Anji is a Bradford-based painter inspired by the Yorkshire landscape and the emotional memory of place. She works expressively in layers using acrylic, casein, and natural inks made in Yorkshire from local pigments. Painting has been part of her personal recovery and continues to be an intuitive, healing process. Anji aims to share joy, depth, and stillness through her work, often connecting it with poetry. She is also an arts educator and outdoor swimmer who finds peace and inspiration in the rivers and green corridors of the city.

Adam is one half of Mek Summat, a Bradford-based collective organising exhibitions, markets, gigs, and workshops since 2019. With a background in education, Adam combines creative learning with accessible, community-led events. He has a strong interest in DIY approaches to art and enjoys experimenting with printmaking. His practice embraces mess, noise, and joy. Celebrating creativity in everyday life and helping to build Bradford’s grassroots visual arts scene.

Carolyn is a visual artist and photographer whose work centres on storytelling and amplifying underrepresented voices. Her practice ranges from intimate portraiture to large-scale community-led projects, including the internationally exhibited series Being Inbetween. She is the founder of Through Our Lens, a workshop series teaching visual storytelling, and is an ambassador for Nikon Europe and the Royal Photographic Society. Carolyn is passionate about representation, creativity, and connection through visual arts.

Ruth is a multidisciplinary Afrocentric artist working across painting, sculpture, and photography. Her style combines bold colours, Cubism, and traditional African-Adinkra symbols to explore stories of culture, identity, and resilience. Based in Bradford, Ruth uses mixed media and found materials to create richly textured work that invites emotional and sensory connection. Her practice celebrates African heritage and the strength of the diaspora through vibrant, narrative-led compositions.

Pauline is a Bradford-based artist and curator with a background in education and socially engaged practice. She works with drawing, printmaking, and mixed media, often inspired by personal memory, textile history, and feminist narratives. As co-founder of Trapezium Arts, she has helped to establish an accessible city centre space for exhibitions, workshops, and dialogue between artists and communities. Pauline’s curatorial work champions emerging and underrepresented voices, and she is committed to creating inclusive, artist-led spaces that reflect Bradford’s diversity and creativity.

Artist/Maker/Mover/Shaker.
Installation Artist focused on social movements. Her work is heavily involved with grassroots communities working to instigate/inspire change. Create/programme and run a series of cultural programmes in community and at Biasan, a refugee/asylum seeker voluntary organisation Founder of Intercultured Festival during the October half-term, unpacking local culture and community. A refugee work producer, involved with Counterpoint Arts and advocator for Refugee Week Bradford.

Andreea Chitan is an artist and curator based in Ilkley. She works across photography, moving images, installation and text, often exploring the natural world and our interaction with it. Alongside her creative practice, she is Events Lead and Volunteer Coordinator at Ilkley Manor House, curating exhibitions and cultural events. She holds an MA in Photography from the Royal College of Art and invites audiences to connect deeply with their environments through contemplative visual storytelling.

Alice Parsons is a creative producer and curator based in Bradford. She is Director of Castles In The Sky Projects CIC and founder of Bradford Queer Film Festival. Her work focuses on supporting LGBTQIA+ artists and creating new queer work. Alice has produced exhibitions with national museums including the British Library and the National Science and Media Museum. Her practice centres community-led creativity and platforming underrepresented voices.

Rosie Freeman is a freelance artist, producer and organiser, previously Director of Brick Box CIC and founder of the People’s Property Portfolio. She served as Chair of the Board at South Square Centre, supporting the organisation through community asset transfer and a major Heritage Lottery Fund project. Her work spans cultural leadership, creative programming and grassroots placemaking, often collaborating with artists to deliver impactful, community-centred initiatives.

Cathryn (Cat) Murray is Events Manager at Keighley Creative and a passionate advocate for cross-disciplinary arts. With a background in drama and theatre, she has worked across Manchester, Sheffield, and now Bradford, bringing creative projects to schools, prisons, nursing homes and more. She joined Keighley Creative just before Bradford was named UK City of Culture and has since played a key role in delivering events across the district. Cat is interested in how visual arts can challenge audiences’ expectations and intersect with other art forms to broaden the definition and reach of contemporary visual culture.

Kayle McCoy is the Founder of United Art Project CIC and an HCPC-registered Arts Psychotherapist. With a background in drama and movement, she has led sessions for all ages, blending creativity with therapeutic practice. Now focused on building meaningful artistic collaborations across West Yorkshire, Kayle aims to connect communities, organisations, and individuals through the transformative power of art. A committed CrossFit enthusiast, she brings energy and discipline into everything she does. Her vision is centred around uniting diverse groups and voices within the cultural landscape through bold, collaborative projects.

Sophie Powell is a Bradford-based artist and creative producer working across photography, print, performance and text. With over 10 years in the city, Sophie collaborates with organisations including Displace Yourself Theatre and Equity Partnership. Their practice explores ideas of repetition as a tool for change, recently using natural dyes and chemigram processes to experiment with image-making. Sophie is committed to community-focused, queer-inclusive creativity, and continues to explore how artistic processes can foster agency, connection and dialogue.

Chris Cambell is a neurodivergent QTIPOC poet and multidisciplinary artist based in Bradford. Their work centres on overlooked narratives, challenging dominant cultural stories through poetry, photography and archival storytelling. Chris is a former director of Bread + Roses and an active member of Photo Hub North. With support from Unlimited, Bradford 2025 and Bradford Producing Hub, they are currently developing new projects exploring queer identity across the North. Passionate about curiosity and creative reinvention, Chris sees poetry as a radical force for personal and collective transformation.

Carole Griffiths is a Bradford-based sculptor and art educator with over 25 years’ experience. She studied at Wimbledon School of Art and holds an MA from Leeds Metropolitan University and a PhD in Philosophy through Art Practice from Coventry University. Her work transforms everyday domestic objects into poetic sculptural forms using clay, bronze, and found materials. Exhibited widely across the UK, Carole is a member of the Yorkshire Sculptors Group and has strong ties to South Square and Keighley Creatives. Her practice explores domesticity, memory, and materiality through surreal, autobiographical responses to the home and its objects.

Rosie is a freelance artist, creative producer, and cultural organiser based in Bradford. Formerly Director of Brick Box CIC for 12 years, Rosie has led numerous boundary-pushing projects focused on place-making, public space, and community activation. She is the founder of People’s Property Portfolio and previously chaired the Board of Trustees at South Square Centre, where she oversaw a community asset transfer and significant heritage and capital works. Rosie’s work is driven by a commitment to creative collaboration, civic engagement, and social transformation through the arts.

Alice is a Bradford-based Creative Producer and Curator originally from Liverpool. She is the Founder and Director of Castles In The Sky Projects CIC, which supports LGBTQIA+ artists and creates new queer work, including the OUT OUT drag king project and Bradford Queer Film Festival. Alice is also an experienced museum professional, having worked with institutions such as the National Science and Media Museum, People’s History Museum, British Library, and National Videogame Museum. Her practice centres on inclusive cultural programming and amplifying underrepresented voices in the arts.