Episode #15 Weaving Connections with Jude Wainwright

My guest today is the fabulous artist Jude Wainwright  Jude is a figurative and surrealist painter based in Manchester. Her work explores identity, emotion and storytelling through staged, symbolic self-portraits that blur the line between the real and the imagined. Drawing on theatrical gesture, costume and surreal settings, she examines how we construct and conceal the self, reflecting on the boundaries between authenticity, performance and control. Alongside her practice, Jude is the Studio Manager at AWOL Studios in Ancoats, where she supports a large community of artists and creatives. In 2022, she reached the semi-finals of Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year, and in 2025 returned to Sky Arts as a guest presenter, leading two Portrait Artist Masterclass episodes on narrative portraiture. Jude is an Associate Member of the Manchester Academy of Fine Artists, and her work has been exhibited widely across the UK and internationally.@judewainwright_  https://www.judewainwright.com. If you enjoyed this episode please follow, share, spread the word and look out for more brilliant conversations coming soon. You can find the grateful web on ACAST, spotify, apple podcasts, Patreon or wherever you get your podcasts.  Thank you so much to those regular listeners who have been supporting me in this endeavour. If you want to support me further, please do check out my Patreon page, for just £2 a month you can help me to keep this podcast going – link in bio/show notes   This podcast has been made possible with generous support from GMCA Inspire Fund and by an a-n Artists Bursary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.