Exhibitions
Skills
Solo exhibitions:
A Bundle of Joy – Untold Tales of Motherhood and Oppression​
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Lordship Hub Community Center - March 2016
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Holy Trinity Church - Tottenham green - September 2014
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Using art as a way to explode the myths around motherhood to reach out to isolated London mothers. The work is searing indictment of the way society treats mothers explores how the reality of women's experiences clashes with false societal messages of 'perfection' and domestic bliss.
Women met daily to discuss the extent to which their personal experiences and feelings about motherhood fit with those reflected in the exhibition.
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Group exhibitions:
FiliArt - Refuge
Oxford House London - November 2016
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Waltham Forest Women's Network - International women's day
Leyton Great Hall - March 2016
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E17 Art Trail - Room of our Own.
Walthamstow - 2015
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A Room of Our Own - Feminist Art Exhibition
Walthamstow - International Women’s Day 2015
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40th Anniversary of the ’74 Women’s Liberation Conference
Glasgow - July 2014
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Public speaking
Photoshop
Illustrator
Watercolour
Mixed Media
Collage
Languages
French
English
2010 - present
2010 - present
Womyn's Gathering: The enemy Within
France - July 2016
This workshop investigated how heterosexuality and intercourse damage women and particularly discussing and exploring the links between physical and mental colonisation of women by men in a world increasingly saturated by violent pornography.
This workshop was aimed at women who have experienced or are still experiencing intercourse.
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Womyn's Gathering: Stronger together - Building bridges and overcoming false division between women
France - July 2016
Aworkshop investigating the nature of Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Oppression, focuses on our shared experiences of oppression and aiming to discuss false divisions between women.
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Lesbian History Group: Lesbian Ethics
London - June 2016
A talk about Lesbian Feminist Ethics by the Lesbian History Group, followed by questions and discussion.
The concept of lesbian ethics aims to address the way lesbian feminists behave towards each other in personal and political relationships and argued that we did not have to imitate heterosexual relationships. This session will include an introduction to lesbian ethics, Equality versus BDSM in lesbian sexual relationships, lesbian friendships and developing lesbian feminist community, Adrienne Rich on 'Women and Honour,' and building lesbian feminist community today in the face of a backlash against political lesbianism.
Lesbian History Group: Lesbian Feminism, motherhood and children
London - January 2016
Discussion on the struggles lesbians had with the patriarchal state and fathers rights movements in order to be able to raise children; lesbians choosing to have children without fathers through self-insemination or other means; lesbians raising children collectively and the debates around boy children and the lesbian ‘baby boom.’ that was happening at the time, as well as what it means for lesbian feminist mothers raising children
today.
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Not the Fun Kind: Revisiting the Radical Feminism of Andrea Dworkin
Anglia Ruskin University - July 2015
Discussion on the influence of Andrea Dworkin in relation to academia, feminist activism, service provision for women who have experienced male violence, heterosexuality and political lesbianism.
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40th Anniversary of the ’74 Women’s Liberation Conference
Glasgow - July 2014
Workshop and discussion on the myth and realities of motherhood under patriarchy, compulsory motherhood, the myth ot mother privilege.
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Articles
Rain and Thunder: A Radical Feminist Journal of Discussion & Activism
Issue 66 (Fall 2016): Lesbians and Lesbian Community Issue
Is political Lesbianism still relevant today ?
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Education
Fashion Design BA (hons) First class
University of Salford - ​2008
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Winner of the Student of the Year Award - University of Salford - Fashion department
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Nominee for best written piece for my end of year dissertation - University of Salford
Graduate Fashion Week:
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Shortlisted for Best Creative Cutting Award
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Nominee for the Gold Award
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Nominee for Best portfolio
Diploma in Visual Communication, Graphic Design and IT
Efficom college - Paris - France - 2000
Visual Arts BA (hons)
University of Bordeaux 3 - France - 1998