Tom Fitch

I have been creative all my life. As a child I was always drawing and painting on walls, school books, toys and anything I could get my hands on. When I became a teenager I was introduced to Pop Art and Graffiti. I was always interested in the artistic element of graffiti rather than tagging and vandalism.

Once I had finished school I studied Art and Design at Stratford Upon Avon College. At college I began experimenting with different materials and taught myself how to use acrylic paint.

After college I studied Illustration at Birmingham City University. Throughout my studies I ran a side-line business; creating album covers and doing promotional work for rappers and musicians. This evolved into a series of artworks where I tried to merge art and music together visually. I painted portraits of my favourite rap musicians and used my graffiti, fine art and illustration techniques. My work has since been collected and acknowledged by many people in the music industry including Drake, Giggs, Skepta, AJ Tracey and Fredo.

My work is inspired by aspects of contemporary society that catch my interest. Anything from the music I like to listen to, to conservation issues.

Recently, I’ve started a new series of work based around...

Birmingham City University