ABOUT

Jeru Kinnaird is a printmaker and illustrator based in South-West London. Growing up she didn’t like art as it stopped her pursuing her real passion, which was to run… everywhere. However, things changed and now she spends almost all her time drawing, whilst the idea of running is a nightmare.

In 2007, Jeru found a piece of art that would change her way of image making forever. The engraving (by Claude Mellan’s) was made entirely out of one line and was called “Face of Christ”. Maybe this was divine intervention, because it inspired her to start using the technique in her own work. 15 years on and Jeru has honed in on this signature style, by creating vibrant and colourful works that explore nostalgia, memory and her upbringing. Line work always being at the forefront of her images, Jeru has explored and developed the practice by swapping pen for paint. She now layers her one line pieces throughout the work making a more complex collage of illustrations than ever before.