The Chronicle, Summer 2019

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Sharon Keen

Favourite artist? I have no favourites but at the moment I am really enjoying Alice Fox’s Rust Diaries, a series of works exploring the marks and stains made by found rusty metal. If you could have an exhibition anywhere in the world, where would it be? I’d love to exhibit my botanical prints at Kew Gardens in London. What do you enjoy about working in the Art Department at St Edward’s? We have an incredibly creative Art Department at Teddies. I love that all of us are practising artists working in different mediums. We all constantly bring new ideas and techniques into the Department and the standard of work is not only very high but also very diverse. It almost feels like an Art School. sharonkeenart

What is your discipline? Textiles.

Where did you study? Loughborough University, School of the Arts. Have you always been a teacher? I started my career as a textile designer after winning a placement after my Degree Show in London. I spent several years working for Designers Guild, Monsoon and Accessorize. I then became a freelance designer until I started working at Teddies about eight years ago. In my free time I run art courses for children and adults. What inspires your work? Travel inspired a great deal of my early work. Nature seems to be my new obsession, however. Different techniques and materials inspire me as I am always looking for new things to try!