Media and Books
Who Am I? by co-founder Tania Kaczynski – a book about New Art Studio published in 2020
When everything is lost, imagination is the only place of true freedom. The New Art Studio, co-founded in 2014 by art psychotherapist Tania Kaczynksi, is a unique space in London set up as a lifeline for refugees and asylum seekers so they can experience art therapy in a relaxed, informal atmosphere. Who Am I? is a poignant look at the state of the dispossessed, and at how creating art can provide a last bastion of hope for those who have lost everything. Alongside the unique and touching artwork of the studio’s members are their true stories of bravery, loss and redemption.
Below is a selection of articles and interviews about New Art Studio
Foundation Voice – Arsenal V Manchester United – 2024
Refuge in Nature – New Internationalist – May-June 2023
Asylum Seekers Exhibit Wildlife Artworks at Zoo – Ham & High – 2023
A Haven that Protects and Inspires, and where Grit Makes the Pearl – The Gazette – 2020
The Art of Belonging – The Beaver – 2019
A Safe Place of Their Own – Jewish News – 2019
Healing London’s Refugees with Art Therapy – Kensington, Chelsea & Westminster Today – 2017
Displacement Activity – Islington Tribune – 2017
The Painting Sessions that Help Refugees Forget Trauma – The Gazette – 2016
Ghosts in the Machine – Camden New Journal – 2015