Artist Research Fellowship Scheme
The Artist Research Fellowship scheme was a programme of support for artists and arts workers at Queen Mary that created a community of Fellows drawn from a wide range of arts practices and roles within the arts community. Fellows included Sylvan Baker, Dickie Beau, Karen Christopher, Bhavesh Hindocha, Lucy McCormick, Jordan McKenzie, Avaes Mohammad, Freddie Opoko-Addaie, Sue Parrish, and Samenua Sesher. The scheme was discontinued in 2022. Drama works in close collaboration with the Arts and Culture team at Queen Mary to support cross-sector fellowships and networks.
| Name | Position | Expertise | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker, Sylvan | Visiting Professional Fellow | Creative Learning and Education Associate RSA | QMUL Artist Research Fellow |
| Beau, Dickie | Visiting Professional Fellow | Performance Artist | |
| Christopher, Karen | Visiting Professional Fellow | Collaborative performance maker, performer, and teacher | |
| Cook, Christopher | Visiting Professional Fellow | Cultural Historian | |
| Coppinger, Jen | Visiting Professional Fellow | Producer | |
| Curran, Lee | Visiting Professional Fellow | Lighting Designer | |
| Curtis Lindsay, Sam | Visiting Professional Fellow | Co-Director of Hackney Showroom | |
| Gentles, Tracy | Visiting Professional Fellow | Director of In Company Collective (ICC) and co-Director of The Sick of the Fringe | |
| Hindocha, Bhavesh | Visiting Professional Fellow | Film maker | |
| Houston, Wendy | Visiting Professional Fellow | Choreographer and performer | |
| Knox, Catriona | Visiting Professional Fellow | Performer, comedian, writer and actor | |
| Lyndon, Nina | Visiting Professional Fellow | Co-Director of Hackney Showroom | |
| McCormick, Lucy | Visiting Professional Fellow | Solo performer and co-founder of Get in the Back of the Van theatre company | |
| McGrath, Kate | Visiting Professional Fellow | Co-Director of Fuel | |
| McKenzie, Jordan | Visiting Professional Fellow | Lecturer BA Drawing University of the Arts, London | |
| Mohammad, Avaes | Visiting Professional Fellow | Playwright | |
| Opoko-Addaie, Freddie | Visiting Professional Fellow | Choreographer, performer and educator | |
| Parrish, Sue | Visiting Professional Fellow | Artistic Director of Sphinx Theatre Company | |
| Pather, Jay | Visiting Professional Fellow | Curator, choreographer and director | |
| Pope, Simon | Visiting Professional Fellow | Film maker and visual artist | |
| Sesher, Samenua | Visiting Professional Fellow | Cultural management consultant and coach | |
| Visnevski, Andrew | Visiting Professional Fellow | President Founder, Theatre Alive!; Head of MA Courses, RADA | |
| Whitley, Alexander | Visiting Professional Fellow | Founder of Alexander Whitley Dance Company |