South London creative haven. And the fun continues…
To highlight Ajamu's critical work around Black LGBTQIA+ experiences, we’ll be welcoming life models into his studio who accentuate and celebrate the thrust of that work and their own inimitable Queerness, regardless of sexuality.
We should also mention that most of the models will be posing for the very first time, taking that first step in realising the creative and discursive power of their bodies.
In March, we welcome new art nude and consummate creative Pinkwolf to the life room.
“I started as a photographer - a quiet witness to beauty in front of me. Self-portraiture gave me confidence and brought me here. Posing for others feels like a continuation of my story: from the inner to the outside world.“
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This is an inclusive, accessible drawing experience for all levels of ability because, frankly, everyone can draw. Believe it!
Boards, paper and materials are also very much included, but feel free to bring your own. Dry materials only can be used in the studio.
Hosted by Roy Joseph Butler, with guidance on where to begin and how to continue.
Spaces are limited, so please book online, and reach out if this is not possible.
£15 per person + £1.96 sales fee | Personal assistants free. DM for details.
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Ever considered trying life modelling yourself? For information about gaining experience, ticking off that bucket list item or properly getting started in the industry, get in touch or visit the Starkers Academy.
(SOLD OLD - WAITLIST ACTIVE) Kink and Draw
Drawn to (and in) kink.
What a joy it’s been to work with the iconic artist-photographer, curator, archivist and activist Ajamu X to offer life drawing in his South London creative haven. Every session has been an inspiration and a step into the new for drawers and models alike.
Kink and Draw is a solid part of the Ajamu Studios life drawing experience, featuring a different model each month bringing their own, special style of art-nude kink.
In March, we welcome artists’ model Roy Joseph Butler to the Kink and Draw space.
"As a gay man, I have felt the need to differentiate how I experience my body from heteronormative conventions. But, how I express myself through my body is how I feel we all should (and need to), regardless of gender and sexual identity - full of quirk, kink and fierceness.”
As with our other life drawing experiences at Ajamu Studios, Kink and Draw accentuates the critical work around LGBTQIA+ experiences that is so much a part of Ajamu’s body-positive work, welcoming life models who accentuate and celebrate the thrust of that work and their own inimitable Queerness, regardless of sexuality.
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Participants are free and encouraged to dress in their favourite gear - kink, cosplay etc. A changing area will be available.
This is an inclusive, accessible drawing experience for all levels of ability because, frankly, everyone can draw. Believe it.
Boards, paper and materials are also very much included, but feel free to bring your own. Dry materials only can be used in the studio.
Hosted by the model, Roy Joseph Butler, with guidance on where to begin and how to continue.
Spaces are limited, so please book online, and reach out if this is not possible.
£15 per person + £1.96 sales fee | Personal assistants free. DM for details.
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Ever considered trying life modelling yourself? For information about gaining experience, ticking off that bucket list item or properly getting started in the industry, get in touch or visit the Starkers Academy.
Life Drawing at Ajamu Studios
Drawing the Black body, drawing on Queer experience.
We’ve had a blast working with iconic artist-photographer, curator, archivist and activist Ajamu X to offer life drawing in his South London creative haven. And the fun continues…
To highlight Ajamu's critical work around Black LGBTQIA+ experiences, we’ll be welcoming life models into his studio who accentuate and celebrate the thrust of that work and their own inimitable Queerness, regardless of sexuality.
We should also mention that most of the models will be new to the experience, taking their step in realising the creative and discursive power of their bodies.
However, for the 2025 finale, we welcome pure experience to the life room - art nude and doyen of the Bare Life Drawing Community, Jana Williams.
“I offer my raw, unfiltered self, actively escaping the limitations of the matrix. I pose to inspire the artist to join me in fully expressing their own authentic creative identity.“ Jana Williams
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This is an inclusive, accessible drawing experience for all levels of ability because, frankly, everyone can draw. Believe it!
Boards, paper and materials are also very much included, but feel free to bring your own. Dry materials only can be used in the studio.
Hosted by Roy Joseph Butler, with guidance on where to begin and how to continue.
Spaces are limited, so please book online, and reach out if this is not possible.
£15 per person + £1.96 sales fee | Personal assistants free. DM for details.
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Ever considered trying life modelling yourself? For information about gaining experience, ticking off that bucket list item or properly getting started in the industry, get in touch or visit the Starkers Academy.
Kink and Draw
Drawn to (and in) kink.
