ARTIST STATEMENT
This work reflects the value and camaraderie in conversations between women. These conversations weave intimate narratives about everything and anything, from the beauty in the monotony of our everyday lives, to the taboo topics we need to discuss openly more often. They nod to the importance of community and the bonds that women form through conversation. Getting Ready (2023) encapsulates the chaos and excitement that bounce around in a room filled with women preparing for an event together—the sacred rituals of swapping shoes, doing one another’s eye make-up, and shouts of encouragement about how gorgeous everyone looks.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Ajdillustrates is a queer illustrator based in Glasgow, Scotland who creates feminist illustrations depicting the everyday lives of women and non-binary folk. The feminists in her work are depicted as demons, a reclamation of the demonized feminist label. She takes a satirical lens to the vilification of feminism, playfully weaving the demon motif with women lounging around at home, or out at the pub giggling over pints.
AJ is a recent graduate of the University of Glasgow (2022), leaving with a first class honors MA in Politics. She has since been working in a freelance capacity, selling her work in retail stores across the UK. AJ has exhibited in several women-focused exhibitions throughout Scotland and England, and in 2023 hosted her debut solo exhibition entitled ‘Feminism Has Gone Too Far’.
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