Freelance Artist Karen Tilley
“I am a Brighton based, combined media artist incorporating digital technology, audio, film, and recently I have introduced textiles, spoken word and performance into my work. My artistic inspiration comes from the intricate role’s women play in families and society, extending into our relationships in urban spaces and to nature. My ultimate objective is to use my art as a platform for instigating change, contributing to the ongoing discourse around identity, and society. I aspire to collaborate with fellow artists, engage with communities, and exhibit my work in spaces where it can spark dialogue and motivate change”.
Karen was resident on the ‘ArtsDRIVA @ Fusebox’ programme in Brighton, run by Wired Sussex and worked with sound artist Kevin Grist on immersive Installation (Solace), inspired by people’s interaction with open space.
Link to Karen Video Installations
Memberships
2019-2020: Matt Roberts Mentoring Programme, Devonshire Collective Artist Group, AXIS Web, Art Rabbit
Awards
2016: Short list for British Women’s Artist Award – “Repository or Memory” moving image
1999-2000: Scholarship for Chelsea MA
Individual Artist Award and Commissions
Arts Council England, East Sussex Arts Partnership
Windlesham Charitable Art Trust
The Hampshire Sculpture Trust Commission
Brighton Council with Porta Pilot, Public Commission
Education
2009: Certificate in Arts Award, Assessor Levels 1 & 2
2006-2008: Certificate in Education, PGCE, University of Sussex
1999-2000: MA Fine Art/ Combined Media, (Scholarship funded), Chelsea College of Art and Design
1996-1999: BA (Hon) Fine Art Sculpture, (First), University of Brighton
