Who Am I?: The story of a London art studio for asylum seekers and refugees

By Tania Kaczynski

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.

• Language: English
• Publisher: The History Press
• Release date: Sep 21, 2020
• ISBN: 9780750995528

Tania Kaczynski

TANIA KACZYNSKI is an accredited, practising art psychotherapist who founded the New Art Studio with colleague Jon Martyn in 2014. As the daughter of a refugee herself, she was drawn to the complexities of the current refugee experience and the ongoing lives lived with dual identity. The New Art Studio is a unique, therapeutic studio in London especially for refugees and asylum seekers. She lives in London.