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Conor has been helping artists with their thinking and writing since he first started at art school, continuing onto university where he spent more time on other peoples work than he did his own. He’s loved every minute of it, getting a great deal of joy from seeing artists succeed. For his MA he spent two years looking at the facilitation of artistic practice.

Website: www.starvingartists.studio

Instagram: @c.g.rush

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With a BA(hons) in Jewellery & Metalwork an MA in Creative practice, 3 years jewellery tutoring and 5 years craft gallery experience Amy is an established maker, a wonderful human and full of tips and tricks! Amy has a contemporary practice and finds a lot of beauty in ‘non-precious’ materials, has a wealth of experience helping people make and is an excellent curator.

Website: www.amystringer.co.uk

Instagram: @amystringerdesign

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Maddie has absolutely smashed being an emerging artist. I’ve been excited about her work since her degree show and I wasn’t alone, she graduated with three awards! Maddie has gone on to work with the Mall Galleries, get residencies at Antony Gormley’s estate and exhibit nationally. Working across the Arts with a diverse practice Maddie has gained a great deal of experience.

Website: www.maddieexton.com

Instagram: @maddie.ea

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Connor has been one of my favorite emerging artists ever since we were at Uni together, with a strong style that’s only got stronger Connors work is unique and award winning. Connor is also regularly delivering workshops for the likes of The Northern School of Art, Yorkshire Sculpture Park and Yorkshire Sculpture International and has gained lots of practical and professional experience.

Website: www.connorshields.com

Instagram: @connorshields

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With a BA(hons) and an MA in Fine Art, Chloe is an accomplished painter who has developed a great deal of skill. Chloe has also developed a good knowledge of how to apply for funding for your practice, having been awarded two funding opportunities since graduating from her undergraduate and also having two successful solo shows.

Website: www.chloe-reynolds.co.uk

Instagram: @chloereynoldspainting

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An interdisciplinary artist, James uses practice-based research to make work about things he doesn’t understand. Primarily using sound and film my work explores misunderstanding, especially in relation to the nature of time. Having been an arts educator for the past 20 years including 15 as Head of a very large Visual Arts department James is equipped to deal with lots of needs.

Website: www.failsafefailed.com

Instagram: @failsafefailed

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Tom is a figurative oil painter that focuses on abstracting the human form using a blend of contemporary and classical techniques. He graduated with a BA in Fine art from the University of Leeds and is now a studio holder with Assembly House in Leeds. Tom is experienced in drawing and multiple drafting techniques and is on hand for anyone interested in developing a painting practice.

Website: www.assemblyhouse.art/resident/tom-halsall

Instagram: @tom_halsall_art

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With a first class BFA in Fine Art from the Cardiff School of Art and Design in 2020 and an MFA in Fine Art from The Ruskin, Oxford University 2022, Delphi is primarily a soft sculptor. She primarily uses fabric and textile techniques to create interactive and static objects and dabbles in other mediums as well, such as woodwork. She also has a great interest in sustainable ways of making.

Website: www.delphicampbell.com

Instagram: @delphicampbell

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Having studied for his BA in Fine Art at Central Saint Martins, and with over ten years of experience working across the creative industries, Paul not only has his own practice but he also has experience in both critical and commercial worlds. He worked with many studios (United Visual Artists, UNIT 9, Studio Toogood), making kinetic, light, and sound artworks.

Website: www.millhouse-smith.com

Instagram: @millhouse.smith

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Born in 1983 in Lausanne, Switzerland, Nicky has been living and working in Leeds since 2016. They achieved a BA in Fine Art at the HKB in Bern, an MA in Fine Art in 2014 at HEAD in Geneva, and an MA in Performance Art at Leeds Beckett University in 2018. Nicky works as an artist individually and collaboratively on projects or in collectives (DISrupt and Queerology).

Website: www.nickymurmann.com

Instagram: @nicky_murmann

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Graduating from Leeds Arts University with both a BA in Printed Textiles and an MA in Fine Art, Kate is a fantastic screen printer. Her practice is focused within political conflict and particularly with the inspection of class, race, and gender, revealing the struggles of intersectionality within British culture. She explores the use of art and screen printings as a form of protest.

Instagram: @kty.art

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Katt is a professional artist, writer, designer and creative facilitator with an extensive background in learning and development. She has a bachelor’s degree in creative writing and a master’s degree in digital media practice. Katt have designed, developed and delivered sessions in a variety of formats, such as lectures, practical workshops, tutorials, coaching, and e-learning.

Website: www.kattgrover.com

Instagram: @kattgrover

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Kevin is a multi-award-winning artist having experience exhibiting and winning awards in Europe and is showing no sign of slowing down. His expertise is in painting representational art in oils and acrylics, and a lot of his work focuses on applying social science concepts as underlying themes to paintings. Kev also runs two art groups at Leeds Activity Hub and is always supportive.

Website: www.kevindevonportfineart.co.uk

Instagram: @kevindevonportfineart

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Annabelle’s multidisciplinary practice encompasses different methodologies and techniques towards making sculpture and installation-based work. Besides her practice, she works as a lecturer for Barnsley council teaching creative well-being and engagement to a wide range of adults, and also experienced in teaching art and design at sixth-form colleges.

Website: www.annabellerichmondwright.com

Instagram: @arw.art

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Abs graduated with a first in Fine Art from Leeds University and now training in curation while studying an MA in Art Gallery and Museum Studies. Abs is one of the co-founders of the queer arts collective Double Feature, which focuses on participatory arts curation. Their personal practice centres around fabric installation art, specifically site-specific works with clients and venues.

Website: www.abirosetaylor.com

Instagram: @abitaylor.art

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Tom earned a BA in Fine Art from CSM and an MFA from Goldsmith. He is a multiple award-winning artist (Hari Graduate Art Prize, Gilbert Bayes Award, Visions in the Nunnery) and has exhibited internationally. Tom offers expertise in a range of issues, such as sculptural techniques, incorporating research into practice, theory around ruralism, modernity capitalism, and more.

Website: www.tombull.co.uk

Instagram: @tombull.a

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With incredible determination to become a professional artist, Constance was selected to exhibit at all six of the first competitions she entered and even won awards. Since then, her work is now in private collections in the UK, Germany, and Qatar, and going on to exhibit internationally. She also worked as a tutor for Seasons Art Class for over a year and now offering tutorials with us.

Website: www.constanceregardsoe.com

Instagram: @regardsoe.artwork

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Sasha gained her BA in Fine Art from Leeds University and now completing an MA in Art Gallery and Museum Studies. She is an experienced painter with her practice based on painting in oils. Besides her expertise in painting, she has a well-rounded understanding of the arts, offering great tips for getting a studio, applying for opportunities, organising exhibitions, and securing funding.

Instagram: @sashanapoliart