About Participation

Collaborative art projects with an emphasis on play, exploration, and self confidence.  Qualified primary teacher – spent ten years teaching full time then set up my own art/education practice in 2012 after studying for an MA in Children’s Book Illustration.  

Work with galleries, schools and on self initiated projects in a variety of settings, including outdoor spaces.

Examples of recent projects:

Dance/Art Project with Beee Creative

All About Us

Book Projects

New Geographies, UH Arts

Gallery of Outdoor Projects

Susie MacMurray

Recent ongoing collaborations include:

MK Gallery: 

Associate artist since 2016

Art Club

Outdoor art in schools with 5X5 = Creativity

Family Residency, The Collins’ Creative Closet: worked with this family over a few months to help them develop a public session to explore bookmaking, animation and story

Art and Us: Sunday programme working with families that have children with special needs

St Albans Museum and Gallery:

Since 2018

Engagement projects for children/families/schools linked to exhibitions

Wellbeing projects for young people

UHArts:

Since 2018

New Geographies, outreach project working with groups including: young carers, schools, libraries, University Students, special needs participants, families to engage people with New Geographies project: making books about people’s relationship with their local areas.

The Funky Pie Company:

Since 2014

Devise and deliver collaborative projects with Funky Pie, the SEND inclusion team of Herts Music Service.

Harlow Creates:

Since 2022

Schools lantern project

Our Community Our Environment – working with a school and providing/delivering CPD for artists: first steps working with people with additional needs

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