About

Artist CV

A creative journey through people, places and possibilities.

My artistic history moves across original performance, music, spoken word, poetry, storytelling, visual art, photography, digital media, community arts, teaching, youth leadership and international convenings. This dated record preserves the individual activities documented on my existing public CV, alongside opportunities to explore the original works or invite a new commission.

AWARDS FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY CREATIVE PRACTICE

2023 — Arts Council Northern Ireland Support for Individual Artists Programme Award — multidisciplinary installation/performance.
2023 — Irish Writers Centre / Arts Council Northern Ireland Professional Membership and Mentorship Scheme.
2022 — Arts Council Northern Ireland Ethnic Minority Artist Award — Belfast.
2021 — Arts Council Northern Ireland Ethnic Minority Artist Award — Belfast.
2021 — Arts Council England Global Talent Visa endorsement — Combined and Participatory Arts.

AWARDS FOR PARTICIPATORY PROGRAMME LEADERSHIP

2023–2024 — Arts Council Northern Ireland Young People and Wellbeing support.
2023 — Changemaker Award, CHRIST University, Bangalore, India.
2022–2023 — Arts Council Northern Ireland Young People and Wellbeing support.
2022–2025 — Future Screens NI ArtWork, in partnership with Ulster University and ACNI.
2017 — Lioness of Africa Fellow, South Africa.
2016 — LifeCo UnLtd Enterprizer.
2015 — Spark Changemaker, South Africa.
2014 — UNICAF Scholarship.
2011–2022 — Design for Change institutional recognition contributed to through leadership in Philippines, South Africa and Sudan: HundrED Hall of Fame (2022); Reimagine Education (2020); Commonwealth Education Good Practice (2015); LEGO Reimagine Learning (2014); INDEX: Design to Improve Life (2011).

SUPPORT FOR CREATIVE PRACTICE, LEADERSHIP AND RESEARCH

2022–2024 — Visiting Scholarship, Queen’s University Belfast, School of Arts, English and Languages / Performance Without Barriers (historical public CV period).
2022 — Catalyst Co-Founders Finalist.
2021 — Future Foundations Mentee, Queen’s University Belfast / Future Screens NI.
2021 — Groundwork NI First Step support.

COMPETITIONS

2022 — All-Ulster Poetry Slam finalist, Fermanagh.
2021 — Poetry in How to Stay Positive anthology/contest, India.
2021 — StAnza International Poetry Slam joint runner-up, Scotland.

MEDIA AND FEATURES

2022 — Catalyst article on female founders, Belfast.
2022 — Arts Council Northern Ireland video interview about artistic awards, Belfast.
2022 — Belfast Live / Reclaim the Night, Belfast.
2021 — Community Arts Partnership, The Monthly Interview, Belfast.
2021 — Community Arts Partnership review of Duke Special Gramophone Club performance, Belfast.
2017 — Rosebank Killarney Gazette newspaper and video feature, Johannesburg.
2017 — Conscious Life Magazine feature, Johannesburg.
2016 — Lionesses of Africa startup story, Johannesburg.
2014 — POST Newspaper Mandela Day feature, Durban.

HEADLINE MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERFORMANCES

2023 — eartHeart Immersion, Sonic Lab, Queen’s University Belfast, September.
2023 — Songs for Sudan, Sonic Lab, Queen’s University Belfast (May) and Accidental Theatre (June).
2022 — Reclaim the Night, speaker/performer, Speaker’s Corner, Belfast.
2022 — Ooh Beehive, headliner, England.
2022 — Fire and Dust, headliner, England.
2021 — Headliner, spoken word online event, Paris.
2021 — Like a Blot from the Blue, headliner (spoken word, multimedia and music), Scotland.

POETRY AND SHORT STORY PUBLICATIONS

2022 — New Worlds, New Voices anthology, Books Beyond NI / Ulster University (short story; ISBN as recorded on legacy CV: 976-1-3999-2992-9).
2022 — Celine’s Salon Anthology V2, Wordville Press, London, poetry (ISBN 978-1-7391030-2-6).
2022 — Phenomenal Women anthology, Building Communities Resource Centre, Belfast.
2021 — Writeresque Magazine, England.
2021 — Northern Ireland Mental Health Arts Festival, Highly Commended piece.
2021 — Steel Jackdaw Magazine, England.
2021 — Joined Up Writing: The Second Installment, Scotland.
2021 — Kensington & Chelsea Art Week Poetry Corner, England.
2021 — Covid Immemory, New York.

