I am an artist, facilitator, creative producer, and mentor with 15 years of experience connecting the dots between illustration, education, nature, tech, activism and literature.
I started out at a small business producing electrically conductive paint and open-source hardware, used for interactive installations and providing accessible learning experiences with tech. It was at this time I developed my passion for creative learning methodologies – going on to manage ambitious visual and literary projects for organisations such as Apples and Snakes, Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration and The Face magazine.
Holding an MA in Illustration, I also work as a freelance artist, producing record sleeves, book covers, murals, activist projections and designing everything from educational resources to festival stages. My inspiration comes from the sensory, the natural world and co-designing processes with community groups.
A central part of my work is facilitation – the ‘live’ and moving. I have taught cross-disciplinary courses at Central Saint Martins, Futures Theatre and Arts Education Exchange and regularly facilitate online workshops for women, young people, neurodivergent adults and DV survivors. I am also a trained mentor, primarily supporting neurodivergent creatives one-to-one.
I am Studio Director at Translating Nature, a pioneering design studio working with sound and data as art materials, and have a regular show on Margate Radio.
“Working with Grace on my book, PINCH ME, has been such a pleasure. She skilfully picked out the essential themes of my manuscript that she felt would work visually, creating a final cover image that perfectly fuses so many of its elements. Throughout the whole project, Grace kept me updated with her progress, and took on board my own thoughts and ideas along the way. I’m absolutely thrilled with the cover illustration - it’s been receiving as many compliments as the book itself!”
“Grace worked with us and a group of women who were survivors of domestic abuse, some of whom experienced further marginalisation. Grace has a gentle but confident style when working with a group; it encourages and challenges them to produce their best work. She has introduced participants to the world of visual art, which they previously felt excluded from. Our groups really enjoy and feel enriched by the sessions she leads (as do I!).”
“We absolutely loved working with Grace. After one project, she was so brilliant that we asked her to stay on to produce our 40th anniversary project Future Voices, a complex project involving five partner organisations and 40 new poets. Grace is organised, efficient, and thoughtful - she supported everyone on the programme with a huge amount of care. Administratively, she delivered everything on time and within budget, plus she’s a great communicator making sure everyone in the team knew what was going on. I honestly can’t recommend working with Grace highly enough – she’s ace!”
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