Qualifications
| 2018 | Writers Bureau Comprehensive Creative Writing Course |
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| 2009 | Newcastle University Creative Writing and Health |
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| June 2008 | Northumbria University BA (Hons) Contemporary Photographic Practice |
1st Degree Honours |
| June 2005 | Manchester City College BTEC National Diploma in Photography |
Triple Distinction |
| June 2003 | South Trafford College Attended courses in photography, painting and sculpture. |
Additional Art Experience
2014 - Present. PatchWork | Project Manager/Creative Facilitator
Running all aspects of the PatchWork Mobile Artistic Mental Health and Wellbeing Service.
2013 Local Creation, Altrincham | Creative Tutor/Network Organiser
Working at the community art centre as an animation tutor.
2012 Boulmer Court | Photography Sessions (in association with Equal Arts)
Digital photography classes delivered for a group of elderly persons within the community setting.
2012 Richardson Dees Primary School | Digital Art Facilitator
10 sessions - digital photography and art, run as an after school club. (National Lottery Funded).
2012 Waddington Street Centre | Creative Tutor
Working at the centre as an animation creative tutor and a photography creative tutor.
2010 - 2011 New Way Forward | Group Coordinator
Working as part of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Team for a local Mental Health Charity. I was the Group Coordinator for a number of 5-week courses in Digital Photography and Creative Writing for service users.
2008 – 2009 St. Nicholas Hospital
Working as a volunteer with service users accessing Mental Health services. My role was to facilitate, support and engage service users in the art room using a wide range of art mediums.
Exhibitions
Summer 2008 - Northumbria University
Degree show final year work titled ‘Matters Of The Mind’.
This work addresses issues of mental illness, focusing particularly on depression. Through the use of objects of a found nature and scenes within the home and street, the images metaphorically describe aspects of illness.
January 2009 - Zion Arts Centre
Solo Exhibition of Final Year Degree Work and Second Year work.
Autumn 2009 - Sale Waterside Arts Centre
Solo Exhibition of final year degree work and Second year work.
Exhibited in collaboration with Sale Waterside Arts Centre Staff.
Sold - ‘Music Over Banner’ to Sale Waterside Arts Centre. This is the first piece the Centre has purchased following a solo exhibition.
February 2011 - House Exhibition
Doodle Years - An exhibition of past sketches, paintings and prints.
Summer 2011 - Sale Waterside Arts Centre
New Way Forward Photography and Art Exhibition
Exhibition curated in collaboration with Sale Waterside Arts Centre - Photography Group work and Art Group work.
June-July 2014 - Local Creation
How Many – PatchWork Fundraising Exhibition
Curator - multiple artist exhibition, featuring pieces being sold to raise funds for the PatchWork Service.
April-May 2015 - Sale Waterside Arts Centre
The Benefits Of Creativity
PatchWork presented a number of local artists work and the work of artists living on the Bronte Ward (Wythenshawe Hosptial) on the subject of mental health