Alex Norris, Sophie Harris Taylor, Steve Warne and Veronica Ditting

At our March event we are excited to welcome a renowned creative director, a respected animator, a rising star of portrait photography and a hilarious panel comic illustrator.Buy tickets nowfor 27 March to hear from Veronica Ditting, Steve Warne, Sophie Harris-Taylor and Alex Norris atOval Space.

We are thrilled to be welcoming creative directorVeronica Dittingto the Nicer Tuesdays podium, speaking about her landmark work in the publishing industry. Among her many accomplishments, Veronica is best known for her design ofThe Gentlewoman, as well as art directingFantastic ManandCos Magazine, but her London-based design studio has also collaborated with brands including Hermes, Selfridges, White Cube, the Stedelijk Museum and Tiffany & Co. Veronica will be sharing insights to her latest projects.

AnimatorSteve Warnehas an impressive list of credits to his name, having worked onIsle of Dogs,Kubo and the Two Strings,My Life as a Courgette, andFrankenweenie. However it is his own film,Pombo Loves You, that he’ll be speaking about at Nicer Tuesdays. Telling the story of a father forced to confront his dark past life as an 80s TV mascot, the film is an incredible feat of stop motion animation that uses a live action approach to create its cinematic feel.

In her portraiture, photographerSophie Harris-Taylorhas a knack for capturing personality and dynamics in a beautifully natural way. This is exemplified in her seriesSisters, which saw her shooting pairs and groups of sisters over two years, and in turn depicting their unique and intimate relationships in a tranquil, honest set of images. Sophie will be telling us about her creative approach to the project, and the people she met along the way.

If you’ve not seenAlex Norris’hilariously relatable panel comics then where have you been? Readers of It’s Nice That will recognise the “badly drawn blob” of his seriesWebcomic Namesfor his punchline “oh no”, and the inevitably disappointing situations it gets itself into. Alex will be joining us to speak about his naive and colourful illustration style and how it reinforces the impact of his character’s humour.