About me

I am a First Class Photography Graduate, with a focus on alternative photographic processes and mixed media collaging. I also have extensive administrative experience, having worked as a receptionist, front of house staff and I currently work as an Office Administrator.

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Projects

• Create SpaceA new business venture, I started Create Space as a response to the Covid-19 lockdown as a way to get people to de-stress and be present through making crafts and art projects. I post tutorials and suggestions for things to make from home, including macrame, terrariums, collages and more. I also sell kits so people can make things for themselves with all the materials prepared for them. When lockdown is relaxed I am planning to run creative workshops and events in collaboration with local busine

Work history

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Co-EditorPentaPrism Magazine
Oct 2016 - Mar 2017Southampton, United KingdomFreelance
One of two co-editors leading a team of 20 other students across a 6 month period to produce the 4th annual issue of the PentaPrism Magazine. This included advertising the call for submissions, editing the final entries, designing the magazine, creating the launch event and curating the exhibition as well as overseeing the social media promotion.
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Studio/Darkroom/Reprographic TechnicianSolent University
Sep 2015 - Jun 2017Southampton, United KingdomPart Time
As a photography supervisor I helped students with any issues relating to the photography studios, darkrooms and reprographics room. Jobs included maintenance of studio equipment, aiding with any technical studio lighting queries and changing backdrops, using A2 Canon printers and Hasselblad scanners, being able to set up and set down RA4 and C41 machines and helping students with studio bookings.

Skills

• Mixed Media
• Office Administration
• Blog Writing

Education

Arts ManagementCentral Saint Martins (UAL)
Apr 2020London, United Kingdom
Arts Management Online Short Course. An intensive four week course on how to develop, design and deliver art events, projects and exhibitions. Considering contemporary approaches to arts management.
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First Class BA (Hons) PhotographySouthampton Solent University
Sep 2014 - Jul 2017Southampton, United Kingdom
- Received a first for my dissertation: ‘Breaking the Rules of Photography: Photography’s New Materiality and the Hybridisation of Media’. - Experimented with 35mm, medium and large format film cameras, black & white and colour darkroom printing, Digital SLR cameras and studio and location shooting. - Units included History and Theory of Photography, Methods and Approaches, Concepts and Themes, Representations, Moving Image, Image Text Analysis, and Contemporary Studio Practice.

Awards

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Photography Prize for Engagement and EnterpriseSolent University
Awarded the Photography Prize for Engagement and Enterprise at graduation, for my dedication to all aspects of the course.