Diana Jones

Unit 0-131, Thames-side Studios, Harrington Way, London, SE18 5NR

M: 07851 04 1188 e: di-jones@live.co.uk

Artist, Designer , Current and recent Work Education

Maker. Project Selection of schools and community participatory projects:
Fine Art BA(Hons)
Director and
2019-2022 Sunderland Polytechnic
Workshop Leader. Pro Corda Trust. 1983-1986
Arts in Education and Technical theatre coach and art director for the Create Together and
Community. Activities Unlimited programmes. Immersive Musical Theatre Foundation Art and
Residentials at Leiston Abbey, with SEND schools and young adults Design
Celebratory Arts.
with additional needs, to develop leadership and responsibility Colchester School of Art
through communication and creativity to build confidence and self-
1982-1983
Emergency Exit Arts
esteem.
Company Member since Teaching
1990 Equal Arts. The Artful Willows and LorenCAN Qualifications
Delivering arts projects with residents in two care homes in East
Worked with: PGCE (Pcet)
London.
Pro Corda Trust University of Greenwich
Eltham Arts 1998-1999
Eltham Arts. Creating Connections
Equal Arts
Shadow Puppet Lead Artist.
Creative Barking and City and Guilds 7307
Wellbeing project bringing together primary school children and senior Teacher training for
Dagenham
citizens, developing shadow puppet stories through letter writing. This Artists, Craftspeople and
Temple Hill Trust (Forest
Arts Council funded project began with a series of online school and Designers
School Leader)
community workshops during the pandemic and finished in July 2022 1997-1998
Creative Partnerships
with an exhibition in Eltham Library.
Discover Story Centre
Thames Festival Other Training
Creative Barking and Dagenham
Same Sky
Winter Lantern Parade celebrating the centenary of Becontree Estate. Level 3 Forest School
Strange Cargo
Lead Artist. Leader
Whole Hog Celebratory Arts
Gaia (Sept 21) Project Artist working with families and young people to Archimedes
Welfare State International
make sculptures for the Wild Explorers Art Trail, in and around The 2011
Wilds, Barking Riverside.
DBS checked
Glow 2021. April 21. Created activities for the Ways of Seeing and Creative Pedagogy with
Public Liability Shadow Puppets section of Glow Activity Sheets, which were made Gordon Sturrock
Insurance available to all Barking and Dagenham residents, to connect 2010
communities during the pandemic.
Glow 2021
Shows selection:
Studio
Red Door studios: The Waste of
Time solo sculpture show, 2019 Rich Mix. Everyone a Maker - Light up! Dec 2021
A pre recorded online workshop Unit 0-131
British Museum. Chinese New Year
2008 Thames-Side Studios,
National Theatre. Festival of Lights 2015 – 2019
2000-2001 Eltham Lights Up and Woolwich Winter Warmer Harrington Way,
V&A Theatre Museum. Covent
Annual lantern Parades with schools in Greenwich Borough London,
Garden
2001
SE18 5NR
Carlisle City Bonfire. Lantern 2012/2015
Procession and set piece Lanterns Stamford Hill Primary School, Mosaic with year 6 to enhance
2000
playground
Lord Mayor’s Show. Floats and
costumes for Saga 1994-1996
Transports of Delight Community The Newham Carnival Annually. In 2012 accompanied the Olympic
www.dianajones.info Torch Ceremony. Primary school workshops.

Greenwich Royal Borough Launch. Lantern designer/maker

Mowlem Primary School.