Dr Louisa Buck is an artist and academic who is interested in the adaptation of classical mythology in contemporary times. For her PhD she looked at the use of Greek mythology in the British political cartoon, with a case study of The Myth of Sisyphus. She is currently learning Ancient Greek (very slowly) and translating Homer’s Odyssey into image.
You can also see her work on:
Academia.edu: https://brighton.academia.edu/louisaBuck
Instagram: https://www.instagram.co./louisabuck5410
EDUCATION:
2019 University of Brighton: HEA Fellowship
2011-2018 University of Brighton: PhD Arts and Media
‘Greek Mythology and the British political cartoon: a classical reception approach to the case study of Sisyphus’
2009-2010 University of Brighton: Proposal for PhD
2007-2009 University of Brighton: MA Sequential Design and Illustration ‘Moral Subjects’
1988-1989 John Cass School: Part-time post-graduate study
1985-1988 Wimbledon School of Art and Design: BA(Hons) Fine Art, Sculpture
1984-1985 Oxford Polytechnic: Foundation Course in Art and Design
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
2025. Dorset Place gallery, Brighton –Drawing as Thought: Solo Show
2023 Cartoon Museum, London – This Exhibition is a work Event: Group Show.
This work is now part of the Museum Permanent Collection
2023. Inktober: Greek Mythology Online: Instagram:
2022 Inktober: Political Cartoons Online: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louisabuck5410/
2022 #Draw Challenge: #DrawTheCunningPlanofLizTruss https://www.martinrowson.com/draw2022
2020 #Draw Challenge: #DrawBorisJohnson https://www.martinrowson.com/draw2019/20
2019 Keeble Brown, Shoreditch, London – one man show
2019 Reading the Image in Research: Imaginative Objects: University of Brighton
2018 Advent Calendar: 31 Daily Drawings. https://www.instagram.com/louisabuck5410/
2018 Artwave, Lewes, Group show
PUBLICATION:
2024. A Braided River by V Holkar, illustrations by Louisa Buck. Self published
2021 A Graphic Submission: Rapid Responses: Comics in and of the moment. The Comics Grid Special Collection: Journal of Comics Scholarship. http://www.comicsgrid.com
2020 #DrawTheCoronavirus: A Cartoon Mini-Challenge from the Mind of Martin Rowson. E. Stirling-Middleton.
The Cartoon Museum, London. E-book format
2019 UNDONE by V. Holkar and L.Buck. Pub: Wilbury Grove Studios ISBN: 978-1-909977-99-0
2016 The Graphic Narrative – 1-4 The British Political Cartoon p39-50 Framescapes -Graphic Narrative Intertexts.
Priory House,149B Wroslyn Road, Freeland, Oxfordshire, OX29 8HR UK: Inter DisciplinaryPress, 2016. E-book format.
ISBN: 978-1-84888-448-9
2016 ‘Voyages Sketchbook’ From Sixth International Graphic Novel and Comics Conference & Ninth International Bande Dessinee Society Conference, produced by Bournemouth University’s Centre forthe Study of Journalism, Culture and Community,
2015 ‘Researching the Myth of Sisyphus in Corinth’ – Research News 34, p18-19 –University of Brighton
Louisa Buck 