Holly is a visual artist based in Dartmouth, Devon and London. Her art work is strongly based on how communities succeed within todays society, looking at the commitment of small business's and traditional livelihoods. She works with mediums such as collage, film, drawing, and performance.
She has just completed designing a publication for Plymouth College of Art's successful project, West End Day Trip which she took part in teaching a number of workshops to a group of NEET students (Not in Education, Employment, Training) where she helped the group design and make their own merchandise. The purpose of the project was to give young people the confidence and skills to enhance their portfolios to get into further education http://westenddaytrip.wordpress.com/
Another project which took place in Paignton, S.Devon called Winner: High Street Neighbourhood, 2012 was curated by Holly and Devon based curator Gareth Ballyn. The project was funded by The Arts Council England, Torbay Council and a number of local business's. The project aimed to celebrate Winner Street's independent shops, its history and people http://highstreetneighbourhood.blogspot.co.uk/
Whilst working on her art projects Holly also works as a freelance Graphics Assistant for the award winning publishing company Touch Press. Producing designs for the marketing team, and for their beautiful interactive apps such as The Waste Land, The Orchestra (Futurebook Innovation Award Winner), Leonardo Da Vinci: Anatomy, War Horse, Barefoot World Atlas and the latest Disney Animated (Futurebook Innovation Award Winner)
http://www.touchpress.com/
After graduating from Wimbledon College of Art in 2008 in Fine Art: Print and Digital Media, Holly worked as a Production Manager for 3 years working for clients such as the Science Museum, Teachers TV, and the BBC. She then went on to start a small illustration project called Horsedoghol, a market stall selling her designs on tote bags, cards and T-Shirts at Brick Lane and Spitalfields market which she did for over a year.
She has just completed designing a publication for Plymouth College of Art's successful project, West End Day Trip which she took part in teaching a number of workshops to a group of NEET students (Not in Education, Employment, Training) where she helped the group design and make their own merchandise. The purpose of the project was to give young people the confidence and skills to enhance their portfolios to get into further education http://westenddaytrip.wordpress.com/
Another project which took place in Paignton, S.Devon called Winner: High Street Neighbourhood, 2012 was curated by Holly and Devon based curator Gareth Ballyn. The project was funded by The Arts Council England, Torbay Council and a number of local business's. The project aimed to celebrate Winner Street's independent shops, its history and people http://highstreetneighbourhood.blogspot.co.uk/
Whilst working on her art projects Holly also works as a freelance Graphics Assistant for the award winning publishing company Touch Press. Producing designs for the marketing team, and for their beautiful interactive apps such as The Waste Land, The Orchestra (Futurebook Innovation Award Winner), Leonardo Da Vinci: Anatomy, War Horse, Barefoot World Atlas and the latest Disney Animated (Futurebook Innovation Award Winner)
http://www.touchpress.com/
After graduating from Wimbledon College of Art in 2008 in Fine Art: Print and Digital Media, Holly worked as a Production Manager for 3 years working for clients such as the Science Museum, Teachers TV, and the BBC. She then went on to start a small illustration project called Horsedoghol, a market stall selling her designs on tote bags, cards and T-Shirts at Brick Lane and Spitalfields market which she did for over a year.
EDUCATION -
2008 BA Hons: Fine Art, Print and Digital Media Wimbledon College of Art
2006 Fashion Photography 1 London College of Fashion
2005 Art Foundation Parson's School of Art and Design, Paris
EXHIBITIONS -
2006 Sticks and Stones, BookArtBookshop, Hoxton, London
2007 Pimp My Pump, Lazy Oaf, Kingly Court, London
2008 Group Show, Trinity Bouy Wharf, London
2008 Wimbledon College of Art Degree Show, Wimbledon, London
2010 A-L-L-O-T-M-E-N-T-S, Schwartz Gallery, Hackney Wick, London
2012 Winner:high street neighbourhood, Paignton, S.Devon
2013 West End Day Trip, Plymouth, S.Devon