We’ve been so privileged to work with iconic artist-photographer, curator, archivist and activist Ajamu X in offering life drawing in his South London creative haven. Every session has been a real success for drawers and models alike.
Since July, kink-and-draw life drawing has been a part of the Ajamu Studios experience, featuring a different model each month bringing their own, special style of art-nude kink.
In November, we look forward to welcome the one, the only I Am Vanesa Palacios to the Kink and Draw life room.
As with our other life drawing experiences at Ajamu Studios, Kink and Draw accentuates the critical work around LGBTQIA+ experiences that is so much a part of Ajamu’s body-positive work, welcoming life models who accentuate and celebrate the thrust of that work and their own inimitable Queerness, regardless of sexuality.
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This is an inclusive, accessible drawing experience for all levels of ability because, frankly, everyone can draw. Believe it!
Participants are free to dress in their favourite gear - kink, cosplay etc. - and a changing area will be available.
Boards, paper and materials are also very much included, but feel free to bring your own. Dry materials only can be used in the studio.
Hosted by Roy Joseph Butler, with guidance on where to begin and how to continue.
Spaces are limited, so please book online, and reach out if this is not possible.
£15 per person + £1.96 sales fee | Personal assistants free. DM for details.
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Ever considered trying life modelling yourself? For information about gaining experience, ticking off that bucket list item or properly getting started in the industry, get in touch or visit the Starkers Academy.
Life Drawing at Ajamu Studios
Drawing the Black body, drawing on Queer experience.
We’ve had a blast working with iconic artist-photographer, curator, archivist and activist Ajamu X to offer life drawing in his South London creative haven. And the fun continues...
To highlight Ajamu's critical work around Black LGBTQIA+ experiences, we’ll be welcoming life models into his studio who accentuate and celebrate the thrust of that work and their own inimitable Queerness, regardless of sexuality.
We should also mention that most of the models will be posing for the very first time, taking that first step in realising the creative and discursive power of their bodies.
For our first session in November, we welcome art nude Clayton to the life room, a model new to the industry but quickly becoming a fixture of the circuit (and who is pure inspiration to draw).
"It's a new way of me expressing myself, and I'm here for it all." Clayton
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This is an inclusive, accessible drawing experience for all levels of ability because, frankly, everyone can draw. Believe it!
Boards, paper and materials are also very much included, but feel free to bring your own. Dry materials only can be used in the studio.
Hosted by Roy Joseph Butler, with guidance on where to begin and how to continue.
Spaces are limited, so please book online, and reach out if this is not possible.
£15 per person + £1.96 sales fee | Personal assistants free. DM for details.
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Ever considered trying life modelling yourself? For information about gaining experience, ticking off that bucket list item or properly getting started in the industry, get in touch or visit the Starkers Academy.
Life Drawing at Ajamu Studios
Drawing the Black body, drawing on Queer experience.
We’ve had a blast working with iconic artist-photographer, curator, archivist and activist Ajamu X to offer life drawing in his South London creative haven. And the fun continues…
To highlight Ajamu's critical work around Black LGBTQIA+ experiences, we’ll be welcoming life models into his studio who accentuate and celebrate the thrust of that work and their own inimitable Queerness, regardless of sexuality.
We should also mention that most of the models will be posing for the very first time, taking that first step in realising the creative and discursive power of their bodies.
However, in October, we welcome a bit of experience, art nude Khrystién Alexander.
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This is an inclusive, accessible drawing experience for all levels of ability because, frankly, everyone can draw. Believe it!
Boards, paper and materials are also very much included, but feel free to bring your own. Dry materials only can be used in the studio.
Hosted by Roy Joseph Butler, with guidance on where to begin and how to continue.
Spaces are limited, so please book online, and reach out if this is not possible.
£15 per person + £1.96 sales fee | Personal assistants free. DM for details.
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Ever considered trying life modelling yourself? For information about gaining experience, ticking off that bucket list item or properly getting started in the industry, get in touch or visit the Starkers Academy.
Kink and Draw
Drawn to (and in) kink.
We’ve been so privileged to work with iconic artist-photographer, curator, archivist and activist Ajamu X in offering life drawing in his South London creative haven. Every session has been a real success for drawers and models alike.
In July, we launched the kink-and-draw life drawing experience at Ajamu Studios, and it was such a success, we've gone and made it a regular thing.
So, in October, we look forward to welcoming art-nude diva Sir Kourtney Klévāge to the Kink and Draw life room.
