Curriculum Vitae
Katie Elizabeth Welsford.
Born 14th January 1976.
Lives
Margate, KentUnited Kingdom
Contact
M: 07984 723865E: katie@katiewelsford.com
W. www.katiewelsford.com
Education
Christchurch University College, Canterbury: Art and Design P.G.C.E
University of Brighton: First Class BA Honours degree in Fine Art Sculpture.
Kent Institute of Art and Design: B.T.E.C Art and Design Foundation.
Fort Pitt Grammar School for Girls, Chatham, Kent.
Positions Held
Director, Margate Rocks Art and Ecology Festival 2008
Employment
Currently:University College for the Creative Arts, Canterbury
Pathway Leader for 3D Design on the Foundation course.
September 2007-November 2007
Turner Contemporary, freelance INSET Coordinator for the Hats Off to Margate exhibition at the County Hall, Maidstone.
July-December 2007
Artist, running an after school art club at St Lawrence Primary School, Ramsgate.
September 2007
Turner Contemporary
Artist, Kite making workshop, Palm Bay, Margate.
July 2007
Turner Contemporary
Artist, GENERATE workshops, Millmead SURESTART centre, Margate.
June 2007
Turner Contemporary
Artist, Hats Off to Margate, drop in workshop, for members of the public in response to the National Diploma students work on display.
September-June 2007
Creative Partnerships, Kent
Freelance artist at the Harvey Grammar School in Folkestone and St Saviours Primary school in Westgate on sea.
March 2007
Turner Contemporary
Freelance artist, taking a one day, The workshop ideas i devise are in response to and interpreting the Maltese artist, Norbert Francis Attard's intervention on Margate Seafront.
February 2007
Turner Contemporary
Freelance artist, taking a one day drop in workshop for members of the public. The workshop ideas are responding and interpreting the Hungarian artist, Kisspal, who's work is on display at the Substation, Margate.
January 2007
Turner Contemporary
Freelance artist working at Ursuline College, Westgate, Kent. Assisting the sixth form to create an architectural collage of Margate Seafront for an exhibition organised by Turner Contemporary.
December 2006
Turner Contemporary
Freelance artist, taking a Christmas drop in workshop for members of the public on behalf of Turner Contemporary. Working with the artist Claudia Benson to create plaster and monoprinting festive decorations.
November 2006
Turner Contemporary
Freelance artist, taking a one day drop in workshop for members of the public, responding to the French artist's work in the Unite show, at Turner Contemporary.
July-August 2006
Textile Artist Neil Bottle
Working with the textile artist, Neil Bottle, assisting him in his studio, to create hand made silk screen scarves and ties for his ongoing collection of works, to be sold in the British Museum and the V and A in London.
August 2006
Turner Contemporary
Freelance artist running summer workshops for a variety of age groups based around the theme of Margate and Pop Art.
July 2006
Kemsley Primary SchoolFreelance artist, artist in residence during art week focus around weaving and plaster casting working with the entire school.
January 2006-April 2006
Creative PartnershipsFreelance artist, for the Margate Exodus project, taking workshops with Birchington Primary School pupils. From reception year to Year 6.
December-March 2006
Turner Contemporary
Freelance artist, taking INSET workshops, for teachers, in primary and secondary schools.
December 2005-March 2006
Turner Contemporary
Freelance education co-ordinator, between 60 Thanet Schools and Turner Contemporary artists
August 2005-February 2006
Turner Contemporary
Freelance secondary school teacher, creating a teaching resource pack about the construction of the Turner Contemporary art gallery.
