Atalanta Kernick is a multifaceted artist, librarian, educator and gallery/curator. She was born in Singapore, had a mobile childhood and currently lives in London. She has a background in Media Fine Arts and studied at UEL and The Slade School, UCL.

Her work consists of photography, painting, installation, video and electronic web-based work.
She is interested in the uses of technology in art, has always worked in a range of different media and is currently drawing immigration detention centres and painting electronic imagery.

Atalanta has worked as a lecturer in BA Photography and MA in Media Art at Manchester Metropolitan University. She has also owned a gallery/art space and cafe in Manchester called Diamond Dogs.

She has a long-standing interest in LGBTQI issues and politics and has used her work to explore her lesbian and queer identities. She is also interested in depicting Butch identity and is currently painting portraits of queer people.

Atalanta recently co-curated a large LGBTQ+ exhibition called the Rebel Dykes Show and presented work at the Tate Lates Rebel Dykes Event. She has exhibited work both in Britain and internationally and is currently in LGBTI+LIFE! Exhibition in Brixton Library.