Pauline Stanley
Artist Educator
Arts and Health Practitioner
Socially Engaged Artist
M: 07729 829 209
E: paulinelstanley@icloud.com
W: www.paulinestanley.co.uk
Personal profile: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/pauline-stanley-a782b822
A background in nursing: RNMS
BA (Hons) in Fine Art
Experienced in working with a wide range of ages, abilities and disabilities.
An experienced participatory visual artist, an energetic, thoughtful and passionate art facilitator with excellent communication, organisational and management skills.
Employed as a workshop leader by Schools, Universities, Museums, Dance Companies, Festivals, AONB, Cruise Lines, Art Galleries, Halls of Residences, Country Parks, Art Centres, Refugee Groups.
Highly competent at doing budgets, fundraising proposals and business plans.
Holds a current enhanced DBS, Public Liability insurance up to £5m and a First Aid Qualification.
Recent Employment History
Lead artist for Outsiders: Teaching textile skills to refugee women from South America and Ukraine.
Lead artist for Women And Children International: Teaching textile skills to Muslim Refugee Women from Libya, Syria, Turkey, Afghanistan, Iraq.
Guest Artist at Talbot Village Trust, running Solstice and Equinox community art workshops and processions.
Founding Company Director & Lead Artist of Artisan Community Art Studio, Bournemouth Nov 2013 – May 2021. https://artisancommunityartstudio.com
Arts Tutor for CMV Cruises. March 2013 – March 2020 including World Cruises.
Arts Tutor for Bournemouth University May 2020 – present
Urban Garden Consultant for Bournemouth University 2020 – present
Artist in Residence
Bournemouth Natural Science Society 2012 – 2013 & 2011 – 2012 Heathlands Primary School – teaching art to 4-11 year olds. 2010 – 2008
Solo Exhibitions
Conference of the Birds – Larmer Tree festival – site specific Entre Chien et Loup, Bournemouth Natural Science Society, Bournemouth. 2006
Glass Slipper, Design Collection Museum, Arts University Collage Bournemouth
Selected Group Exhibitions
2009 Concrete, BA Fine Art Degree Show, Arts University Collage Bournemouth 2008 Fusion, Lighthouse, Poole.
2007 Artifice, Bournemouth Gardens. Site specific, annual recurring exhibition. 2004 Just Pencil, Bournemouth Central Library. Drawing exhibition
2003 Traces, Russell Cotes Museum, Bournemouth. Drawing exhibition
Curatorial Projects
Land Felt project – Lead Artist and Project Manager for a Community Felt and natural plant dying project funded by Heritage Lottery and AONB – South Dorset Ridgeway, to engage the local community with the South Dorset Ridgeway. Resulting exhibition toured the area 2012/14
Blooming Marvelous Knitted Garden. 2009 – 2013 Acquired multiple funding streams and sponsorships, initiated and organised the creation of a large knitted garden made by 2000+ volunteers aged 2 – 99 with a wide range of abilities. Toured it around the UK for 7 years. Nominated for several awards. Funded by Arts Council England and partnered by Bournemouth Borough Libraries. Multiple TV exposures including BBC South Today, The One Show.
Kinson Library. 2010 – 2009. Sourced, curated and window dressed two large windows at the front entrance of the library for their grand opening.
Fools’ Experiments. 2009. Initiated, organised, and curated. Partnered by AUCB, Bournemouth Arts Development, and Bournemouth Library. Contemporary artists were invited to respond to a private natural history collection and Darwin’s theories of Evolution. This resulted in two exhibitions – one at Bournemouth Central Library and one at Bournemouth Natural Science Society, opening up a new and unique venue for exhibitions.
Flush 2008 Investigating the possibility of opening of permanent artist led studios and exhibition spaces in Bournemouth in unused council buildings, public toilets, cemetery chapel etc.
Fusion. 2007. Co-curated a group exhibition at Lighthouse, Poole
Artifice. 2007. Co-curated a group exhibition at Bournemouth Gardens
Research projects
Research Consultant. 2010
Employed by Biggerhouse /Jumpcuts film company, Somerset and Somerset NHS to research relationships and sexual health needs for adults with a learning disability. The research informed the making of the film Moving On, Ch 4. 2011.
Research Consultant 2009
Employed by Bournemouth and Poole PCT and Poole Forum to produce a report on relationship and sex for adults with a learning disability to guide the making of the film See It My Way, premiered at Lighthouse Poole 2010
Education
- BA (Hons) 2.1 Fine Art at Arts University Collage Bournemouth
- Short course in Filmmaking: scriptwriting, storyboarding, filming, and editing at Bournemouth University 2009
- Advanced Printmaking at Arts University Collage Bournemouth 2008
- City & Guilds IT skills. Bournemouth College, Dorset. Distinction 200
- Foundation Diploma (B.Tech) in Art and Design at Arts University Collage Bournemouth Distinction 2008
- Aromatherapy Dip. Shirley Price School, London. Distinction
- Reflexology Dip. Nicola Hall School, London. Distinction
- Reg. Nurse for Mentally Subnormal and Mental Health, Greaves Hall Hospital. Lancashire
- 2 A levels: Eng, Sociology. Southport Technical College, Lancashire
- N.N.E.B. Mabel Fletcher College, Liverpool
- 5 O levels. Crosby Manor High, Lancashire
Additional qualifications/short courses
- Botanical Watercolour painting 2020
- Lino Printing 2019
- Needlefelting 2018
- Plaster casting 2017
- Cyanotypes 2016
- Lumen Prints 2015
- Oil Painting 2014
- Chinese Brush Painting 2013
- Creative textile printmaking 2010
- Safeguarding training for artists 2009
- Child Protection Training Bournemouth 2009
- Disability Arts Awareness Training 2008
- Art and the Psyche Conference San Fransisco 2007
- Filmmaking, scriptwriting, editing 2007
- Reminiscence Training 2005
- Printmaking 2005
- Oil painting 2004
- Printmaking 2004
- Life drawing 2003
- Watercolour 2002
- Life drawing 1990
- Ceramics 1995