“I’m a sex-positive, fierce model and performer intent on channelling that heat exploring the sensual space of Kink and Draw.“ Sir Kourtney Klévāge
As with our other life drawing experiences at Ajamu Studios, Kink and Draw accentuates the critical work around LGBTQIA+ experiences that is so much a part of Ajamu’s body-positive work, welcoming life models who accentuate and celebrate the thrust of that work and their own inimitable Queerness, regardless of sexuality.
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This is an inclusive, accessible drawing experience for all levels of ability because, frankly, everyone can draw. Believe it!
Participants are free to dress in their favourite gear - kink, cosplay etc. - and a changing area will be available.
Boards, paper and materials are also very much included, but feel free to bring your own. Dry materials only can be used in the studio.
Hosted by Roy Joseph Butler, with guidance on where to begin and how to continue.
Spaces are limited, so please book online, and reach out if this is not possible.
£15 per person + £1.96 sales fee | Personal assistants free. DM for details.
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Ever considered trying life modelling yourself? For information about gaining experience, ticking off that bucket list item or properly getting started in the industry, get in touch or visit the Starkers Academy.
Life Drawing at Ajamu Studios
Drawing the Black body, drawing on Queer experience.
We’ve had a blast working with iconic artist-photographer, curator, archivist and activist Ajamu X to offer life drawing in his South London creative haven. to offer life drawing in his South London creative haven. And the fun continues...
To highlight Ajamu's critical work around Black LGBTQIA+ experiences, we’ll be welcoming life models into his studio who accentuate and celebrate the thrust of that work and their own inimitable Queerness, regardless of sexuality.
We should also mention that most of the models will be posing for the very first time, taking that first step in realising the creative and discursive power of their bodies.
In September, we welcome one such creature, Conrad Johnson-Omodiagbe.
"I've always been very shy of my body, at least in front of people, but I'm trying to get over that and push myself out of my comfort zone." Conrad Johnson-Omodiagbe
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This is an inclusive, accessible drawing experience for all levels of ability because, frankly, everyone can draw. Believe it!
Boards, paper and materials are also very much included, but feel free to bring your own. Dry materials only can be used in the studio.
Hosted by Roy Joseph Butler, with guidance on where to begin and how to continue.
Spaces are limited, so please book online, and reach out if this is not possible.
£15 per person + £1.96 sales fee | Personal assistants free. DM for details.
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Ever considered trying life modelling yourself? For information about gaining experience, ticking off that bucket list item or properly getting started in the industry, get in touch or visit the Starkers Academy.
Life Drawing at Ajamu Studios
Drawing the Black body, drawing on Queer experience.
We’ve had a blast working with iconic artist-photographer, curator, archivist and activist Ajamu X to offer life drawing in his South London creative haven. This Autumn, the fun continues.
To highlight Ajamu's critical work around Black LGBTQIA+ experiences, we’ll be welcoming life models into his studio who accentuate and celebrate the thrust of that work and their own inimitable Queerness, regardless of sexuality.
We should also mention that most of the models will be posing for the very first time, taking that first step in realising the creative and discursive power of their bodies.
However, in September, we welcome professional artists' subject Jazz Brown - life model and creative alien - to the life room, a zest of the fantastic on the art modelling circuit.
“As unique as my fingerprint.” Jazz Brown
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This is an inclusive, accessible drawing experience for all levels of ability because, frankly, everyone can draw. Believe it!
Boards, paper and materials are also very much included, but feel free to bring your own. Dry materials only can be used in the studio.
Hosted by Roy Joseph Butler, with guidance on where to begin and how to continue.
Spaces are limited, so please book online, and reach out if this is not possible.
£15 per person + £1.96 sales fee | Personal assistants free. DM for details.
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Ever considered trying life modelling yourself? For information about gaining experience, ticking off that bucket list item or properly getting started in the industry, get in touch or visit the Starkers Academy.
Kink and Draw (SOLD OUT - WAITLIST ACTIVE)
Drawn to (and in) kink.
We’ve been so privileged to work with iconic artist-photographer, curator, archivist and activist Ajamu X in offering life drawing in his South London creative haven. Every session has been a real success for drawers and models alike.
Now, we up the ante.
In July, we launch our first kink-and-draw life drawing experience, featuring new art nude Imale Ndhlovu.
