SEARCHING FOR LIGHT EXHIBITION | 2009

Zakee exhibited a selection of new artwork at the Old Shoreditch Station (AKA No-One/Jaguar Shoes), 1 Kingsland Road, London E2, from the 4th 'til the 26th of September. The show then moved to Gloss/Grand in Zurich, Switzerland, where it was exhibited from the 1st 'til the 17th of October. The work, supported by Roxy Heart, saw a departure from Zakee's use of linear drawings, with a move into more abstract use of brush marks and origami paper collage. "Searching For Light" represents a journey of the mind &ndash' its quest for light and dark and the dance of the psyche. The artwork is a mixture of hand-painted watercolour, silk-screen print and collage.

www.roxy-heart.com
www.no-one.co.uk
www.jaguarshoes.com
www.grandism.com

ROXY HEART BY ZAKEE SHARIFF POP-UP SHOP | 2009

To celebrate the launch of her AW09 clothing collection for Roxy Heart, Zakee created a pop-up shop in collaboration with Beyond The Valley (www.beyondthevalley.com), 2 Newburgh St, London, W1F 7RD.
      The shop was open from the 27th Aug 'til the 27th Sept and consisted of a mini world that Zakee created to embody the feeling behind her Roxy Heart winter collection. After Beyond The Valley, the pop-up moved to The Shop At Bluebird, where Zakee launched a limited edition snowboard.

www.roxy-heart.com
www.beyondthevalley.com
www.theshopatbluebird.com

LEONA NAESS (POLYDOR/VERVE) | 2008/2009

Zakee art directed, illustrated and co-designed the album campaign for Polydor/Verve artist Leona Naess, in collaboration with her husband Al Newman. The first single from the campaign, 'Heavy Like Sunday', was released on 7" single in June 2008 (limited to 500 copies), featuring Zakee's hand-drawn dot logo on the sleeve and watercolour drawings on the label. Leona's album, 'Thirteens', came out in the USA in September 2008, also featuring Zakee's artwork. A glowing version of the logo, animated by 76 Creative, can be seen on Leona's website. The UK version of 'Thirteens' came out in May 2009, followed by her single 'Leave Your Boyfriends Behind', released as a beautiful hand-illustrated picture disc.

ASOS MAGAZINE | 2009

For the May 2009 edition of their magazine, ASOS asked Zakee to create some illustrations and give an interview on the theme of music festivals. Here are the drawings used in the magazine. To read the interview (which starts on page 90), click here.