Julia O’Connell

Commissions

2014 Artist in Residence, War Memorial Park, Coventry

2014 Resident artist – Random String, Ludic Rooms, Coventry

Video of early explorations with treadle sewing machine ‘Memphis Sphinx’

2013/14 Resident artist – 100, Theatre Absolute, multi-discipline film, theatre and textiles centenary project for World War One

2009/13 Resident artist – Faculty of Engineering & Computing, Coventry University, Coventry, England

2009/12 Principal designer & project manager – Coat, Godiva Awakes, London 2012, an Arts Council England, Artist Taking the Lead project

2009 Resident Artist – Red Teapot, Coventry

Awards
2014 Recipient of Pluspace bursary

2013 Recipient of a-n Re:view bursary

2009 Nominated for the Cecil Angel Cup, Coventry University

2007 Volvo (UK) Art & Design – overall winner

Education
2003 – 08 BA (Honours) First Class, Surface Decoration & textiles, School of Art & Design, Coventry University.

1981 – 85 Diploma (Distinction), Performing Arts, The Webber Douglas Academy for Dramatic Art, London.

Other information
Employers and Public Liability Insured
Clean driving license and car owner
Software knowledge: Publisher, PowerPoint, Photoshop, Excel, Word, iMovie, WordPress

Related information
Speaker on textile practice and residency commissions. Workshop teacher for English Paper Piecing or handmade journals.

Freelance projects manager and producer for Theatre Absolute, an independent theatre company. Theatre Absolute operates the UK’s first professional Shop Front Theatre in Coventry, West Midlands. Projects managed include socially engaged arts projects, theatre events, and craft workshops. Awards include two Edinburgh Festival Fringe Firsts and a Time Out Best New Play Award.

Management skills include arts administration, finance, budgets and monitoring, fundraising, local and national PR, social media, audience development, volunteers recruitment, and activity report writing to funders.

Mentor of project management to individual artists and theatre arts organisations.