As with our other life drawing experiences at Ajamu Studios, Kink and Draw will accentuate the critical work around LGBTQIA+ experiences that is so much a part of Ajamu’s body-positive work, welcoming life models who accentuate and celebrate the thrust of that work and their own inimitable Queerness, regardless of sexuality.
“I'm approaching this, my first time life modelling, with curiosity, drawn to how kink and creativity meet through the body. I’m excited to see what surfaces in the charged space between tension, gaze, and expression.” - Imale Ndhlovu
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This is an inclusive, accessible drawing experience for all levels of ability because, frankly, everyone can draw. Believe it!
Participants are free to dress in their favourite gear - kink, cosplay etc. - and a changing area will be available.
Boards, paper and materials are also very much included, but feel free to bring your own. Dry materials only can be used in the studio.
Hosted by Roy Joseph Butler, with guidance on where to begin and how to continue.
Spaces are limited, so please book online, and reach out if this is not possible.
£15 per person + £1.96 sales fee | Personal assistants free. DM for details.
Tickets via Eventbrite (SOLD OUT - WAITLIST ACTIVE)
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Ever considered trying life modelling yourself? For information about gaining experience, ticking off that bucket list item or properly getting started in the industry, get in touch or visit the Starkers Academy.
Life Drawing at Ajamu Studios
Drawing the Black body, drawing on Queer experience.
We’re excited to be working with iconic artist-photographer, curator, archivist and activist Ajamu X to offer life drawing in his South London creative haven. To highlight his critical work around Black LGBTQIA+ experiences, we’ll be welcoming life models who accentuate and celebrate the thrust of that work and their own inimitable Queerness, regardless of sexuality.
We should also mention that most of the models will be posing for the very first time, taking that first step in realising the creative and discursive power of their bodies.
However, in May, we welcome Mauricia Lewis - writer, actress, life model, creative - to the life room, a tour de force on the art modelling circuit who's known for her exuberance and dynamism.
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This is an inclusive, accessible drawing experience for all levels of ability, because, frankly, everyone can draw. Believe it!
Boards, paper and materials are also very much included, but feel free to bring your own. Dry materials only can be used in the studio.
Hosted by Roy Joseph Butler, with guidance on where to begin and how to continue.
Spaces are limited, so please book online, and reach out if this is not possible.
£15 per person + £1.96 sales fee | Personal assistants free. DM for details.
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Ever considered trying life modelling yourself? For information about gaining experience, ticking off that bucket list item or properly getting started in the industry, get in touch or visit the Starkers Academy.
Life Drawing at Ajamu Studios
Drawing the Black body, drawing on Queer experience.
We’re excited to be working with iconic artist-photographer, curator, archivist and activist Ajamu X to offer life drawing in his South London creative haven. To highlight his critical work around Black LGBTQIA+ experiences, we’ll be welcoming life models who accentuate and celebrate the thrust of that work and their own inimitable Queerness, regardless of sexuality.
We should also mention that most of the models will be posing for the very first time, taking that first step in realising the creative and discursive power of their bodies.
In April, we say hi to Matty, a multi-genre photographer who has decided to grow his creative practice through life modelling - "It's always been something I wanted to experience, and being fond of the natural form and my own form, I'm not opposed to sharing with others, especially for creative purposes."
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This is an inclusive, accessible drawing experience for all levels of ability, because, frankly, everyone can draw. Believe it!
Boards, paper and materials are also very much included, but feel free to bring your own. Dry materials only can be used in the studio.
Hosted by Roy Joseph Butler, with guidance on where to begin and how to continue.
Spaces are limited, so please book online, and reach out if this is not possible.
£15 per person + £1.96 sales fee | Personal assistants free. DM for details.
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Ever considered trying life modelling yourself? For information about gaining experience, ticking off that bucket list item or properly getting started in the industry, get in touch or visit the Starkers Academy.
Life Drawing at Ajamu Studios
Drawing the Black body, drawing on LGBTQIA+ experience.
We’re excited to be working with iconic artist-photographer, curator, archivist and activist Ajamu X to bring life drawing to his South London creative haven. To highlight his critical work around Black LGBTQIA+ experiences, we’ll be welcoming life models who accentuate and celebrate the thrust of that work and their own inimitable Queerness.
And, while most of the models we'll be working with are just starting their journeys as art nudes, a number will know the life room well.
In February, we welcome one such diva: DMAC - artist, graphic artist and performer who loves sharing energy with fellow artists.
This is an inclusive, accessible drawing experience for all levels of ability, because, frankly, everyone can draw. Believe it!
