ALEIGHAN

Aleighan is a Coventry-based artist whose work transforms personal experiences into immersive visual narratives. Drawing on their time with Art Riot Collective, Aleighan’s practice explores the body, memory, and storytelling, using medical scans and hospital experiences as key source material in the Medical Mondays project. Their art provides a reflective space for processing experiences, communicating ideas, and engaging with complex emotions that can be difficult to express verbally.

Supported by ACE DYCP funding in 2024, Aleighan continues to develop a practice that balances personal reflection with creative experimentation, creating work that is both intimate and visually compelling.

A woman with long hair sitting on the floor, drawing a face on a large sheet of paper attached to a wall. She is surrounded by art supplies, including colored pencils and markers, on the floor and in containers.

Art allows Aleighan to slow down, focus, and communicate personal experiences in ways words cannot. Their practice reflects both introspection and creative experimentation, offering a unique perspective on health, memory, and identity.

Art gallery with colorful paintings and a blue fabric installation with alphabet print.
An art gallery with a large blue fabric covered object decorated with black abstract symbols, and a sheet of paper with various sketches of faces and symbols leaning against the wall.
An art gallery with colorful paintings on white walls. There is a blue fabric sculpture with black symbols in the center. Various pieces of artwork include a portrait of a person with pink hair and additional paintings and sketches displayed on the w
Art gallery wall with colorful paintings depicting abstract and surreal figures, a television screen, and a blue fabric with black symbols on the right.

Timeline

  • 2024-Present

    Developing work exploring body, memory, and personal storytelling through Art Riot Collective

  • 2024

    ACE DYCP-funded project (Medical Mondays)