CV
Current Roles
Director of No Jobs in the Arts CIC
Curator and Facilitator at Milestone Studios and Gallery
Founder of Peak District Zine Library
Director of No Jobs in the Arts CIC
Curator and Facilitator at Milestone Studios and Gallery
Founder of Peak District Zine Library
Education
Master of Research. Glasgow School of Art. 2024-2026. Thesis and portfolio of practice.
Valuing the intangible through portraiture: An inquiry into how practice-based research can make visible gentle, embodied and intrinsic value present in contemporary creative practice.
Master of Research. Glasgow School of Art. 2024-2026. Thesis and portfolio of practice.
Valuing the intangible through portraiture: An inquiry into how practice-based research can make visible gentle, embodied and intrinsic value present in contemporary creative practice.
BA(Hons) Illustration. The University of Derby. 2019-2022.
The Illustrator-as-Curator Dissertation, published in The University of Derby SOAR Journal 2022.
The Illustrator-as-Curator Dissertation, published in The University of Derby SOAR Journal 2022.
Curation and Creative Production
Milestone Studios and Gallery. Annual Programme 2022-Present.
No Jobs in the Arts annual programme 2018-Present.
FOLD: Derby Zine Fest. 2023.
A Local Winter Story Trail. Glossop Creates. 2022-2023.
The Sketchbook Trail, Buxton Festival Fringe, 2020.
I Am Collective. Young artist exhibitions at The Green Man Gallery. 2016-2018.
The Buxton Spa Prize Assistant Curator. 2016-2015.
Milestone Studios and Gallery. Annual Programme 2022-Present.
No Jobs in the Arts annual programme 2018-Present.
FOLD: Derby Zine Fest. 2023.
A Local Winter Story Trail. Glossop Creates. 2022-2023.
The Sketchbook Trail, Buxton Festival Fringe, 2020.
I Am Collective. Young artist exhibitions at The Green Man Gallery. 2016-2018.
The Buxton Spa Prize Assistant Curator. 2016-2015.
Selected Press
Manchester Evening News Article 2023: Vivienne Westwood walking tour coming to her hometown of Glossop
Creative Lives in Progress Article: Illustrator and artist Charlie Collins’ advice on overcoming creative isolation
The Manc Article 2022: You can go on a Christmas story trail around this picturesque village near Manchester
Banks Mill Studios - Studio Chat Interview 2022
Young Artists in Conversation interview with No Jobs in the Arts 2021
Attenborough Arts Centre Podcast – Episode 7
Buxton Festival Fringe - Review for ‘The Sketchbook Trail’ 2020 event
CVAN East Midlands - Interview with Charlie Collins and Ryan Boultbee
BBC Radio Leicester - Interview with Charlie Collins and Ryan Boultbee
ArtsBeat 2019 interview and two-page feature - ‘I Am Charlie’
Manchester Evening News Article 2023: Vivienne Westwood walking tour coming to her hometown of Glossop
Creative Lives in Progress Article: Illustrator and artist Charlie Collins’ advice on overcoming creative isolation
The Manc Article 2022: You can go on a Christmas story trail around this picturesque village near Manchester
Banks Mill Studios - Studio Chat Interview 2022
Young Artists in Conversation interview with No Jobs in the Arts 2021
Attenborough Arts Centre Podcast – Episode 7
Buxton Festival Fringe - Review for ‘The Sketchbook Trail’ 2020 event
CVAN East Midlands - Interview with Charlie Collins and Ryan Boultbee
BBC Radio Leicester - Interview with Charlie Collins and Ryan Boultbee
ArtsBeat 2019 interview and two-page feature - ‘I Am Charlie’
Residencies, Training, Awards and Governance
Trustee for the UK charity Arts Derbyshire
Steering Board Member for CVAN East Midlands
Evaluation for Arts, Culture and Heritage: Principles and Practice Course
Introduction to Permaculture for Artists and Creatives Certificate
Student Residency Award at Banks Mill Studios
Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year Competitor
Derbyshire County Council Young Artist Award
Heanor Test Town Initiative Commendation
Munro Trophy, Derbyshire Open Exhibition
Buxton Teen Spa Prize - First place 2015
Trustee for the UK charity Arts Derbyshire
Steering Board Member for CVAN East Midlands
Evaluation for Arts, Culture and Heritage: Principles and Practice Course
Introduction to Permaculture for Artists and Creatives Certificate
Student Residency Award at Banks Mill Studios
Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year Competitor
Derbyshire County Council Young Artist Award
Heanor Test Town Initiative Commendation
Munro Trophy, Derbyshire Open Exhibition
Buxton Teen Spa Prize - First place 2015