Leeds 2006
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Emma Bolland
Emma Bolland studied Fine Art at Leeds Metropolitan University and Manchester Metropolitan University. She will be making large wooden cut outs depicting a woodland scheme for her forthcoming installation project Hansel and Gretel. Emma will be based in the Furniture Workshops at Blenheim Walk.Joanna Kessel
Joanna Kessel studied Ceramics at Edinburgh College of Art (BA Hons) and Tapestry at the Royal College of Art (MA). She will be developing a set of one-off press moulded tiles as prototypes for her larger architectural work with industrial partners. She will be based in the Ceramics area in Vernon Street.
Gillian Price
Gillian Price began her career studying the History of Design but ultimately gained her BA (Hons) Fine Art (Time based Art) from Sheffield Hallam University. Her work is about movement and memory, architecture, lift, dance, (in)visibility, the body, the brain, wings and flight (as an alternative means of access). Gillian is coming to the College to materialise her Givin up Smoking Project. She will be based in the Plaster Workshops at the Blenheim Walk site and envisages using paper making techniques to create a large dolls house from discarded cigarette packets watch this space!
Sarah Spanton
Sarah Spanton studied Fine Art at Sheffield City Polytechnic and has an MA in Dance Theory from De Montfort University, Leicester. Sarah will be based in the Rossington Street Mac Suite. She will be updating her skills in video editing and developing her performance practice.
The artists are enthusiastic about working alongside our students. They bring professional stories and different skills into the Resource areas of the College. Please let your students know about the scheme. We aim to have artists talks later in the year. Please email anne.peden@leeds-art.ac.uk if you are interested in involving your students in this.