SPOKEN-WORD GUEST PERFORMANCES

2022 — Reclaim the Night, Belfast.
2022 — Celine’s Salon, Millennium Forum, Derry.
2022 — Silver Tongue Deviance, Derry.
2022 — Women’s Work Festival, Black Box Theatre, Belfast.
2021 — SHaME Project / Clear Lines, Birkbeck University, England.
2021 — Milton Keynes Islamic Arts and Culture Organisation, England.
2021 — Planet Poetry, Global Poetry Network, USA.
2021 — PASTA online, Arena Theatre / University of Wolverhampton, England.
2021 — Live Poets Society, Wales (March and August).
2021 — SAY IT LOUDER, England.
2021 — SpeakEasy, Bluebell Arts, Derry.
2021 — Slamlines, Gloucestershire Poetry Society, England.
2021 — Fire and Dust, Coventry, England.
2021–2022 — Online Open Mic Spoken Word, international.

MUSIC: RELEASES, GUEST PERFORMANCES AND OPEN MICS

2023 — Songs for Sudan benefit concerts, Sonic Lab / Queen’s University Belfast and Accidental Theatre.
2023 — Home: A Song for Sudan, single release.
2022 — East Side Visitor Centre, open mic, Belfast.
2022 — Isobars album launch, Sound of Belfast Festival, Oh Yeah Music Centre, guest performer.
2022 — Isobars album, OTH Music Collective.
2021 — Wobble, OTH Music Collective, backing vocals, spoken word and artwork.
2021 — Void Gallery, open mic, Derry.
2021 — Duke Special Gramophone Club, special guest, Accidental Theatre, Belfast.
2018–2023 — Music demos written in Sudan, South Africa and the Philippines, recorded in Northern Ireland.

VISUAL ART AND EXHIBITIONS

2023 — MEtime in Nature Mandala installation, SARC / Queen’s University Belfast, solo exhibition.
2022 — Anticipated Nostalgia, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast.
2021 — Mixed-media self-portrait series, Bluebell Arts, Derry.
2021 — Pen-on-paper abstract drawing, Pragmata Collective, London.
2012 — Mixed-media figurative and abstract drawings, My Little Art Place, Manila.
1999 — She Is, multidisciplinary final-year Art and Design Exhibition, Edgewood College, South Africa.
1994 — 1994, acrylic painting and drawing, Matric Art Exhibition, Apollo Secondary School, South Africa.

STORYTELLING PERFORMANCES

2022 — New Worlds, New Voices book launch, Ulster Museum, Belfast (fiction).
2022 — Tenx9, Black Box, Belfast, April (non-fiction).
2022 — Tenx9, Black Box, Belfast, March (non-fiction).
2022 — Tenx9, Newry, March (non-fiction).
2021 — Books Beyond Showcase, Ulster University / Riverside Theatre, Coleraine (fiction).

PHOTOGRAPHY AND DIGITAL ARTS

2021 — Desolation of Poets, poetry film contributor, Scotland.
2015–present — Photography, international.
2011–2014 — Poetry and Meditation Videos, international.
2011 — Earthing Essence, autobiographical video, Philippines.

SPEAKING AND PRESENTATION ENGAGEMENTS

2022 — Agora Belfast, PwC, Belfast.
2021 — Body Politics, post-show panel speaker, Queen’s Film Theatre, Belfast.
2021 — Rip It Up podcast, England.
2018 — Serve Learn Consultants, VinSchool, Vietnam.
2016 — Holistic Education Conference, Cape Town.
2016 — Ashoka Changemakers: The Future of Work in Africa, Johannesburg and Harare.
2013 — Expat Insights, Manila.

EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP: EXHIBITIONS, CONCERTS, CONFERENCES AND FESTIVALS

2022 — London Tech Week, London.
2021 — Learning Planet Assembly, speaker (online).
2020 — D’Festival of Change, workshops, talks and planning team (online).
2019 — I CAN Children’s Global Summit, Rome / Vatican City; management involving South Africa, Sudan and the Philippines.
2019 — Pahiraya benefit concert, St Scholastica’s College, Manila.
2018 — Be the Change Celebration, Taipei, Taiwan; management involving South Africa and Philippines.
2016–2017 — EduWeek: Advancing Educational Knowledge in Africa, Johannesburg.
2016 — Earth Expo, Johannesburg.
2014 — Be the Change Conference, Ahmedabad, India.

