HOLLY NOWAK
THE HUNGRY GHOST
BA,MA
SENSORY - SCULPTURAL - KNITTED TEXILES
​PLAY AND LEARN ARTS FACILITATING - MARKETING - DESIGN
EXHIBITIONS
CREATIVE SKILL SET
DOMESTIC KNITTING
HAND KNITTING
ARM KNITTING
EMBRIODARY
SCREEN PRINT
FABRIC DYING
DIGITAL PRINT
LINKING, OVERLOCKING, HAND SEWING
KNIT SWATCHING
LINO PRINT
ILLUSTRATION
DRAWING
PAINTING
HOMEWARE PATTERN MAKING
KNITTED HOMEWARE DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
MENSWEAR TEXILE DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
REPEAT PATTERN DESIGN
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
INDESIGN
KNITPAINT
DESIGN RESEARCH; TREND, VISUAL, COLOUR, MARKET
BRANDING DESIGN
PORTFOLIO BUILDING
WEBSITE BUILDING
PHOTOGRAPHY AND FILM
STAGE DESIGN
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ART& YORK, YORK RACECOURSE, OCTOBER
2020
ART IN THE HOME, TOURING EXHIBITION,
SHEFFIELD, OCTOBER 2019
PUPPET CABARET; THE CARNIVAL LANTERN INSTALLATION, CITY ARTS, NOTTINGHAM,
OCTOBER
2019
MASTERED EXHIBIT, BONNINGTON GALLERY,
NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVSERISTY, AUGUST
2019
NEW DESIGNERS, BUSINESS DESIGN CENTRE,
LONDON, JUNE 2019
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NEW DESIGNERS, BUSINESS DESIGN CENTRE,
LONDON, JUNE 2014
CREATIVE BUSINESS MENTORING
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
PRINCES TRUST, BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAMME, SEPTEMBER 2019 - PRESENT DAY
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ART& YORK, RAW TALENT PROGRAMME, MARCH 2020-NOVEMBER 2020
ONE TO WATCH NOMINEE FOR THE COLOUR IN DESIGN AWARD 2020
PRINCES TRUST SMALL GRANT AWARD 2019
JANICE BLACKBURN BLOG FEATURE:
'THE EYE DOESNT LIE' - GRADUATE SHOWS 2020
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CHANODIL BLOG FEATURE: EXHIBIT AT THE BIG HOUSE EXPO
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EDUCATION
MA DISTINCTION - TEXILE INNOVATION
NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY
2019
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FIRST CLASS BA HONS - TEXTILE & SURFACE DESIGN
ROBERT GORDONS UNIVERSITY
2O14
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ERASMUS AWARD - FINE ART PRINT MAKING
PHL UNIVERSITY BELGIUM
2014
I AM AN ARTIST, MAKER AND STORYTELLER, A COMMUNICATOR, PRODUCER, LEADER AND COMMUNITY ORGANISER.
OVER MY CREATIVE CAREER THE COMMON THREAD HAS BEEN CONNECTING, EMPOWERING AND INSPIRING CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS, OF ALL ABILITIES, TO GET INVOLVED. TO EXPERIENCE AND TO EXPLORE, TO LEARN AND TO UNDERSTAND, AND LEAVE FEELING INSPIRED.
MY CAREER EXPERIENCE LIES HEAVILY WITHIN BOTH THE CREATIVE AND COMMERICAL WORLD, ALLOWING ME TO DEVELOP, PRODUCE, INITIATE AND CREATE SUSTAINABLE OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. ​​
NOTTINGHAM CONTEMPORARY SAFEGUARDING TRAINING, 2024
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BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE TRAINING, 2024
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ENGAGING WITH BILINGUAL AND REFUGEE FAMILIES, 2024
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AMARA SAFEGUARDING TRAINING, 2023
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S.E.N.D FACILITATING TRAINING, 2021
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TRAINING
PERSONAL STATEMENT
CLICK THE LINKS FOR ONLINE FEATURES...
IN DESIGN COLOUR AWARD FEATURE 2020
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JANICE BLACKBURN BLOG FEATURE 2019
CHANODIL BLOG FEATURE 2019
