OTHER
& The Stories of Others
Pt.1 Survival
Aida Wilde x Nasty Gallery
“The Other cannot be contained.
& Those who try to, are gravely mistaken”.
Igniting Women’s History Month with Other…& Stories of Others, a culturally woven
occupancy of the entire ground floor with, shows, workshops, happenings, and other
things, Aida Wilde in collaboration with Nasty Gallery (London), opening March 6-9
at the Corner Space, 123 Bethnal Green Road, London, E2 7DG.
The Iranian-born, East London printmaker/educator, Aida Wilde, presents OTHER,
Pt.1 Survival, a new body of work exploring and questioning the experience of
always having to tick ‘the other’ box in forms and documents which run parallel with
her lived experiences since her family claimed political asylum fleeing the Iran/Iraq
war to the UK in the 80’s.
Feelings of identity purgatory, neither feeling like Wilde belongs here or back in the
Iranian community has left the artist questioning/abandoning herself, her being,
relationships and the purpose of her work.
The works comprise over 30, Black and White, handmade textile banners with
custom-designed poles, and are embellished with their commentary and
identification badges that provide further context, narrative, and understanding of
each piece of work.
Nasty Gallery is dedicated to empowering women in the arts, providing a platform
for diverse, underrepresented artists at every stage of their journey with a belief in
fostering an inclusive and safe environment where women can share their stories,
exhibit their work.
& The Stories of Others, within the Other exhibition, a homecoming for Aida Wilde,
unfolds as a happening within Nasty Gallery’s occupancy, featuring workshops, life
drawing, creative expression, artist’s surgeries, spoken word, and including a mental
health-focused session.
Running in tandem with OTHER, this 3-day residency explores themes of DIY,
resilience, and belonging, engaging participants in hands-on art practice and
ownership of uniting narratives that are deemed as Other.
Nasty Gallery brings together artists Paige Megan Hawley, CW Stubbs, Apparan,
Lior Hatt and Boa Swindler of Nasty Gallery alongside facilitating workshops,
will transform the space with their artworks and contributions from participants.
aidawilde.com
nastygallery.co.uk
@ aida_wilde
@_nastygallery
Supported by Formd.co.uk
To book all OTHER workshops and events CLICK HERE
To book the Sufficiently Radical poster workshop with
Jordan Taylor and Aida Wilde CLICK HERE
Aida Wilde /OTHER Pt.1 Survival
& The Stories of Others
Aida Wilde is an Iranian-born, London-based printmaker/visual artist, and educator.
Wilde’s diverse screen-printed indoor/outdoor installations & social commentary
artworks have been featured on city streets and galleries internationally as a response to
displacement, education, and equality. She’s also the founder of Print is Power and
Sisters in Print (2013-present) Aida was an associate lecturer and course director
(2004 – 2015) at the Surface Design and Foundation of Applied Arts at the London
College of Communication, of which she is also an alumna.
Wilde’s serigraphs have been widely exhibited, which include acquisitions by the
Victoria & Albert Museum and commission from the Fitzwilliam Museum for their
permanent collection. Other institutional shows in the Women’s Art Library,
Goldsmiths, Vienna’s Fine Art Academy, including curatorial capacity for the
exhibition & event programming for; 20/20 A Brief Survey for The Other Art Fair, LDN
(2021)
Her collaborative projects with CHOOSE LOVE were exhibited at Somerset House
and Saatchi Gallery as well as supporting the AUCTIONS for Terrence Higgins held
at Christie’s with her Fine Art Serigraphs.
In recent ambitious projects in 2020, Aida worked cross-cultural exhibition
disCONNECT, a collaborative project with Schoeni Projects and HK Walls with a
pandemic-related immersive installations which were exhibited in a South London
Victorian house and traveling to Hong Kong to be recreated in an old tenement
building later that year.
Aida has been an active artist within the Hackney Wick community for the last
sixteen years where she creates responsive works to the dramatic changes that are
happening in the area, also curating the Lord Napier project for Hackney Wicked as
well as the coinciding urban community exhibition Save Yourselves in October 2016.
www.aidawilde.com
IG: @aida_wilde /Print is Power
Print Shop: aidawilde.bigcartel.com
Nasty Gallery is dedicated to empowering women in the arts. It provides a platform
for underrepresented artists at every stage of their journey, from outsider artists,
recent graduates, mothers reigniting their creativity retired artists reclaiming their
narratives, and all the others in between. Committed to fostering an inclusive space,
we amplify voices, showcase diverse talents, and advocate for a future where
women’s contributions to art are seen, valued, and celebrated. Join us in pushing
boundaries, breaking barriers, and reshaping the art world.
As part of OTHER, a homecoming for Aida Wilde, & Stories of Others unfolds as a
happening within Nasty Gallery’s occupancy, featuring workshops, life drawing,
creative expression, artist’s surgeries, spoken word, music, and a mental health-focused
session.
Running in tandem with OTHER, this 3-day residency explores
themes of DIY, resilience, and belonging, engaging participants in hands-on art
practice and ownership of uniting narratives that are deemed as other.
www.nastygallery.co.uk
Paige Megan Hawley is a Photographer, Curator, and Activist. She was a key
founder of Nasty Women London and developed Nasty Gallery (London) 2023, as a
space dedicated to supporting women artists at all stages of their lives and creative
journeys. Driven by her own experience of sexual violence, Paige’s work is a call for
social change, giving voice to those who may otherwise go unheard.
Insta @paigemeganhawley
Insta @_nastygallery
www.paigemeganhawley.com
CW Stubbs is an artist, writer, and facilitator exploring mental health, identity, ethics,
and social change. Born in the UK and raised in Canada, their practice is shaped by
a background in digital media, art, social issues, and over a decade of work in
educational charities. Through storytelling and creative expression, Stubbs examines
how art can reframe narratives, foster connection, and challenge exclusion.
bsky.app/profile/cwstubbs.art
@cwstubbs23
Website: www.cwstubbs.art
Apparan is a London-based street artist, educator, and curator from the Canary
Islands. Her work explores gender empowerment and equality, featuring vibrant
murals of women. She co-founded Art House Project London, curating exhibitions
that merge house music with underground art. A member of international art
collectives like WOM Collective and is an organiser of the London International
Pasteup Festival, showcasing large-scale collage installations from artists worldwide.
Web: www.apparan.com
Insta: @apparan
Lior Hatt is a gay artist specializing in vibrant, figurative drawings of women and
queer bodies. Their work captures the soft strength of the feminine form, celebrating
bodies of all sizes in vivid, non-erotic depictions. Now part of Nasty Gallery, Lior
facilitates Life Drawing sessions that foster inclusive artistic expression for all.
Nude Ain’t Rude.
insta: @lior.vibefeeler.art
Boa Swindler is a London-based artist, curator, and feminist whose work initiates
power, persuasion, and everyday sexism through print and mixed media. Also known
as Debra Wilson, she co-founded, the curator and director of WW Gallery (2008–2015).
Post-WW, she has supported artists, through professional development surgeries.
Drawing from Dadaist techniques and visual puns, Swindler has exhibited nationally
and internationally for over 30 years, with works held in private collections worldwide,
as well as in the V&A Museum and The Factory Art Collection.
Insta: boaswindler.infogmail.com_x