Kavel Rafferty | DIY - self taught and surviving
Thu 16 May
|The Margate School
Join us as Kavel Rafferty shares her experience as a self-taught, multi-disciplinary artist working in collage, painting and assemblage art, who explores the possibilities of found materials.
Time & Location
16 May 2024, 18:00 – 19:00
The Margate School, 31-33 High St, Margate CT9 1DX, UK
About the Event
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Kavel Rafferty is a self-taught, multi-disciplinary artist based in Margate. Working in collage, painting and assemblage art, she explores the possibilities of found materials, including old magazines, postcards and other appropriated images. She finds value and beauty in discarded materials, seeing her work as a frugal and relevant response to our time of mass production and waste.
Under the banner of Projects Kavel Rafferty, Kavel manages two gallery spaces in Margate. The first is a gallery and her own studio located at the iconic Post Office Margate building, 22-23 Cecil Square. The second venue is a larger gallery space in Cliftonville, situated at 231 Northdown Road, Margate, Kent. Kavel is dedicated to championing the work of women, LGBTQ+, outsider and untrained artists, alongside showcasing her own work at her gallery spaces in Margate. Her approach to curating is influenced by…