Selene States: Associate

Selene States is a British-American artist, design scholar, and translator based in the UK. Her academic texts and art practice deal with the performance, the body and the aesthetic of feminism. She has exhibited at Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, Milton Keynes Gallery, Djerassi Institute California and l’Aubette Strasburg among others.

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Sheila is an artist whose work spans performance, installation, social art and moving image. Recent work includes sharing Common Salt in museums, libraries and arts spaces around the UK with artist Sue Palmer as part of her ongoing Rambles with Nature series. Sheila was also part of Land Body Ecologies between 2021-23, a collaborative residency at the Wellcome Collection.

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Pamela Clarkson is a painter and printmaker. She has taught extensively in British Art Schools, exhibited widely and practiced in North and South America and West Africa. In 1989 she travelled to Senegal and Mali drawing in and around the Dogon villages. Two years later she went to Ghana to set-up a printmaking studio at the College of Art, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology where she met Atta Kwami.

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Tayler Fisher is an artist based in Loughborough, England. In painting, sculpture, collage and sound, he employs visual dubbing: a deconstruction to core elements that are filtered and maximised. Alien environments, sampled imagery, altered figuration and echoed languages combine to discover comfortable spaces in the uncanny. He has exhibited with Gasleak Mountain, Trace Gallery and Reference Point.

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Andrew North creates paintings which encompass a wide variety of subject matter including rural landscapes, architectural motifs, plants and animals, and occasional figures. He studied at Glasgow School of Art and has exhibited with South Parade, The Bothy Gallery and 1974 Club as well as undertaking residencies in Nottingham and Bilbao.

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As an artist, Emma is interested in creative movement and play. Her body interacts with space and natural forms in a spontaneous manner. She also makes items for the home and body from reclaimed materials. Emma is a full time mum and hosts our Artist-Parent Meetups.

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Adetunji AKA Lawyartist is a Nigerian artist based in Loughborough. Adetunji aims to challenge the skewed perception of Nigerian art as trauma-centric, choosing instead to create from a place of nostalgia, fun and experimentation. His work, characterized by carefree yet meticulous details, explores contemporary ideas, feelings, and themes. He has worked with the Cartoon Network, Google, Adidas, Rick & Morty and Art X Live.

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Lisa Pickford is a designer and printmaker with a background that bridges planning and strategy with the world of visual arts. Based in Leicestershire, she transitioned to a creative career in 2022 and is remotely pursuing a BA in Visual Communication at Falmouth University. Her work revolves around creating visual identities and exploring the narrative of image and type. With an interest in traditional printmaking, graphic design, and illustration, Lisa creates work that blends tactile processes and storytelling.

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Nenagh Watson is a puppeteer whose research includes ephemeral animation, Punch & Judy and the work of artist and theatre director Tadeusz Kantor. Her work features installations, performances, archives and her puppetry company, Barking Dog. Nenagh co-founded Doo-Cot, who in the 1990s built a reputation as ‘Britain's most innovative puppet company’. She has produced work with Z-Arts, Southbank Centre and BACKLIT Gallery and has spoken at Tate Modern.

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Harry Freestone is our Technical Coordinator. Harry Freestone is a Midlands-based artist and art technician. He is a director at Gasleak Mountain, Nottingham, an artist-led artspace and community interest company and the Building Coordinator of BACKLIT gallery, Nottingham. As a technician, he has worked on touring shows, international exhibitions as well as regional art galleries. As an artist, he predominantly works with sculpture, inspired by architecture and personal memories.

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Joshua documents our exhibitions and events through photography and gives life to the stories behind our projects through filmmaking, printing and drawing. He runs Homespun, a creative studio where he works with artists, small businesses and non-profits from across the East Midlands through a socially engaged filmmaking and photography practice.

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Josie Jones is our Hospitality Lead. Josie is developing how we host artists and our community, using food as a gathering point for conversations and sharing of ideas. Josie also works as a chef in Nottingham, developing seasonal recipes with locally sourced ingredients. She has been part of the team at Modern Painters, New Decorators since 2021, bringing elements of hospitality into our Artist Forums and exploring the way art and food can intersect in socially engaged art spaces.

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Ursula is our Learning Programmer, developing and delivering a workshop programme for families and our Art Club for young people. A multimedia artist with a background in textiles her practice is rooted in process and tactile exploration. She works as an artist in gallery learning across the East Midlands, with organisations such as Nottingham Contemporary and Derby Museums.

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David John Scarborough is an artist and curator. Since 2017 he has led the team at Modern Painters, New Decorators, alongside a collection of artists, supporters and partners. David creates projects to think through his relationships with materials and place. He makes exhibitions, publications, videos, music and prints. David has exhibited at Fermynwoods Contemporary Art, Kettering, Contemporary Sculpture Fulmer, Slough and Turf Projects, Croydon. 

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Natasha is based in Coventry, West Midlands. She works with interdisciplinary practices which are often sound-based and use collected data or natural material. Recent projects include a commission to make new work for Coventry Biennial. She is currently an arts technician and previously worked as a Gallery Coordinator for the Sock Gallery, Loughborough.

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Ama Dogbe is a British-Ghanian artist. Ama builds video games, animations and audio-visual installations exploring autobiographical and utopian themes through world-building. Ama has exhibited at Spike Island (2023), Fermynwoods Contemporary Art (2023) and Attenborough Arts Centre (2021). Ama lives and works in London.

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Elizabeth Hawley-Lingham is a visual arts specialist with twenty years' experience of working in the public sector and skills gained within public galleries, artist-led spaces, arts funding, and professional and organisational development. She is currently a teacher in Professional Practice in Art & Design, Loughborough University. Between 2011 and 2020 she was Director of the Contemporary Visual Arts Network for the East Midlands. Before this, she worked at Arts Council England, Tate Liverpool and Spike Island. 

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