Current work
January 2026 –
Associate Lecturer, Bath Spa University, School of Design (PG)
Current projects + exhibitions
2026
‘Livelihood’ in Explore, West of England Festival of Textiles exhibition, Trowbridge Museum, Wiltshire, U.K.
2005 –
Enclothed Encounters Research | Enclothed Knowledges: AHRC Practice Based Fashion Research Network Project, University for the West of England + The New School, New York
2025 –
‘Global diary of dress handling practices’, Union of Concerned Researchers in Fashion
Continued Professional Development
2026
Certificate L2 Counselling Skills (UCS)
Qualifications
2021
PhD, Royal College of Art, School of Arts + Humanities: ‘Haptic Aesthetics of Dress in the Contemporary Exhibition Space’
2008
MA Museums and Contemporary Curating University for the Creative Arts (AHRC funded, Distinction)
2001
BA (Hon’s) Textile Art, Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton
1999
Foundation Diploma in Art + Design, Richmond Adult + Community College
1994
BA (Hon’s) History of Design and the Visual Arts, Staffordshire University
Previous work
2022 – 2026
Associate Lecturer, Bath Spa University
Fashion | Critical Design Thinking, School of Design
Mixed Media Textiles, Creative Arts Practice, School of Art, Film + Media
2023 –2024
Curator, Black Swan Arts Open 24 + Seven artist residencies, BSA + Frome Museum
2010 – 2016
Associate Lecturer, (Critical design thinking) MA & BA Textile Design, Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts London
2010 – 2011
Course Leader, NOCN Fashion & Textile Design, Richmond Adult & Community College
2008 – 2010
Academic Researcher, University for the Creative Arts
- Principle Researcher, Haptic Literacy Project
- Researcher, Visual Research Methods Project
- Researcher, Creativity and Entrepreneurialism Project
2007 – 2008
Textiles Futures Research Community, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London
Research | Administration
Research Office, University of the Arts London
REF | Research | Administration
2005 – 2007
University for the Creative Arts, Farnham + Epsom
Curatorial Research / Project & Exhibition Support for International textile exhibitions
2002 – 2004
Contemporary Applied Arts Gallery + Crafts Council
Textile and Press Manager | Exhibitions
2000 – 2002
Costume Designer/Supervisor | Television and Film (BBC, ITV, Channel 4, NFS TV Comedy pilots and series | Low budget films (horror + comedy) + ‘Angels Costumes’
Events | Exhibitions
2026
‘Pieces’ in ‘Enclothed Knowledges’, The New School, 66 Fifth Avenue, NYC
2025 – 26
Curator, ‘Lost Property’, Locksbrook, Bath Spa University
2024 – 25
Graduate Mentor, ‘Doing Together for the Future’, Bath Spa University
2023-5
Six ‘Feeling Dressed’ workshops: Bath Spa University | Sustainable Fashion Week
2025
Curator, MERGE textile artists in residence + Showtime, Black Swan Arts + Emerge, Bath Spa University
2024
Curator, ‘Worn Out in Frome’ exhibition, Frome Museum + Amica, Frome
2023 Curator, ‘Museum About Town’ exhibition, Frome
2011 Organiser ‘Display Issues’ seminar, Royal College of Art
2011 Curator ‘Dress Sense’ exhibition, Royal College of Art
Papers and Talks
2026
Practice Based Research in Enclothed Curating, University of the West of England, Bristol
2025
Wearing Lives, At The Margins Exhibition, Museum in the Park, Stroud
Inhabitings, Soft Power exhibition session, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
2024
Haptic, Aesthetics + Feeling Dressed, BA Textile + Fashion, Bath Spa University
2020
Haptic Aesthetics of Dress, BA Fine Art + Creative Arts Practice, Bath Spa University
2016
Curating Dress, MA Fashion Design students, Royal College of Art
2015
Fashion and The Body Conference, Stockholm University ‘Haptic Aesthetics of Dress in the Contemporary Exhibition Space‘
2011
The Edge of our Thinking – RCA Student-led conference – PhD research paper
University for the Creative Arts Teaching & Learning Annual Conference. Haptic Literacy: An investigation into current textile/fashion pedagogic practice
2009
The Fashion & Textile Courses Conference Mapping the Mannequin: In the virtual vitrine
1st International Visual Research Methods Conference, University of Leeds. Collaborative presentation /Q&A on visual research methods
2005
University for the Creative Arts. Context and Collaboration ‘Ambiguous Spaces 2’ Seminar presentation | ‘Breakout Group Report’
Publications
2021
PhD (RCA) ‘Haptic aesthetics of dress in the contemporary exhibition space’Accessible: https://researchonline.rca.ac.uk/4640/
2011
Beyond Bloomsbury: Designs Of The Omega Workshop 1913-19. Textile:The Journal of Cloth and Culture, 9(1), pp. 108–119
2009
Desconocida: Unknown. Textile: The Journal of Cloth and Culture, 7(3), pp. 328–336
Fusing Craft and Technology. A-N Newsletter, May 2009, pp. 17.
2008
Fabricated Skins. Textile: The Journal of Cloth and Culture, 6(3), pp.286–291
Ten Artists Profiles. In Monem, Nadine ed. Contemporary Textiles: The
Fabric of Fine Art, pp. 74-75. London: Black Dog Publishing
2003
Concealing and Revealing. Embroidery Magazine, 54, pp. 30
2001
Japanese Kamiko. TEXT For the Study of Textile Art, Design and History, 29(2001-2), pp. 28-29
Editorial
June 2010 –
Co-editorial, Journal of Textile Design Research and Practice, Bloomsbury Publishing
2009 – 2011
Administrative, Textile: The Journal of Cloth and Culture, Bloomsbury Publishing
