CV
Creative Practitioner
Woodlands Primary School
Great Yarmouth
- Creative Partnerships ‘Change’ school
- Yr 3 collaborative project
- On-going
Artist-in-Residence
Canggu Community School
Bali, Indonesia
- Month long residency in this international school working with year 2 and year 9 pupils. Together we created a permanent piece and made stencils inspired by tropical flora to decorate one of the school buildings
- 2 InSet days for teachers and assistants
Artist-in-Residence ArC
Firstsite Gallery
Colchester, Essex
- 10 day residency with KS2 exploring citizenship curriculum.
- Working with teachers, pupils and parents we created a large piece of work using paint, print, collage and photography.
- The whole process was documented with a short animated film and the results were exhibited at Firstsite gallery
Lead Artist
Emergency Exit Arts
London
- In house artist working for over 7 years on a wide range of community arts projects
- Special emphasis on 3-D celebratory arts, processions and illuminated sculpture
- Included collaborations with dancers, musicians and circus performers
Artist in Residence “Parenting Power”
Robert Owen Children’s Centre
Greenwich, London
- Week long residency with nursery children and their parents/carers working in collaboration with a storyteller
- Resulting in a large celebratory mural exhibited at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
Gallery Educator
Firstsite Gallery
Colchester
- Drop-in workshops for children visiting the gallery
- Quick make and do sessions designed to compliment the current exhibition
Hamlets Way Art Group
Bow Arts Trust
London
- Working for 2 years independently in a residential home for elderly people with profound and enduring mental health problems and learning difficulties
- Providing a safe environment for participants to explore creative arts
training
1999 – 2001 MA Fine Art Printmaking: Camberwell College, London
1992 – 1995 BA Hons Textiles 2:1: Goldsmiths College, London