about christian azolan

Hailing from the small Indian Ocean island of Mahé in Seychelles, Christian is a serigrapher and visual artist who enjoys working across a range of fine art mediums, including silkscreen, photography, painting, and gilding.

Christian was educated in London and now calls Dorset home. He holds a BA in Fashion Promotion and Communication from Ravensbourne and an MA in Fine Art from Central Saint Martins.

His most celebrated works are born from a deep connection to people, places, and the ever-changing rhythms of nature. His ongoing series, The Birds, first unveiled in October 2020 and revisited in 2022, 2024, and soon 2026, soars through themes of freedom, fantasy, and the longing to escape, set against a world shaped by conflict, displacement, and the search for belonging in an unfolding future. At the heart of this vision is Golden Flock, his most cherished and sought-after print, reimagined in 23ct gold and sterling silver — a luminous reminder that our greatest strength lies in unity, and that only together can we truly rise.

His first solo exhibition, Little Black Girls, in which he experimented with painting and gilding on photography, was released in July 2022. Exploring the underrepresentation of Black girls, the exhibition broke attendance records at the Fitzrovia Chapel in London.

His self-reflection photography series, Baptism: My Act and Ritual Elements of Water, was inspired by Christian’s own religious background and the power of water as an element of change. This body of work was shown at his 2023 MA graduation exhibition at Central Saint Martins, where it was also nominated for a CSM Graduate Award.

Christian has been featured in national and local business news publications including The Times, The Metro, Channel 4, BBC, Daily Mail, Huffington Post, The Independent, Mail Online, The Sun, Evening Standard, Business Daily, and Reuters International.

His gallery edition silkscreen prints are available to purchase on this website, while his more accessible Giclée fine art prints are available to view and purchase exclusively through Holly & Co.

You can view his work live as he participates in and presents his artwork at a selection of art fairs and exhibitions across the UK and internationally, including Affordable Art Fair Battersea and Hampstead, Car Boot Art Fair King’s Cross, Flux Art Exhibition, Wolverhampton School of Art, Wolverhampton Museum, Ealing BEAT, Fresh Art Fair Cheltenham, Alexandra Palace, and more.

Christian works as a university lecturer and has taught at UAL, Brunel University, and is currently based at the Arts University Bournemouth.

'I believe that we should always be looking closer at our surroundings to really see them, things are far more complex and complicated than we could ever imagine.'

Christian Azolan