2004-2005
Art Teacher
The Duke Of York’s Royal Military School, Dover, Kent
2001-2003
Photographic Library Manager
The Untitled Photographic Library, Maidstone, Kent Exhibitions
Solo Shows |
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| 2007 November-December |
Solo Show of new works at The Old Town Gallery, Margate |
| 2007 July-August |
Solo show of new works at the Foyer Gallery, Aberdeen, Scotland |
| 2004 “Survival of the Fittest” |
Solo Show, Georges House Gallery, Folkestone. |
| 2001 “Self Defence” |
The Brook Theatre, Chatham |
Selected group shows |
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| 2008 Two person Show |
An exhibition of works shown with the artist Tim Guest at The Bell Hotel, Sandwich. | |
| 2007 Mapping |
A nationally selected group show on the theme of Maps, at the Bury Museum and Art Gallery, nr Manchester. A selected new piece of work consisting of a series of hand erased Ordanance Survey maps, that make up the UK. | |
| 2006 History and Identity |
An internationally selected group show at the Primo Piano Living Gallery in Lecce, Italy. The piece of work Glue was exhibited. | |
| 2006 Waiting Projects |
A nationally selected show of short films that were exhibited in GP waiting rooms across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Glue was exhibited on the showreel. | |
| 2006 Sofa So Good |
A nationally selected group show sponsored by Total at the Foyer Gallery, Aberdeen. The piece Glue was exhibited and won the competition. | |
| 2006 First Class Post |
A regionally selected group show of Kent artists. Work was restricted to the size of an A4 envelope. Exhibition of a latex letter titled “Handwritten”. The work was a touring exhibition shown in four in Kent libraries. | |
| 2006 Paperworks |
A nationally selected group show at the Bury Art Gallery and Museum, Lancashire. Exhibition of the pieces “Home comfort” and “Self defence”. | |
| 2006 Eating out in the Great Outdoors |
A nationally selected proposal was accepted for this exterior exhibition. The piece “The Ornithic Range” as part of an outside group show, at the Museum of Domestic Architecture, MoDa, London. | |
| 2006 Betrayal of the Senses |
A nationally selected group show, Bargehouse, OXO Tower Wharf, London. Exhibited two pieces “Jewellery” and “Underwear” | |
| 2005 Margate Rocks 05 |
A nationally selected group show “Seascapes” A textural, mixed media hanging, shown in a disused warehouse in the Old Town, Margate. | |
| 2004 Margate Rocks 04 |
“Be Me” piece shown in an empty shop, in the Old Town, Margate. | |
| 2004 Powell Cotton Museum |
Photographic artwork shown amongst museum exhibits at the Powell Cotton Museum, Birchington, Kent | |
| 2003 Launch |
Mixed media group show. The Acute Angle Gallery, Waterloo, London. | |
| 1999 Portland Stone |
Selected to exhibit photographic works in Anthony Reynolds Gallery, Farringdon, London. | |
Awards |
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| 2000 | Burt, Brill and Cardens Solicitors student awards: Highly commended, first prize for sculpture. |
Publications |
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| 2004 | Article about the solo exhibition at the Georges House Gallery, Folkestone, appeared in Kent Today, regional newspaper. |
| 2002 NHS Newsletter |
Information about the commission at Pembury and Tonbridge Hospital |
| 2000 | Antenatal piece appeared on page 6 of The Guardian Newspaper: June 2000 |
| 2001 | Glue performance piece appeared upon Worldart.com |
Commissions |
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| 2002 | Commissioned by the NHS Trust to produce a photographic artwork for the entrance foyer of Pembury Hospital, Kent |
| 2005 | Commissed by Thanet Coastal Projects, Thanet Council, to produce two large scale sand sculptures on Viking Beach, Broadstairs. |
Residencies |
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| 1999 | One-month stone carving residency at Tout Quarry, Island of Portland, Dorset |
| 2002 | Resident artist at Pembury Hospital. Working staff and patients to produce a final photographic piece for the hospital foyer. |
Additional qualifications
Full clean driving licence.
Knowledge of various computer packages, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Photoshop, Digital Imaging. Two years of digital imaging experience: scanning, cataloguing, re-sizing, and preparing images for digital delivery.
Food and Hygiene certificate.
MAC and PC literate.
Covered for public liability insurance
Covered for personal accident insurance
CRB Check certificate-enhanced disclosure