Bio
About Monique Jivram:
British-Colombian illustrator Monique Jivram, aka My Mums a Hippie, creates work that is vibrant and lively. Her fascination with colour, shape and black line is evident in all her pieces. It is has been described as fresh, striking and contemporary.
Illustrator, Monique Jivram creates hundreds of punchy illustrations as a starting point then uses a computer to refine each piece. When requested, she can integrate a craft element into her work combing urban embroidery with vibrant ink drawings. Her work gains inspiration from overheard conversations and is sometimes influenced by her Latin American ancestry. She relies heavily on the concept of schemas and mnemonics beginning each piece by mapping out images that support and develop her starting text.
My Mums a Hippie was born and currently lives in London. Her mum continues to be a hippie
Please click HERE to read an interview with Monique Jivram.
Bio
2011 (August) East London Art Trail.
2011 (August)Trisickle Magazine.
2011 (July) Creature Magazine.
2011 (June) Guerilla Gallery.
2011 (May) Sketchbook Magazine.
2011 (March) Illustration Rally.
2011(January) Cut Click Magazine.
2010 (December) Central station feature.
2010 (December) Craft gossip feature.
2010 (November) Noise Manchester postcard exhibition.
2010 (October)Paper girl exhibition.
2010 (August) Sketchbook magazine commission.
2010 (July) Latitude festival noise of art.
2010 (May) Cactus Gallery, Brighton.
2010 (March) Amelia’s magazine.
2010 (April) Cactus gallery exhibition.
2009 (Nov-Jan) Trinity theatre common thread collective exhibition.
2009 (September) Brighton art fair
2009 (March) Some myths are true, Illustration for Who’s Jack magazine.
2009 (February) Recession theatre Illustration for Who’s Jack magazine.
2009 (January) Common Thread, textile artist exhibition Watford
2009 (December) We Make art fair, Tottenham court road.
2009 (November) Meiner Gallery, South bank.
2009 (November) Cardboard shelter Big Issue exhibition.
2008 (October) Birthday treat book cover, commission.
2008 (September) Art route poster exhibition, Southampton.
2008 (August) Strombolis solo show, Carnaby Street.
2008 (July) Nu-craft Urban stars collective, pop up shop ,Carnaby Street.
2008 (June) Brixton art fair.
2008 (May) Chiswick art fair.
2008 (March) Illustrations for Dweeble adventures book.
2008 (Feb) View from the top exhibition, Nottingham.
2008 (Jan) Preparation of show room, Covent Garden for Laura Lees.
2007 (Dec) Work in “Brag” Shoreditch.
2007 (Dec) Stall at Camden Market.
2007 (Nov) Laura Lees agency help.
2007 (June- September) Laura lees studio assistant and intern.
2006 BA hons Fine art and textiles
CV-SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES.
• TECHNICAL SKILLS -casting, rubber, wax, plaster, latex, resin moulds, jigsaw and industrial sander, wood work skills, good DIY skills, paper making and vacuum forming.
• TEXTILES- hand/loom weaving, setting up and making tapestry, spinning, felting, knit, hand embroidery, excellent sewing machine skills, basic pattern cutting and dissolvable fabric.
• PHOTOGRAPHY -basic darkroom skills, SLR skills and lightning for stills.
• PRINTING -setting up, exposing, screen and hand printing.
• POTTERY-four years of pottery training can throw and turn on the wheel.
• EXHIBITIONS-Well practiced at designing, building, putting up and taking down exhibitions and stalls.
• IT-Excellent Adobe Photoshop skills an internet research skills. Good knowledge of social network sites and blogs. Basic XHTML knowledge.
• LANGUAGES - Fluent in both English and Spanish. Basic knowledge of French and Italian.
• PERSONAL TRAITS- Good team member, enthusiastic, conscientious and hard working. Able to learn quickly, act calmly and adapt easily to different environments.