Welcome to the Imaginative Reaction
Artist & Creator Community
This space celebrates the diverse and vibrant creative voices that make up the Imaginative Reaction community.
From visionary painters and intuitive illustrators to soulful musicians and boundary-pushing makers, this page showcases a growing network of artists united by the courage to create, share, and inspire. Each member brings a unique story, perspective, and practice.
Whether emerging or established, we contributes to a wider collective movement of authentic, creativity.
This platform was born from a heartfelt journey of curating and sharing the legacy of late outsider artist Nick Fraser,
and has since evolved into a home for creatives to connect, collaborate, and thrive. Explore each artist’s world, discover new talent, and if you’re feeling inspired, we invite you to join the community and share your story.
Founder & CEO
Producer | Curator | Storyteller
Marcus O'Shaughnessy
Creative and impact-driven Curator & Youth Engagement Specialist. With over a decade of experience at the intersection of alternative education, arts practice and mental health support for young people. Passionate about creating inclusive spaces, storytelling and platforms to support artists
Film Maker & Curator
Mark O'Shaughnessy
A lifelong friend and documentarian of Nick Fraser, Mark O’Shaughnessy has played an integral role in preserving and championing Fraser’s legacy. With a creative eye and deep compassion, Mark’s early 90s camcorder footage formed the foundation of the Nick Fraser: Chapter 1 exhibition film—edited and brought to life decades later by his son, Marcus. Mark’s artistry lives in his storytelling, lens, and heart.
Artist
Nick Fraser
Nick Fraser (1946–2023) was a visionary outsider artist from East London whose work remained hidden for over three decades. A self-taught painter with a deeply spiritual and expressive style, his legacy lives on through a vast collection, rich in cosmic symbolism, raw emotion, and profound reflection on masculinity, isolation, and connection. His story is the heartbeat of Imaginative Reaction.
Musician & Artist
BoThai
BoThai is a singer, songwriter, musician, and artist. She is illuminating worlds from recording music within multiple genres, offering sound journeys including Piano, Didgeridoo, and celebrating her South East Asian - European mixed heritage with BoThai's Ancestral Songs, as well as creating hand painted original art works infused with heart. Now expanding to alternative education for schools and communities with her work, BoThai's vision is to inspire the next generation through creative expression, meditation, and music.
Producer | DJ | Vocalist | Songwriter
Razda
James Razda is a true powerhouse within the electronic music scene – a multi-talented artist whose output spans an impressive range of genres, each delivered with an exceptional level of skill and polished productions. Whether he's producing in the studio or performing live, Razda brings a level of professionalism and creativity that sets him apart from the crowd.
Artist
Will Story
Working under the name Life in Layers, Will Storey crafts stunning 3D woodwork compositions that play with depth, shadow, and symmetry. His intricate layered designs captivate the eye and mind, creating immersive pieces that evolve as you view them. Will’s art celebrates balance, pattern, and the harmony found in carefully constructed forms.
Musician | Classical Composer
Tom Brazier
Tom Brazier is a gifted neo-classical composer and multi-instrumentalist whose music offers a moment of stillness in a fast-moving world. Blending classical roots with ambient soundscapes, his emotionally resonant compositions invite introspection, calm, and connection. A valued contributor to the Nick Fraser journey and a rising voice in modern classical music, Tom’s work is as timeless as it is contemporary—crafted with care, clarity, and soul.
Poet | Facilitator | Performer
Arji Manuelpillai
Arji Manuelpillai is a London-based poet, performer, and educator whose work sits powerfully at the intersection of spoken word, community engagement, and social commentary. His poetry explores themes of identity, mental health, masculinity, and belonging.
Founder of Semi-Skimmed Edits | DJ | Producer
James Greenwood
UK-based DJ, producer, and curator renowned for his deep-digging sensibilities and commitment to vinyl culture. As the founder of the vinyl-only label Semi-Skimmed Edits, James has carved a niche in the disco and boogie re-edit scene, delivering meticulously crafted tracks that pay homage to the classics while introducing fresh perspectives.
Musician | Writer | Creative Facilitator
Milli-Rose
Milli-Rose Rubin is a multidisciplinary artist whose voice echoes with honesty, resilience, and purpose. As a musician, writer, and creative facilitator, her work fearlessly explores the intersections of mental health, identity, and lived experience. Offering comfort, connection, and challenge in equal measure.
Character Design | Emotive Illustration |
Digital & Traditional Mediaan artist
Carolyn Storey
Carolyn Storey is a Hertfordshire-based artist and illustrator whose imaginative character designs blend playful surrealism with emotional storytelling. Drawing inspiration from the weird and wonderful, pop culture, and the golden age of animation, Carolyn’s art is a celebration of individuality, emotion, and the power of creativity as a tool for wellness.
Multidisciplinary Artist | Light-Reactive Storytelling | Visual Movement through Colour
Helenya Apostolou
A multidisciplinary artist whose bold, colour-rich works blur the line between movement and stillness. Working across painting, screen-printing, drawing and digital design, Helenya creates light-reactive pieces that come to life under RGB LED lighting. Her layered use of subtractive primary colours cyan, yellow and magenta — forms the foundation of her work, and the results are both hypnotic and immersive.
DJ | Producer | Record Label Manager
Phaze One
Phaze One has been a prominent figure in the UK Drum & Bass scene since the mid 90s. As a former resident DJ for Epidemik, he has performed at iconic events like Raindance, One Nation, Best Of British, Innovation, Telepathy, Dreamscape, and Breakin Science. His energetic sets productions have established him as a key player in the rave and electronic music community.
Artist | Poet
Adrian Michael Wildsmith
Adrian Wildsmith is an mixed media English visual artist and poet from Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, whose work emerges from a profound journey through mental health struggles, addiction, and homelessness toward creative healing and self-expression. A graduate of Greenwich University with a degree in Architecture, Adrian's artistic practice is deeply rooted in his personal transformation and the belief that creativity can be a lifeline during life's darkest moments.
Producer | DJ | Bugz in the Attic | Coop Founder
Mark Force
Introducing the one and only Mark Force. West London legend, genre-bending DJ and soulful producer. From starting out on turntables at 11 to shaping the iconic broken beat sound with Bugz in the Attic and their release of Back in the Doghouse, Mark’s journey is an exploration of movement, evolution and genuine heart.
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