CURRICULUM VITAE.
Gentrification, community, inheritance and emotional connection. Laura Dickinson is a Nottingham based Artist and Educator broaching socially conscious subjects through a multidisciplinary approach of Music, Fashion, Spoken Word and film.
ART PRACTICE.
Published works in DeMontage and Aspect magazines
June 2023 // Performance at Hemlock Happening, Nottingham
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May - June 2023 // Exhibition at The Atrium, DMU, Leicester
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May 2023 // Performance at How The Light Gets In, Hay on Wye
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April 2023 // Feature Act at Take the Stage, Leicester
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February 2023 // Headline Set at Mosaic Tap, Newcastle
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September - December 2022 // A(St)udio Residency at Primary, Nottingham
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September // Feature Act at Poetry Scum, Nottingham
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August 2022 // Performance's at Leeds Poetry Festival, Wisbech Poetry Fringe, Viva VW Fest, Real Talk, Shambala and Camper Calling.
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July 2022 // Scheduling of Poetry Stage at Western Park Festival including marketing
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July 2022 // Exhibition and Launch event at Beta-x, Leicester
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May 2022 // Artist Residency at Primary, Nottingham in conjunction with No Jobs in the Arts
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May 2022 // Poetry and Music Feature Act at Some-Antics
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Jan 2022 // Some-Antics Championship Slam Winner
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Jan 2022 // Work in Exhibition at LCB Depot
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September 2021 // Spoken Word performance at Creative Mouthpiece Community event
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June 2021 // Poetry Commission for DMU “Behind Closed Doors” film
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Summer 2021 // Soundscape Commission for DeMontage including recording of sounds, instruments and spoken word
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Summer 2021 // Spoken Word Performances for Ashfield Arts Fest, Upbeat Fest & Aspect magazine launch
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Jan – March 2021 // Inclusion of “Nothing Borrowed” Spoken Word Film in LCB depot film exhibition and “Watch your Mouth” Leeds Film Festival
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Jan 2021 // Poetry slam winner some-antics Leicester
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EXPERIENCE.
February 2023 – Present // Senior Lecturer in Fashion Communication & Styling at
De Montfort University
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Summer 2021 - Present // Contributing Editor for DeMontage Magazine
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February 2019 – February 2023 // Lecturer in Pattern Cutting at De Montfort University
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November 2022 // Short Course Tutor in Digital Pattern Cutting (Clo3D) at Nottingham Trent University
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July 2022 // Fashion 'Expert' - Nottingham Youth Climate Assembly
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November 2021 - June 22 // Art Tutor at SEND Project (Alternative Education Provider)
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April 2020 // Zero Waste Kimono Workshop Facilitator for LCB Depot Sustainable Fashion Exhibition
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April 2020 // DMU Lead for LCB Depot Sustainable Fashion exhibition
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2019-2020 // Freelance projects for The Zero Waste Maker
Jan 2018 – Feb 2019 // Stylist at The Chapar
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Oct 2017 – 2020 // Writer for Harman Hay Publications – Your Wardrobe Unlock’d & Foundations Revealed
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QUALIFICATIONS.
2022 // Certified Carbon Literate - Carbon Literacy Trust
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2022 // FHEA - Fellowship of the Higher Education Association
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2020 - 2022 // PGCAP - Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice
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2013 – 2016 // BA (hons) Fashion Design 2:1 – Design process from research to finished garment including sourcing fabrics, technical specs, fitting, problem solving, sketchbook/portfolio, essays, professionally presenting work to a group, photography, styling and manufacture.
2011 – 2013 // BTEC Extended Diploma Fashion and Clothing (level 3) – D*D*D
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2011 – 2013 // Extended Project (level 3) – A
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2006 – 2011 // GCSE's - 10 A*-C including Maths and English References available on request