HI! WE ARE THE 2020 COLLECTIVE...
We are a diverse group who are all from various art and design backgrounds, who will be exploring how the arts are beneficial/important in supporting everyone with their health and wellbeing.
Unfortunately in cotemporary life there has been a significant rise in issues with our health and wellbeing, including mental health, care for the elderly, acknowledgment and understanding of those conditions that are rarely talked about i.e. Dementia, Alzheimer’s, Autism, Asperger’s, etc.
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Conducting research and the support of Lime Arts, as well as the opportunity to share a dialogue with the incredible NHS staff, we will be creating a response that will be beneficial to those who will influence our final concept.
MEET THE 2020 - COLLECTIVE.
AMBER QUEALLY
MA Contemporary Curating.
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With a background in Interactive Arts Amber's work centralises looking at disabilities such as Autism and Sensory Processing Disorder. Her practice involved sculptural explorations using materials such as, plaster, concrete and PLA filament, all of which focused on her own disabilities. In a curatorial context Amber has put on an exhibition 'Discover Explore Autism' that was in collaboration with Hollinwood Academy, as a way to explore the unseen talents of individuals with ASD aged 5-15. Another aim of this exhibition was to investigate into disabled curators and what skills could be implemented within a gallery from her own diagnosis.
ANERI GANDHI
MA Fashion and Art Direction.
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Aneri has a grounding in Fashion Design and has also taken to the medium of charcoal compositions.
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“Monotony is not in my dictionary.
Outgoing, optimistic, outlandish.
Underdogs are not my friends.
I don’t just bang away at my job.
I earnestly try to do everything right".
ELENA BOLDINA
MA Contemporary Curating.
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Coming from a Fine Art background that focused on viewer engagement through sensorial engagement, and built architectural immersive installations. ​Elena was part of an artist collective who curated art events and exhibtions in and around the city of Lincoln, UK, to connect with the community. This sparked her interest in curation and explored breaking the boundaries of viewer experience within exhibitions.
GIEDRE BALCYTYTE
MA Graphic Design and Art Direction.
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Giedre is an illustrator and graphic designer who is inspired by locations, surroundings, culture and people. Also explores the medium of photography by documenting urban living areas when travelling.
JOANNE COLNMBINE
MA Textile Practice.
Mature student with a diverse background; Degree in Psychology/Sociology, RGN, painter, script-writer for a travel company, town councilor and a theatre board member. Her practice has explored various avenues including painting, drawing, sewing, printing, knitting and dyeing the occasional ball of yarn. Currently her practice is mapping the lived experience of GAD (Generalised Anxiety Disorder) through text/textile.
MARY BURKE
MA Illustration.
Completed a Foundation course, which led to an MA in Illustration. Mary’s background is SRN & Mental Health Community and maternal mental health nursing. Her practice is currently exploring Stroke Recovery through Art. Her influences have derived from her own family but is also cross-fertilised with travel, traditional music, sketching and recording social & cultural events.
NADDINE AGELI
MA Illustration.
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Naddine has a BA in English and Communication - after period of ill health, took up illustration more regularly and so decided to pursue a Masters in the field. Her main interests lie in using art to help young people suffering from trauma and mental illness. As part of her practice she is developing an multimedia Community Arts project aimed at young people who are struggling.
RACHAEL HARDACRE
MA Textile Practice.
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Rachel is interested in how participating in the arts effects health and wellbeing.
Her main focus is with children, but is also interested in the social aspects of 'craft clubs' and the positive effect these clubs have on the community.
RHIAN VOYCE
MA Illustration.
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Coming from a BA in Fine Art and Illustration, Rhian’s practice has evolved around responding to ethical, social and political issues to create interactive illustration and tactile 3D project, aimed at helping young children understand the world around them.
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SACHA BRISDION
MA Contemporary Curating.
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Sacha’s background is in photography whose practice revolves around a desire to understand the types of female relationships that there are. Through the use of portraiture she has questioned areas such as the importance of the 'Gaze', femininity, youth and closeness. During her BA in Photography she became interested in Curation, where her current practice lies in looking at the benefits of creative workshops in disadvantaged areas of society and public programming in galleries.
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