Miss Jessie Edwards-Thomas

• Qualifications:Masters of Photography, UAL; PGCert - Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, UWE
• Position:Senior Lecturer in Photography
• Department:Faculty of Arts, Creative Industries, and Education (ACE)
• Telephone:+44117 965 6261

About me

I am a creative practitioner, primarily concerned with ideas of care, belonging and community. Themes of alienation and political structural interrogation are key to my practice. I utilise the what-ifs of fiction and imagination to explore these  ideas through storytelling. 

Deeply connected to celebrating community, I use photography to build moments of connection and conversation, particularly in supporting marginalised voices. My practice has developed through my experience working in the homeless pathway and the mental health sector.  For example I was commissioned by The Bristol Photo festival, Arnolfini & Golden Key to work collaboratively with people experiencing homelessness to explore issues of housing and wellbeing in Bristol. This was exhibited at The Arnolfini, Bristol, in 2021. 

My community-led process has resulted in working with programmes such as, Springboard Studios -  Falmouth University, Vareki Arts Outreach programme - Royal West of England Academy, Arts Well, Cornwall and Building our Home - InBetweenTime, etc. 

I am a member of the UWE Visual Culture Research centre (VCRG) and the UWE Photography Research group.

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