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Resides and works in London, UK

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EDUCATION

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2026/2027: Correspondence Course, Turps Banana, London, UK

June 2026: “Art, Ecology and Environmental Activism” course with Ela Spalding, Node Centre of Educational Studies

Feb 2022: Portrait Painting Masterclass with Ilaria Rosselli del Turco, Art Academy, London, UK

July 2019: Portrait Painting with Carl Randall, Art Academy, London, UK

Apr-May 2018: Intensive Colour Course For Painters, The City Literary Institute (aka City Lit), London, UK

Jan 2016: Introduction to Oil Painting with Eigil Nordstrom, 10-weeks short course at Art Academy, London, UK

Feb 2011: Shoe Design Course with Darla-Jayne Gilroy, Central Saint Martins UAL, London, UK

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EXHIBITIONS, ART FAIRS

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June 2026 Woolwich Open 2026, Thames-side Studios Gallery group exhibition, London, UK

June 2025, Woolwich Open 2025, Thames-side Studios Gallery group exhibition, London, IL

July 2021, Artisan Festival, SAOS art fair station, Surrey Hills, UK

February 2021, Annual Open Art Exhibition group exhibition, Royal Cambrian Academy, UK

2020, Portraits For NHS Heroes, virtual, by Tom Croft, virtual (Covid-times)

Nov 2019, African Art Group Exhibition, The Old Biscuit Factory, by Art Number 23, London, UK

26 Oct 2019, Inspire & Be Inspired series, Art United group exhibition, Guild of Fine Food, 42 Southwark Street, London Bridge, London, UK

August 2019, Inspire & Be Inspired, group wall show, at The Workhouse Coffee, Reading, UK​

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AWARDS, RESIDENCIES, GRANTS, COLLECTIONS

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Summer 2026, VAA Visual Art Open 2026 | “Standing Amongst Giants” Longlisted 

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SELECTED PRESS, BIBLIOGRAPHY, PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS

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November 2020, Portraits for NHS Heroes book appearance of Amaki’s portrait, the Bloomsbury Publishers Ltd

August 2020, Healthcare Heroes online publication of Amaki by Google Arts and Culture 

November 2020, Healthcare Heroes publication of Amaki in British Medical Journal 

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