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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Ya Lun Zheng
Ya Lun Zheng is a Taiwanese artist currently based in Glasgow. She recently completed a Master of Fine Arts at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design. Working primarily with acrylic, oils, and charcoal, Ya Lun explores the fluid interaction between dreams, memory, and consciousness, as well as their blurred boundaries. Through her creations,…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Nini Jingwen
Nini is an emerging ceramic artist based in Edinburgh. Her work explores humour, vulnerability and the pressures beneath everyday life. Nini’s piece The Rat in the Bathroom draws on the Chinese term “rat people” (老鼠人), evoking those at the margins, often unseen, yet resilient. With a tie and a watch, the rat wears symbols of work and…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Emily Jackson
Thanks for being with us, Emily!Can you tell us which artists inspire you? Are there non-artistic influences such as literature or music that impact your work?My main inspirations come from my experiences of digital space, from Instagram to horror games. I’ve always found it interesting to explore these 2D spaces. Especially looking at how these…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Val Cannon
Val is a Scottish artist, currently based in Edinburgh. She dares to paint emotions relating to love, courage and healing. Val has recently been working on a series of artworks that signify feeling free. Val is also a mental health practitioner and has worked within health and social care, employability, education and community arts. She…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Xiaoping Yu
Xiaoping Yu is based in Edinburgh and has completed her Master’s degree in Contemporary Art Practice at The University of Edinburgh. She believes that art knows no boundaries, so she is experimenting with various media. She makes sculpture, wall pieces, and installations in clay and resin. Her art concretises the involuntary memories and emotions of…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Alasdair Watson
Alasdair Watson is a photographer and artist, working with families, community groups, cultural organisations, and other creators. He uses his photography to connect people, tell their stories, and help create joyful memories. His artistic projects are passionately rooted in the landscapes and languages of Glasgow and Scotland. Through the ritual of travel, connection, and creation,…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Ephemeral Chroma
Our current show, Ephemeral Chroma, brings together four artists whose work foregrounds colour as both a deeply personal expression and a shared, affective force. Having studied Fine Art and Design at Liverpool Hope University, Sophie Elsden, Desiree Skellern, Sophie Baskerville, and Roozbeh Rajaie now diverge across abstraction, landscape, and experimental approaches. Binding their practices together…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Sophie Baskerville
Our current show, Ephemeral Chroma, brings together four artists whose work foregrounds colour as both a deeply personal expression and a shared, affective force. Having studied Fine Art and Design at Liverpool Hope University, Sophie Elsden, Desiree Skellern, Sophie Baskerville, and Roozbeh Rajaie now diverge across abstraction, landscape, and experimental approaches. Binding their practices together…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Lou Graves
Lou Graves is a lifelong Glaswegian, illustrator, and artist, with a body of work encompassing two decades. He utilises his finely honed skills in drawing and painting to portray his remarkably vivid dreams – insights in a vaster, richer, truer world than our own. Incredible landscapes where vast spiralling towers and staircases organically mingle with…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Omar Alonso Naranjo
Omar is a Glasgow-based illustrator and printmaker from the Canary Islands. Under the pen name Imidak Art, he creates and shares work that celebrates the simple pleasures in life, like the appreciation of nature’s little creatures, whimsical playfulness, and carefree peace and relaxation. His art practice is multidisciplinary, with a focus on linoprint and digital…
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