hi, i’m cleopatra—

a multi-disciplinary artist*

*carving a space for material, print & sound to find each other.

I work across visual art, fashion design, and music. While these mediums often stand alone, I’m drawn to the intersections where they merge. Guided by themes of "home" and memory, I explore these ideas to evoke a sense of belonging and curiosity. This vision comes to life through design, printmaking, textiles, and sound.

Select Works

home.
dj/radio
canvas ss23
music/performance

CANVAS SS23, Photography by Jamal Haddad © / @jamalhaddad__

My creativity flourished when I embraced my curiosity for different practices, finding inspiration in the freedom to explore various mediums.

I love making stories unfold, especially through visual and material languages, and I’m dedicated to discovering the paths and creations that emerge through my multidisciplinary work.

Projects + Residencies

I successfully applied and auditioned for the Roundhouse Music Collective 2024. It is a year-long programme of songwriting workshops, industry masterclasses, performances and recording sessions where we have the opportunity to work with other passionate and skilled musicians.
Electric Relaxin’ by (((CLEOPATRA))) is a bi-monthly radio show on Threads Radio.Threads is a digital Radio collective connecting local communities across the world and empowering people to express themselves through music, discussion and art.
Sisu is a community providing a platform to educate, inspire and showcase aspiring women and non-binary DJs and producers. Sisu's vision is to create educational and inspirational spaces to enhance national and international opportunities, connections and pathways into the music industry. The DJ roster nurtures and develops women and non-binary people in their DJ career, within diverse, inclusive, & intergenerational spaces.
Selected for the first cohort of the Barbican Young Curators group 2019. The Young Curators group is made up of thirteen young creatives who have been exploring archives and curation in the context of the Barbican Art Centre and Guildhall School of Music & Drama. The group has been using the newly founded Barbican archives as the primary material for their curatorial practice. Throughout the programme they have collaborated with archivists, curators and mentors from across the Barbican and other London based institutions to explore the potential of archival material.
'Forget Me Not: Reassembling the Barbican Archives' - Co-curated exhibition, Fountain Room, Barbican Centre
Selected for the year long programme - Barbican Young Visual Artists Group in 2017. The Young Visual Arts Group explored their interests through workshops, performances, exhibition visits and advisory sessions supported by lead artist Jordan McKenzie.
Co-curated exhibition, Barbican Centre -Exhibition 'Are You Sitting Comfortably?'
Selected for the Barbican's first ever edition of the Barbican Young Reviewers programme in 2016. The Barbican Young Reviewers is a twelve week course for anyone aged 14–25 who wants to learn how to craft a critical opinion and develop your videography skills and presence on camera through the mentorship of an arts journalist and a YouTuber.
Over twelve weeks we saw three shows at the Barbican and delivered a video review for each to be published on the Barbican’s YouTube channel. Every fortnight, we attended a mentoring session with either an arts journalist or YouTuber who helped to craft our portfolio of reviews.
First Episode see here (Barbican YT channel).
Textiles Award
I was part of the F.A.D Charity's 2016 Fashion Futures Competition where I was awarded the Textiles Award. The finished designs are showcased at the FAD Junior Awards, a professional catwalk event in London. The students who have produced the most outstanding work are presented with awards, and the overall winner is announced and presented with a top industry work placement.
Issued by F.A.D Fashion Futures Competition · Sep 2016