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Birth Control – Artist in the archive.

Drawing on the rich archive material held at the Wellcome Library. The North Kensington Women’s Welfare Centre was the 3rd birth control clinic established in England in 1924.

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Christmas cheer and conflict

I’ve almost concluded my artist residency at Lancaster West estate. There has been a hiatus to the community project work that has consisted of making large scale drawings for a mural and a short film. The regeneration works on Grenfell […]

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Vision of Paradise

A short film made by the V&A Museum Community Artist in residence and screening at the Portobello Film Festival on 5th Sep 2015

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This estate is Royal Blue by design

When post and pizza deliveries, family friends or council reps, come and  visit Lancaster West for the first time, they have to navigate the complex lay out of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea’s largest estate. Are you going […]

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V&A Museum Community Artist in Residence, 2014-15

For the first time, the V&A, in partnership with RIBA and supported by RBKC, staged a community-based artist residency.  My studio at 7 Shalfleet Drive was attached to the More West housing development. This is the first housing development in […]

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Dwelling in Unity

Beyond the garden fence of the studio, the building work of More West progresses. Insulation material is being installed. Inside, I’m holding court on my first open day. It was great to see old and especially new faces. Allan Tyrrell was born […]

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Community art in the material world

Definitely settled in as Community Artist: collaborating with local art projects, connecting with the V&A collections and mapping out my own artistic concerns. First off, spray painting at the Henry Dickens Court Community Centre. Local children working with TMO, Steph Perkins and lead artist, Claire […]

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