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BIOGRAPHY

Shannon Charlesworth was born in 1999 in Durban, South Africa and moved to the United Kingdom in 2002 where she spent most of her early years in Yorkshire. After studying a Foundation Diploma in Art and Design at Pontefract New College, Charlesworth moved to Nottinghamshire to pursue her passion for creating to study a BA (Hons) Fine Art at Nottingham Trent University. Her use of the medium of knit is with the aim to give a sense of permanence to words and phrases sourced from global affairs and the protests that occur in response. Charlesworth’s work was published in 2021 in the You Keep It Zine and she has exhibited in a plethora of group exhibitions including the 2022 BACKLIT SHOWCASE, BACKLIT and 2021 Material Dependency, Twitchell Gallery. 

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Education 

2019-2022

BA (Hons) Fine Art 

Nottingham Trent University 

2018-2019

Foundation Diploma in Art and Design

Pontefract New College 

2018-2019

A Levels 

Pontefract New College 

Exhibitions 

2022

Communion
EM22 Graduate Project
Surface Gallery

2022

Art Prize 2022
D31 Gallery
Online Exhibition 

2022

78 DEGREES
Degree Showcase 
Nottingham Trent University  

2022

OUTCOME 2022

BACKLIT Placement Showcase 

BACKLIT 

2021

Material Dependency 

Twitchell Gallery 
Nottingham Trent University 

2021

What's Our Worth Pop-up Shop 

One Thoresby Street 
PUBLIC Exhibition 

2021

Visual Arts Exhibition 

 Foundation Degree Exhibition 

New College Pontefract

Professional Experience 

2023

Visitors Welcome Assistant

The Hepworth Wakefield

2022

Assistant Curator of Live Programmes

Nottingham Contemporary 

2022

Live Programmes Intern 

Nottingham Contemporary 

2022

BACKLIT Creative Placement 

 BACKLIT, Nottingham Trent University,

University of Nottingham 

2020-2022

Bonnington Art Gallery Invigilator 

Nottingham Trent University

2020-2022

Student Mentor 

Nottingham Trent University

Publications

2021

You Keep It Zine 

Zine Print Publication 

Young Empowerment Fund 

Curation 

2022

Communion 2022

EM22 Graduate Project 

Surface Gallery 

2022

OUTCOME 2022

BACKLIT Placement Show 

BACKLIT 

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