Hi! I’m Zayna Tarabay, an English/Lebanese artist who wishes she had gone to art school. My creative output has always utilized mixed media, whether combining sculpture with painting, or inks and charcoal on large-scale canvases. I also have quite a selection of digital paintings made during lockdown: for the first few months I spent 9 hours a day painting. Watching artsy movies is also a hobby of mine, and often inspires me to paint. I recommend ‘The Wickerman’ for its surreal atmosphere, or any other folk-horror movie. 

Apart from sparse attendance at life drawings in the city, I don’t create much work now. However, I’ll always be a passionate artist! 

The iconography I often gravitate to is that of contorted, enigmatic depictions of the body. I take great inspiration from Egon Schiele for this reason. Themes such as religion through a woman’s perspective, sexuality, and desire are often subjects within my work. These were the main subjects of my most recent gallery exhibition at the end of my Art and Design Foundation course. 

Feel free to follow me on Instagram @breadwitche , and even commission me if you so desire!