Workshops, Teaching and lecturing
I am delivering short courses at West Dean College and Brighton Phoenix in the Summer. If you would like to find out more information of booking onto these courses please go the links section of this website.
Creative practitioner
Lecturer / Teacher
Inset Day Training
Experienced in a wide range of media: drawing, painting, embroidery, print, fashion
Experienced textile designer
Create and deliver short courses for adult education with West Dean College and Phoenix Brighton Gallery
Professional practicing mixed media artist exhibiting regularly and Internationally
Believe in the transformative power of education and expression
Writer: winner of 2009s blog of the year on international artists directory and magazine: A-N ( artists newsletter)
Student Workshop Evaluation:
Thank you so much for teaching us. I had a wonderful time and I learnt so many things that will stay with
me forever.
Freelance Project co-coordinator and workshop practitioner
LB Camden Out of School Learning Service partnered with London Transport Museum Feb 2010
Delivering a creative learning project and workshops for KS2 exploring the Olympic Values
Roles and Responsibilities
Planning and prepare visits to 10 different cultural venues in 3 days for 10 children in London,
Liasing with project partners and cultural venues and meeting multiple objectives
Created educational and creative workshops for venues and school settings that involved drawing, recording
and learning from objects in venues that reflected Olympic values
monitoring and evaluating the project with key partners
Adult Education
Associate Lecturer, Bedford College, Bedford 2007 current
Foundation, National Diploma and HND Textiles
An outstanding college Ofsted report 2008/09
Teaching a range of drawing, creative embroidery, painting and print and textile design techniques on a
specialist course.
Developing students skills and knowledge of fashion, textiles art and design
Associate Lecturer, Ashford School of Art and Design, Kent
Foundation Studies in Fashion and Textiles September 2009
Specialist Art and Design College. Conducting one to one tutorials with 30 students to develop concepts and techniques for a fashion textiles collection
Inset day training
Arts Co-ordinators and tutors in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London June 2009
Exploring drawing, embroidery, collage and paint skills and ideas that tutors could translate into classroom settings and just as importantly to inspire them!
Secondary School Education
Creative Practitioner
The Tower of London October 2009
Drawing exercises with 85 students who produced 425 drawings as part of the Big Draw, the
international drawing event.
Developed confidence in students drawing and observation skills
Explored and engaged with the history of The Tower of London
Education and Learning Officer. Tower of London
It is a pleasure to work with such a professional artist who engages really well with secondary students.
Creative Practitioner
Phoenix Brighton Gallery , Same Sky Arts and St Martins Primary School September 2009
30 primary school children produced 7 works each, exploring drawing, embroidery and collage
Many students first sewing session
Engagement with contemporary art in a public gallery
Teachers Workshop Evaluation;
You ran a fantastic workshop that the children thoroughly enjoyed. It was well planned and a great opportunity
for the children to work creatively in a way that they have previously not experienced.
Artist in Residence and Creative practitioner
Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust, London July 2008
Teaching a range of drawing, embroidery, painting and print techniques to students aged 14-16.
Introduction to contemporary art through visual research
Students created portfolio pieces and exhibited for the first time in their lives.
Curating and organizing an exhibition of students work for The Deptford X Arts Festival
Primary School Education
Creative practitioner
Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust, London January 2010
Exploring architecture and journeys through experimental drawing technique
30 students produced 240 drawings in 5 hours.
Creative practitioner
Castlehaven Community Centre, Camden, London
Key Stage 2 April 2009
Engagement with contemporary art through my own group exhibition
30 Sculptures, one installation and 12 mixed media collages were created.
Creative Practitioner
Creative Partnerships in partnership with City Gallery, Leeds.
Key Stage 2 Autumn 2007
Engagement with the school environment through photography
Exploring ideas of community through showing my own work and concepts
Exploring collage and painting to create mixed media artworks.
Artist Talks
Guest Speaker
Head Space, Brighton Phoenix Gallery September 2009
To coincide with a group exhibition I participated in; FloorSpace I liased with Phoenix Gallery and organised a guest chair Zoe Whitley, Curator of the Contemporary Collections for the V&A to hold the debate.
Spoke to 30 people (general public, artists and curators) in a gallery setting and contributed to the
artists debate about the psychological effects of architecture and its use in fine art.
Guest Speaker
Southwark Arts Forum, London April 2009
Lectured to 20 artists and curators at a networking event for artists and curators in Southwark
discussing my practice, career and professional development.
Guest Speaker
Stroud International Textile Festival, Gloucester May 2009
Renowned international and prestigious Arts Festival
I spoke to an audience of 60 people: textile enthusiasts, arts professionals and the general public
Exploring topics of the subversion of traditional textile techniques within wider fine art practice and the future role and development of textiles as a creatively powerful medium.
Guest speaker
University of the Arts, London September 2008
Speaking to 80 BA (Hons) undergraduates, discussing personal practice, career and professional development.
Artist Talk
The Stephen Lawrence Centre, London August 2008
Discussion of the concepts, methodologies and subject matter of my works which were on display in a solo show
Discussion on the month long Deptford X Project which involved workshops with a small group of students as well as liaising with the staff at the centre and exploring the centre as a gallery space.
Architecture, the politics of the project as well as the sensitive history of the Stephen Lawrence Centre were also debated.
Artists in Dialogue: Freddie Robins and Rosalind Davis
The Residence Gallery, London September 2007
A discussion between myself and textile artist Freddie Robins to 25 artists and students, about ways we subvert traditional craft as a base for expression in our practices.
Other relevant Employment
Freelance print and embroidery designer for Lewis and Lewis Design, a textile design agency for the International fashion market (2005-09)
Freelance fashion embroidery assistant for couture embroiderer and designer Karen Nicol
Additional:
CRB enhanced disclosure and references available upon request
Public liability insurance
Clean driving license
Based in London- happy to commute.
Education:
BA (Hons) Chelsea College of Art (2000-2003)
MA, Royal College of Art (2003-2005)
Experimental Drawing Techniques Project. Bedford College
Workshop at The Stephen Lawrence Centre
4 Week Workshop at The Stephen Lawrence Centre, Deptford, London with Year 10 students.
The aim was to create a mixed media artwork that explores the places that meant something to students and to contribute to an exhibition at the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust for Deptford x 2008 ...more
Castlehaven Community Group Workshop
our exhibition From Light to Dust at The Roundhouse from 28th March-19th April 2009. ...more
Contemporary Art and Textiles Lecture, Stroud International Textile Festival,
2009 ...more
Guest Speaker , Southwark Arts Forum, London
Discussing my practice, career and professional development to a range of artists and curators.
Artist in Residence for City Gallery Leeds for Creative Partnerships
2007
Working with inner city primary school children, using photography, collage and painting to create mixed media artworks. ...more