Shellie Holden
Background
Shellie is an artist whose practice considers ethical and ecological textile making methods combined with feminist theory and inquiry. This materialises through experimental method utilising soft and sculptural making, film, sound, printmaking, text, collage, concrete poetry, stitch and photography - the resulting process producing an accumulation of interdisciplinary encounters and intra-active interventions.
Shellie draws from the work of feminist new materialists to develop work in dialogue with other agents (i.e materials, processes, texts, objects, subjects), as well as psychoanalytical matrixial theory. Her career spans over three decades, bringing together specialist knowledge of conceptual textile making and method, (feminist) concept and theory. In her professional practice this more widely translates as creative arts practice, research and academia, socially engaged and participatory practice and education. She is also a member of the artist collaboration TAT.
Specialist Subjects
- Collaborative Dialogues
- Contemporary textile making
- Contextual Studies – Co-existent Perspectives
- Experimental and Interdisciplinary making methods
- Explorative Making and Writing Practice
- Feminist research methods
- Interdisciplinary practice
- Personal Practice Developing
- Post - graduate Research
- Sustainable Fashion concept, Textile making and theory
- Stitching - a - Seminar
- Visual Studies
Professional and/or Research Experience
Contemporary and Collaborative Dialogue is at the core of Shellie’s practice, and she uses her position as educator across undergraduate and postgraduate to develop, disseminate and curate work with emphasis towards ecological, ethical and restorative practices. The Sustainable Makers Meet Collective, is a weekly forum where students and staff share good practice, learn new skills, and develop concepts through experimental making. It includes activist textile making, ‘research in practice’ study days (home and away), material research and design innovation.
Contemporary and Collaborative Dialogue is at the core of Shellie’s practice, and she uses her position as educator across undergraduate and postgraduate to develop, disseminate and curate work with emphasis towards ecological, ethical and restorative practices. The Sustainable Makers Meet Collective, is a weekly forum where students and staff share good practice, learn new skills, and develop concepts through experimental making. It includes activist textile making, ‘research in practice’ study days (home and away), material research and design innovation.
Qualifications
- She is a member of the Higher Education Academy (MHEA), holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Education, 2009- 2010, MA in Textiles (Goldsmiths University, 2005- 2005), and BA in Embroidery (MMU), 1992-1995
- Shellie has a background in arts practice, curation, education and event organisation having worked for Crafts Council, UK, Contemporary Applied Arts, London and Deptford X, London
Languages Spoken
Academic Teaching
Link to Orcid Profile
Professional Publications
- Journal Article – Holden, S. A Splice of Life, as part of AMPS Representing Pasts, Visioning Futures, Intellect Books, 2022-23 https://amps-research.com/
- Journal Article – Holden, S. Between Screens, IN, Home, Laura Gallon [Ed.], (Print ISSN 2055-494X/online ISSN 2044-4095, EXS Excursions Journal, September 2022, Vol. 12 NO.1
- https://excursions-journal.sussex.ac.uk/index.php/excursions/article/view/366
- Article/Exhibition Review - Holden, S, Thread – An exhibition of Contemporary Textile Practices, IN, Textile Cloth and Culture, Harper, C [Ed.] https://doi.org/10.1080/14759756.2022.2079171
- ISSN: (Print) (Online) Journal homepage: https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rftx20, 2022
- Article - Clewett, K, Dettmer, S and Holden, S. Creative Test Space in the Circular Economy – Developing a Pedagogical Approach Through Practice (symposia) June 2019, Nexus Conference, Swansea College of Art
- Feature, Holden, S, Sealed and Delivered, The indigenous Native Alaskan Parka, IN Selvedge Magazine, issue 61, 2014, pp58 and 59
- Feature, Holden, S, Nose to Tail, Recreating an Alaskan Parka, IN Selvedge Magazine, issue 61, 2014, pp60
- Peer Reviewer, for Textile Cloth and Culture, 2020 - ongoing, Taylor and Francis