Following her graduation from Staffordshire University Julie worked as a commercial freelance textile and giftcard designer before setting up as a designer maker with the support of The Princes Youth Business Trust. Her paper, fabric appliquéd and machine embroidered pictures and cards retailed at Crafts Council galleries and shops throughout the country. She has exhibited at national trade shows such as Top Drawer, London and the Autumn Fair at the NEC, Birmingham. Julie has had a solo exhibition of her work called 'Blue Skies' at Central Art Gallery Ashton-Under-Lyne.
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During her career she has worked as an Art Gallery Education Facilitator at Astley Cheetham Art Gallery, Stalybridge running weekend, holiday and family art sessions and establishing an adult art group. During 2010 she worked as Project Facilitator on a reminiscence project for older people for Tameside Galleries and Museums, creating reminiscence boxes and using them to generate discussion when delivering workshops in sheltered housing schemes.
She taught part time on the textiles and fashion programme at Trafford College from 2006 -15 on all levels of BTEC Diploma courses including Foundation Course Diploma.
She is currently lecturing on the Textiles Degree course at The University of Central Lancashire.
Recent Exhibitions
2017: Art.Inc Gallery Prestwich
2016: Hidden Sudios Altrincham. Stretford Public Hall SAC32
2016: Unpicked Restitched. Stockport Art Gallery, St Mary's in the Markeplace Church, The Heaton's Art Trail, Arc Stockport, Marketplace Studios
2015: Staffroom at the Parsonage in Didsbury
2014: Sale Waterside Open Exhibition
2014: Stitched Together, Arc Community Gallery, Stockport
2013: Warrington Contemporary Art Open exhibition
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During her career she has worked as an Art Gallery Education Facilitator at Astley Cheetham Art Gallery, Stalybridge running weekend, holiday and family art sessions and establishing an adult art group. During 2010 she worked as Project Facilitator on a reminiscence project for older people for Tameside Galleries and Museums, creating reminiscence boxes and using them to generate discussion when delivering workshops in sheltered housing schemes.
She taught part time on the textiles and fashion programme at Trafford College from 2006 -15 on all levels of BTEC Diploma courses including Foundation Course Diploma.
She is currently lecturing on the Textiles Degree course at The University of Central Lancashire.
Recent Exhibitions
2017: Art.Inc Gallery Prestwich
2016: Hidden Sudios Altrincham. Stretford Public Hall SAC32
2016: Unpicked Restitched. Stockport Art Gallery, St Mary's in the Markeplace Church, The Heaton's Art Trail, Arc Stockport, Marketplace Studios
2015: Staffroom at the Parsonage in Didsbury
2014: Sale Waterside Open Exhibition
2014: Stitched Together, Arc Community Gallery, Stockport
2013: Warrington Contemporary Art Open exhibition
