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Janine Shroff enjoys juggling the clean and functional aspect of her graphic design work with the fun and color of her personal illustrations.

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How did your tryst with art begin?

JS: In school I drew on the desks, on my notebooks, inside my notebooks and all over my notes! I continued doing this during college until my parents realized I didn’t have the skills or interest in much else. When I didn’t get into NID after a three-part, long and very tedious interview process, my worried parents took me to an art school recruitment fair for the University of the Arts. I was accepted into a Foundation course at Camberwell College of the Arts in South London. After obtaining a B.A. Hons Illustration degree, I went on to do M.A. Communication Design at Central St. Martins.

What role did formal education play in your career?

JS: I think a formal education has probably helped to sometimes get my foot in the door. I don’t know how it specifically helped me in a very literal way. In art school you don’t get taught specific skills – it’s more about abstract skills like critique or challenging your own practice. That did help my practice grow and improve. I found my M.A. course, my course mates and my tutors, Gary Powell and Andrew Foster, very influential in terms of how I viewed and made my work.

Describe your style.

JS: My style is figurative, very detailed, colorful and sometimes odd. I enjoy the absurd and dream-like quality of surrealism. Right now I’m really enjoying acrylics and gold water-color paints, but I also enjoy feltpens for fast work.

What is it like to be an artist based in London?

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