INTERNATIONAL TEACHING AND EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP / ADMINISTRATION

2018–present — Design for Change Sudan Country Partner (legacy record).
2015–present — Design for Change South Africa Country Partner (legacy record).
2010–2020 — Design for Change Philippines Country Partner.
2018–2020 — Year 5 Teacher and Wellbeing Facilitator, Khartoum International Community School, Sudan.
2008–2011 — Year 1 Teacher and Service Learning Coordinator, International School Manila, Philippines.
2007–2008 — Year 1 Teacher, Heber Primary School, East Dulwich, London.
2005–2007 — KS1/KS2 Supply Teacher, Protocol Education / Teaching Personnel, London.
2004–2005 — Art and Design Teacher and Community Arts Coordinator, Simla Primary School, Durban.
2003–2004 — English Language Teacher, YBM-ELS, Seoul.
2000–2003 — Grade 4 Teacher and Art and Drama Club Leader, Eastleigh Primary School, Johannesburg.

SELECTED COMMUNITY ARTS, EDUCATION AND HUMANITARIAN LEADERSHIP

2023 — Songs for Sudan fundraising, Northern Ireland.
2022 — Design for Change coordination across South Africa and Sudan; Design for Change Northern Ireland launch.
2021 — Online mindfulness workshops for Barnardo’s, Northern Ireland.
2021 — Beyond Skin programmes, including Peace in Mind.
2021 — Changemaker Catalyst Lab for MANCOSA academic staff, Durban/online.
2020 — Mindfulness and Wellbeing Masterclass for Design for Change Country Partners.
2020–2021 — Take Care During COVID-19: 21 Days of Kindness; Climate Care at Home; Do Good from Home.
2019 — Yoga and Mindfulness Teacher Training, Miracle Baby Care and Pre-school, Johannesburg.
2019 — Fundraising, activism and psychosocial support for peaceful protestors, Khartoum.
2018 — Yoga and Mindfulness Mandela Day programme, LifeCo UnLtd, Eastern Cape.
2017 — Year-long programmes, Kgololo Academy and Streetlight School, Johannesburg.
2017 — Eight-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction course, Sandton/Johannesburg.
2017 — Yoga and Mindfulness Programme, Belly Delly ECD, Malvern.
2016 — Mindfulness Masterclass with psychologists, Durban.
2015 — Fundraising and psychosocial support for Nepal earthquake victims, Kathmandu.
2014 — Meditation Programme for undergraduate students, FLAME University, Pune.
2013 — Whole-school Changemaker Masterclass, St Pancras Academy, Cavite.
2012 — Whole-school Meditation Masterclass, Homerton Grammar, Delhi.
2012 — Visual Art and Meditation workshop, Johannesburg.
2011–2015 — Shamanic Healing Workshops, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, India and South Africa.
2011–2012 — Ecovillage Design, Palawan, including typhoon-response support.
2008–2010 — Community garden, recycling and painting in schools and underserved communities, Manila.
2000–2005 — Murals with schoolchildren in Edenvale and children affected by AIDS in Soweto, Johannesburg.
Additional historical work — Mural painting at orphanage and collaborative community art, Chatsworth/Durban.

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2023 — Multi-Style Yoga Teacher Training, 200 hours, Siddhi Yoga / Yoga Alliance.
2014–2019 — M.Ed., University of Nicosia.
1996–1999 — Bachelor of Primary Education, University of KwaZulu-Natal.
1990–1994 — Senior Certificate, Apollo Secondary School.

REFEREES AND MENTORS — LEGACY ARTIST CV

Prof Franziska Schroeder — Queen’s University Belfast / Performance Without Barriers.
Chip Bailey — musician and producer, Belfast.
Kiran Bir Sethi — Design for Change founder, India.
Peter Wilson (Duke Special) — musician, Belfast.
Mukesh Sharma MBE DL — arts, culture and heritage specialist, Belfast.
Winnie M Li — writer and activist, England.
Darren Ferguson — Beyond Skin founder/CEO.