Boards, paper and materials are also very much included, but feel free to bring your own. Dry materials only can be used in the studio.
Hosted by Roy Joseph Butler, with guidance on where to begin and how to continue.
Spaces are limited, so please book online, and reach out if this is not possible.
£15 per person + £1.96 sales fee | Personal assistants free. DM for details.
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Ever considered trying life modelling yourself? For information about gaining experience, ticking off that bucket list item or properly getting started in the industry, get in touch or visit the Starkers Academy.
Life Drawing at Ajamu Studios
Drawing the Black body, drawing on LGBTQIA+ experience.
We’re excited to be working with iconic artist-photographer, curator, archivist and activist Ajamu X to bring life drawing to his South London creative haven. To highlight his critical work around Black LGBTQIA+ experiences, we’ll be welcoming life models who accentuate and celebrate the thrust of that work and their own inimitable Queerness.
We should also mention that most of the models will be will be taking their first 'steps' as art nudes, realising the creative and discursive power of their bodies.
In February, we welcome Picarlo to to the life room - “As an artist, I never dreamt or imagined myself being a life model, but as my creative practice evolves and develops, I’m ecstatic to embark on this new path.“
This is an inclusive, accessible drawing experience for all levels of ability, because, frankly, everyone can draw. Believe it!
Boards, paper and materials are also very much included, but feel free to bring your own. Dry materials only can be used in the studio.
Hosted by Roy Joseph Butler, with guidance on where to begin and how to continue.
Spaces are limited, so please book online, and reach out if this is not possible.
£15 per person + £1.96 sales fee | Personal assistants free. DM for details.
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Ever considered trying life modelling yourself? For information about gaining experience, ticking off that bucket list item or properly getting started in the industry, get in touch or visit the Starkers Academy.
Life Drawing at Ajamu Studios - SOLD OUT
Drawing the Black body, drawing on LGBTQIA+ experience.
We’re excited to be working with iconic artist-photographer, curator, archivist and activist Ajamu X to bring life drawing to his South London creative haven. To highlight his critical work around Black LGBTQIA+ experiences, we’ll be welcoming life models who accentuate and celebrate the thrust of that work and their own inimitable Queerness.
We should also mention that most of the models will be posing for the very first time, taking that first step in realising the creative and discursive power of their bodies.
In January, we say hi to Deon Vashney - “To be life modelling for the first time feels like a dream come true. Never in my 26 years would I have imagined I’d have this opportunity. I owe a huge thank you to Ajamu for putting me forward as a candidate, and to Roy for taking the time to meet with me and offering such invaluable advice and pointers on how to excel as a life model. This is an opportunity I am deeply grateful for. It has taught me never to doubt myself when someone believes in my potential. A few years ago, modelling was just a dream floating around in my mind. Now, it’s becoming a reality, and I couldn’t be happier.“
This is an inclusive, accessible drawing experience for all levels of ability, because, frankly, everyone can draw. Believe it!
Boards, paper and materials are also very much included, but feel free to bring your own. Dry materials only can be used in the studio.
Hosted by Roy Joseph Butler, with guidance on where to begin and how to continue.
Spaces are limited, so please book online, and reach out if this is not possible.
£15 per person + £1.96 sales fee | Personal assistants free. DM for details.
Tickets via Eventbrite (SOLD OUT)
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Ever considered trying life modelling yourself? For information about gaining experience, ticking off that bucket list item or properly getting started in the industry, get in touch or visit the Starkers Academy.
Life Drawing at Ajamu Studios
A new year, a new thing.
And, in 2024, our newest thing is the partnership with artist-photographer, curator, archivist and activist Ajamu X to bring life drawing to his South London creative haven.
In March, we welcome dancer, singer, actor, yogi, fitness instructor, art nude and all-around diva Kage Douglas to the life room at Ajamu’s studio, offering up his unique brand of gesture, grace and athleticism for the drawing public. Expect dynamism. Expect poise, confidence. Expect poses that will both challenge and invite interpretation and freedom.
But, not to worry. This is a drawing experience for all levels of ability, because, frankly, everyone can draw. Believe it!
Boards, paper and materials are also very much included.
However, spaces are extremely limited, so book asap!
£15 per person (complimentary ticket for assistant)
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Ever considered trying life modelling yourself? For information about gaining experience, ticking off that bucket list item or properly getting started in the industry, get in touch or visit the Starkers Academy.