About:
Flora Duley lives between Hayling Island, Hampshire and Southwark London, UK. .
She is currently studying an MA in sculpture at RCA London.
"I am studying an MA Sculpture after 20 years of working as an artist with a socially engaged practice collaborating and working with galleries, NPOs and grass roots arts organisations to develop their public engagement offer. From initially leading artist led workshops, to project coordination, Southwark Park Galleries, Seniors Arts School and ACAVA Flourish Program facilitating the introduction to their 'London days Out' at Watts Gallery, Young Curators project with Aspex Gallery and John Hansard Gallery Youth group.
Most recent projects include a collaboration between ACAVA and NHM new Urban Garden Project, co-creating ‘Tile Making’ workshops to be installed in Spring 2024, and Artist Consultant for Pallant House Gallery, Chichester to develop their offer to Young People, Spring 2024.
During the pandemic circumstances meant that I left London working in different sites and situations and I acted on my wish to integrate contemporary art, social practice and sculpture that centres around research into the social sculptural ideas developed by Joseph Beuys and in particular Beuys Cosmology and Heinz Grill Yoga and social process.
For the Future I am interested in developing a holistic, overall picture about Arts and Health and how the Arts and Art in the broader sense of a creative thinking in any area of life, can lead to a stronger overall sense of well-being and generally speaking an ‘aliveness’ or a sense of being able to take hold of your life and creatively shape it’
It is a project that will always stay in a flux rather that trying to reach an ultimate end result, In the future I look forwards to connections both local and International and working with others who are interested in collaborating in the shaping of arts and health and healthy organisations.
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For further enquiries please contact me, Flora: info@foldandflow.com
If you are interested in any collaborations I am also available for conversations about how this could be developed.
Bio:
MA Sculpture - RCA, London
BA Hons Fine Art - Chelsea Collage of Art (UAL)
Foundation Diploma in Art and Design - CCW (UAL)
Oral History Training - British Library
Explore, Bronze, Silver Arts Award Advisor and Centre
Yoga Teacher Training 200hr European Yoga Alliance
Initiatory Training and Yoga Training, Italy
FULL Enhanced DBS
Up to Date Emergency First Aid at Work
Artist PPL Insurance (https://www.a-n.co.uk)
Safeguarding Lead,
Engage Member
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