artchivesss

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My name is Aleeza Yusuf (also known as artchivesss), I am a multi-disciplinary artist and a community organizer and this is my digital diary / portfolio / archive of my creative endeavours.

Scroll down to see some of my favourite illustrations and most recent projects.

“A Tender Moment in Time” 2022

UTown UBC Growing Up / Grown Up Mural

HEY… LET’S GET2GEVAH!

Photography by Tessa Mok (@generativish)

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In the summer of 2023, I started and organized a local art collective, known as GET2GEVAH with the intention of fostering community through art. With the help of fellow artists, organizers, and my friend Lukas Troni (who so kindly lent us his backyard), we hosted a backyard pop-up store and live music event, with 19 artists participating and more than 200 people showing up to support local talent. This night was a night to remember, and served as a testament to the power of art in bringing people together.

TRANSIT DIARIES

Welcome to the Transit Diaries…

…a collection of sketches-turned-illustrations, made on transit rides and the in-betweens of life. Each entry is a sketch (drawn observationally) of strangers that have made a cameo in my life, accompanied by my unfiltered, ramblings on the life, love and loneliness we experience in the limbo we know as transit rides.

TRANSIT DIARIES PART 8: today’s entry brings you ramblings on lost passion/drive... uncertainty & how it plagues my heart, a sketch of a weary man with books in his hand, 3 60 second drawings of moving strangers and directions to a close friend’s hom

TRANSIT DIARIES PART 7: featuring a self portrait, two strangers on a bus, the lyrics to my favourite julia jacklin song & some thoughts about my ever-changing relationship with transit. on my good days, transit is the loveliest most magical place to

TRANSIT DIARIES PART 6: annnnnd we're back with some more transit drawings ! this one includes the lyrics of a song that had been on repeat and a person’s earnest hands ((been a thing of interest for me lately i love drawing them i love how they LOOK

TRANSIT DIARIES PART 5: i should call my mom more

TRANSIT DIARIES PART 4: i've almost completely filled my lil journal with sketches so ima do one of these everyday as a grounding practise. i was intrigued by the way this old man was holding his own hand. seemed cozy but also tired (he just like me

TRANSIT DIARIES PART 3: i remember this being a cold day on transit, even tho i drew it back when it was warmer. absolutely everybody was on their phones, no warm interactions or wholesome observations were made. i also remember thinking transit woul

TRANSIT DIARIES PART 2:
a sex education sign board, a stamp in my phone case, a jacked up bloke sitting in front of me, funky sneakers, some thoughts & affirmashuns... & a reminder of which stop 2 get off at (a bitch forgetful).

TRANSIT DIARIES PART 1:
NO INSPO THESE DAYS !!! so i’m turning my lil transit sketches into illustrashuns. first up is this incredibly fashionable individual spotted on the 14 home from campus.

MOSS PORTAL

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QUARUNTIME

Welcome to Quarantime!

I created this playful series during the early stages of the pandemic ‑ when the panic was high, motivations were low & the toilet paper aisles were empty. These illustrations were inspired by prompts that were given to me by friends and depict the various ways in which we all tried to stay sane during quarantine, as we witnessed the world around us come crashing down.