ABOUT US
figure this is a body positive platform sharing creative ways to celebrate every body.
We started figure this in 2019 as we wanted to create life drawing classes that cater for all levels of experience. We wanted this space to be friendly, supportive and inclusive, both for artists and for life models. Now we provide in-person, online and private life drawing classes across Belfast and London.
We're only just getting started and have lots of exciting plans for the future, but our core motive will always remain the same, which is to create an accessible, inclusive space where people can access the creative tools needed to reconnect with the body.
MEET THE TEAM
Tommy Brunt
Managing Director
Tommy is a writer, arts producer and actor from County Fermanagh. He manages things like venues, classes and bookings and generally takes care of all the boring stuff!
Hattie Godfrey
Creative Director
Hattie is an artist and researcher with a strong background in mental health. She manages and supports the teachers and life models alongside designing our creative image, delivering workshops and developing community links.
Ben Lindsey
Freelance Facilitator
Ben is an illustrator and writer based in Belfast who makes work inspired by queer culture, horror, and nature. Ben is the friendly face that meets our class-goers at the door and ensures the class runs smoothly.
Leah Davis
Resident Teacher
Leah is a Fine Artist born and based in Belfast. For as long as Leah has been creating Art, the human condition has always played a key role in her practice where she experiments and pushes boundaries of the human figure.
Sam Finnegan
Resident Teacher
Sam Finnegan is a Portrait Artist whose discipline is primarily focused on ink work . He is largely self taught but has studied under draftsmen across Europe and North America.
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Nichola Irvine
Resident Teacher
Nichola is a freelance illustrator, teacher and 2d animator based in Belfast. The main focus of her work is around mental health, creating artwork that tackles heavy topics in a fresh and accessable way.
Erin McManus
Resident Teacher
Erin is a Queer Multidisciplinary artist who dives into themes of activism, protest and kink throughout their work, with influences of historical events and art history as well as personal interests.
Floss Morris
Resident Teacher
Floss is a visual artist, musician and anthropologist, spurred creatively by the intersections of all three. Her practice involves drawing from music, composing from drawings and writing about both as reflections of her own life and the wider context of Belfast.