The Life Drawing Gymnasia is a model run collective of professional artist models seeking to collaborate with artists, changing and challenging the role of the muse in the artistic process. The ethos of the project ‘Gymnasia‘ is inspired by the Ancient Greek principle ‘to exercise nude’, the body and mind in harmony, incorporating dance, yoga, physical theatre, and classical themes.

The Life Drawing Gymnasia was founded in 2016 by Andrew Crayford.

Inspired by dance, yoga and movement they project visually spectacular, physically demanding interactive compositions. Their unique style of intimate, yet powerful performance modelling is a breath taking spectacle of highly charged drama, an opportunity for artists of all levels to be inspired by the expression of the pure physical form. A life drawing event like no other!