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OPAKE: Was there a moment that kicked all this stuff off, or was it a graft and a grind? SLAWN: I’ve never met anyone that’s doing what we’re doing, and is even a little bit successful, who didn’t hav

TAMARA, 49 I’m Italian born and I was raised in the Alps. One of my parents is Sardinian and the other is Sicilian so that means I am a melting pot of craziness and passion! I will be 50 in a couple o

Growing up in Nigeria was so chaotic. I had many moments where it was almost life or death. My parents didn’t have any money. Sometimes even now, thinking about some of the meals we had I’m like, kudo

‘IT’S NOT A chest, not a butt, it’s not a torso — it’s a butt-chin,” says artist Jwan Yosef in his charming, beautifully polite speaking manner. “It’s fun for me to abstract body parts of mine that ar

DAVID POPA, 19 My name is David Popa. I speak Spanish and Romanian, and a little bit of English. I’ve also been working with Big Issue for two years. Big Issue has helped me a lot with finding a job b

There are many reasons that an artist’s ambitions can be thwarted, including the decision to become a teacher. Later this month, an exhibition will shine a light on talent obscured by a career in the classroom