Experience

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  Aviva leeman

  Jul 2002 - Jun 2005

  Freelance exhibitions producer

  For clients including the London Design Festival, Craft Central, UAL and D&AD.

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  Thomas matthews communication design

  Mar 2003 - Oct 2003

  Freelance exhibition designer

  For clients including English Heritage and Unilever.

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  A-n the artists information company

  Jul 2004 - Mar 2012

  Consultant artist

  Contracted researcher identifying development and employment opportunities for visual artists; specialising in education, workshops and residencies. Building warm networks of partner organisations and advising on best practise for employing and working with artists, as well as editorial contributions to a-n magazine.

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  University of the arts london

  Aug 2004 - Jul 2005

  Project assistant, department of widening participation

  For various outreach initiatives and in supporting student and graduate career-development. Skills: information management, website development, copywriting and editing, event production, volunteer development and coaching.

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  London college of communication

  Sept 2004 - Aug 2005

  Associate lecturer

  Teaching Personal and Professional Development: academic support, research methodology and enterprise studies. Facilitating peer-assessment.

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  The national gallery

  Jul 2005 - Jun 2006

  Archivist, photography department

  Documenting the collection; commissioning photographers, coordinating workflow, asset management, advising internally and externally on image use.

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  University of westminster

  Jul 2006 - Feb 2018

  Gallery manager, london gallery west

  Manager of London Gallery West, a contemporary public gallery based at Westminster School of Arts; delivering all aspects of the curated programme including innovative exhibitions, commissions, publications and events. Working closely with Curator Michael Maziere, guest curators and artists - both emerging and established to realise over fifty exhibitions and special projects. Advising students, academic staff and community organisations on exhibition practice, creative collaborative practices and working in the public realm. Overseeing technical and creative aspects of exhibition production and operational logistics of a public space. Writing and compiling texts for funding bids and evaluative reports, press and publicity, and interpretation. Show less

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  Year here

  Feb 2018 - Jan 2019

  Social innovation fellow

  Platform designed to cultivate entrepreneurial approaches to entrenched social problems, supported by industry mentoring and a rigorous social innovation curriculum. Specialisms: Social Inclusion, Community Resilience, Urban Regeneration.

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  Origin housing

  Feb 2018 - Jul 2018

  Community development officer

  Maximising and developing use of community assets towards social inclusion. Developing existing and new partnerships, including AgeUK initiatives and with CSM's Public Collaboration Lab. Design and facilitation of an innovative training initiative for staff supporting people with learning disability towards greater community participation. Guest speakers included Sally Warren (Paradigm UK), Lucien-Paul Stanfield (Flourishing Lives Coalition / Claremont Project), Dr Claire Bates (Choice Support) and Chickenshed Theatre - with event partners including Artbox London, the Camden Society, the Down Syndrome Association, Gig Buddies and Supported Loving. Show less

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  Make shift create

  Aug 2018 - Oct 2018

  Social innovation consultant

  Strategising the social impact activity of the Make Shift Foundation, via research and community consultation across two 'meanwhile space' sites; delivery of a co-created theory of change, an impact measurement framework and a 12-month action plan; and prototyping of a new network initiative and public art projects to galvanise community participation.

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  Nasen

  Dec 2018 - Jun 2019

  Researcher

  Reviewing different models of SENCo deployment for this growing community of practice committed to improving provision and outcomes for children and young people wth SEND. The work of the consortium is based on knowledge exchange though effective collaboration.

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  Everybody

  Jan 2019 - now

  Founder and creative director

  EVERYBODY is a social enterprise connecting families of kids with additional needs to have everyday fun, in everyday places, alongside everybody else – by promoting and supporting their better cultural participation. We partner with cultural venues to host bespoke 'EVERYBODY days', bringing our families together as part of everyday audiences; using strategies from inclusive education and insights from lived experience to improve the experience of the family unit as a whole. EVERYBODY's work combines peer-community empowerment and events, creative inclusion training, and audience development for the arts and culture sector. We are always seeking introductions to decision-makers at London’s cultural venues: galleries, performance spaces, museums and heritage sites, and other sites of possibility. And of course, families with extraordinary kids!Sign up to learn more at https://www.weareeverybody.co.uk/ and follow us at @joinEVERYBODY Show less

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  Wave for change

  Jan 2021 - now

  Social impact consultant / changemaker engagement lead / product innovation

  Based on a decade of experience initiating transformative groups and places, Wave for Change wants to see more places of genuine inclusion – places where people with and without learning disabilities do things 'with' and not 'for' each other; co-creating ideas for inclusive activities & events in the heart of their own communities. Wave stands for 'We’re All Valued Equally', and in 2020 was awarded the Archbishop of Canterbury’s prestigious Langton Award for Community Service.