Joshua Y’Barbo

I am a London-based artist specialising in participatory art and design. I combine digital printmaking and marketing techniques with commentary on the social impact of the arts, including sustainability, advocacy, education, and well-being.

Over the past two decades, I have created and sold commissioned artworks and prints while teaching and conducting art research. My approach is rooted in postmodernism, focusing on visual allegory and personal metaphor. I explore sustainability goals through digital content and create narratives that reflect my experiences.

My recent projects aim to express emotions and raise awareness about overlooked perspectives through artmaking, design, image-making, and writing about the arts functions to address sustainable, social, and environmental issues.

PhD, MA, PgDip, BA

For over 20 years, I have practised studio art as a digital printmaker. Since 2013, I have taught undergraduate and postgraduate Art, Design, and Theatre students. I also conducted research in Art History, Theory, and Practice at the University of the Arts London, where I gained expertise in socially engaged, participatory art and design. I’m based in London, but I am active across the UK, Europe, the US and APAC