About
I’m Ejits, a passionate multi-disciplinary illustrator, artist and muralist from Bristol, UK.
I create whimsical characters that turn a frown all the way upside down. My work is a raucous riot of colour and imagination that invokes a sense of happy nostalgia and a playful childlike sense of humour.
I work in both the digital and physical realms and have honed a distinct character-driven illustrative style that can be applied to a wide range of surfaces.
My experience includes designing illustrations for products like stickers, colouring books and toys, creating emotive artworks for gallery exhibitions, climbing up scaffolding to creating large-scale works of public art that accidentally become local landmarks and lots more in between.
Ways you can work with Ejits:
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I’m available for mural commissions and have experience painting internal and external large-scale wall art for public art events, private building owners and commerical businesses on a variety of surfaces.
My most notable piece to date has been as part of a series of six murals organised by Upfest to bring Bristol and the UK its largest female-led street art project. I painted the facade above one of the six terraced shops on North Street now known as the Six Sisters. These are permanent pieces and have become a Bristol city landmark.
More detailed info and examples of my mural work can be found on my murals page.
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I have extensive experience painting commissions for exhibitions, private customers and corporate clients.
I love the challenge of painting on almost any surface for example large-scale canvases, skateboards, spray cans, furniture, art toys and even shoes to name a few.
I regularly contribute pieces towards exhibitions and public art shows both nationally (UK) and globally in Europe and America.
If you love my work and have a commission in mind don’t hesitate to get in touch by emailing me – hello@ejits.art
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I have over ten years of experience working for clients, big and small, in print and online as a graphic designer and illustrator. I love to harness those skills alongside the unique illustrative style I’ve created as Ejits to work in collaboration with businesses who are looking to bring vibrant eye-catching characters to their brand.
If you have an illustration project in mind just get in touch by emailing me – hello@ejits.art
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I provide workshops for public and private events.
I have developed a ‘Draw Like Ejits’ 2-hour workshop that guides you through how to draw cute Ejits-style characters and explore the shapes and colours of my signature style. You go away with a finished illustration of your own making. This workshop is great for a group of people interested in practising their drawing skills.
I also have a doodle art workshop I’ve created for teams wanting to activate the creative and imaginative part of the brain. As a group, we create a sketch/design for a doodle art poster based on the theme of your choice. I guide you through the process of doodling visual representations of aspects of your theme and combining them in one poster. I then take your ideas away and work up a finished poster which I send to you once complete. This creates the perfect art piece for framing and referring to whenever you and your team need a creative boost.
I have also developed a spray paint and Posca doodle workshop that I ran with students as part of The University of Bristol’s Welcome Festival in September 2023. This is a great workshop to do if you have some outside or a well-ventilated space.
I can also tailor a workshop to your needs.
I list all upcoming workshops through Yuup which you can find here.
If you are interested in booking a bespoke workshop with me get in touch by emailing hello@ejits.art
If you’re interested in working with me get in touch – hello@ejits.art
Selected public exhibitions, events and projects:
2024
‘Skull Huggery’ (group exhibition) – StolenSpace Gallery, Brick Lane, London
Headliner at Southend City Jam – Southend-on-Sea
Cheltenham Paint Festival – Aggs Pavillion, Pittville Park, Cheltenham
Beermats for Balls by Cahonas Scotland – Testicular Cancer Charity Exhibition & Auction
Upfest Presents – Greville Smyth Bowl’s Club, Bristol
ToyCon UK (convention) – Hammersmith, London
2023
Gift Wrapped (group exhibition) – Clutter Gallery, Beacon, NY, USA
They Came from Planet Rainbow Sparkles VII (group exhibition) – Clutter Gallery, Beacon, NY, USA
Headliner at Southend City Jam – Southend-on-Sea
Cheltenham Paint Festival – North Place Car Park, Cheltenham
The Unicornfest (sculpture/art trail & charity art auction) – Bristol
Weston Wallz (street art project) – Weston-super-Mare
Background Bob & Friends (group exhibition & charity art auction) – First Site Leicester
2 Cute 2 Compute 2 (group exhibition) – Mothership Toy Gallery, Philadelphia. USA
2022
Deck the Halls (group exhibition) – Mothership Toy Gallery, Philadelphia, USA
Designer Con London (convention) – Excel London
Worcester Paint Festival – Worcester
Cheltenham Paint Festival – Cheltenham
Upfest Paint Festival – Bristol
Hop onto Park Street (art trail) – Bristol
2021
Sneakers Generation (group exhibition) – Galerie Sakura, Paris, France
Pupfest (charity art auction) – Road Dogs, Los Angeles, USA
Create For … Wellbeing (group exhibition) – Bristol
Anonymous heART project (charity art auction) – Heart Research UK
Upfest Six Sisters (street art project) – Bristol
Past
Bristol Pop-Up Shop (group shop) – Bristol 2020
Waves - Illustrating Wellbeing (group exhibition) – Bristol (2019)
Upfest Mini Paint Jam (group live mural painting) (2019)
Upfest (street art festival) (2018)