EmailPippa Julings
art in the community; art and spirituality; creative projects for people with and without disability; art and healing
These preoccupations have informed my artistic practice in the time since, in mid-life, I gained an Art and Design Degree at Bradford School of Art in 2006.
I am currently studying for an MA at the Northern Programm for Art Psychotherapy in Sheffield, working on a mental health placement at Leeds Jewish Care Services.
In my art practice I use the language of shadows, layers, fragments and grids, using drawing, textiles, and experimental materials for installations. I enjoy using historic references as a starting point for my work, having worked with imagery from the spiral tower of Samarra in Iraq, ancient Aramaic script and with costume collections from the Balkans. During 2007/8 I worked with a textile group at Bankfield Museum, Halifax, under the mentorship of Hilary Bower, developing work relating to their collection.
I am interested in issues around art and spirituality, and have written about healing and mysticism in the video work of Bill Viola.
I am self employed, working with people with and without disability, through Pyramid of Arts, Leeds. I look for opportunities to run collaborative art projects with an emphasis on building community, or exploring issues. I advise the Schumacher North network on art work linked to group process and ecological issues.
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Education
| Year | Location | Subject | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 - 2010 | Sheffield, northern programme Art Psychotherapy | MA | in process |
| 2003 - 2006 | Bradford School of Art | BA Art & Design (painting & textiles) | 2i |
Exhibitions
| Year | Exhibition | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | “Light Maze”, Pyramid of Arts youth group textile collaboration | Leeds Light Night |
| 2008 | “Reveal” textile group exhibition, mentored by Hilary Bower | Bankfield Museum, Halifax |
| 2007 | “Immanent” - Group Exhibition, CART | Bradford Cathedral |
| 2007 | Commission for Schumacher Lectures | Leeds Town Hall |
| 2005 | “Grids, Shadows and Absences” - Solo show | Thorpe House, (Centre for the study of theology and health), Thirsk |
| 2005 | “Archaeology: maps in four dimensions” - Textile embroidery installation and public talk on cultural vandalism in Iraq | Leeds Church Institute |
More Information
Web Link: http://www.schumacher-north.co.uk
Web Link: http://www.pyramid-of-arts.org.uk