Dot Young
Costume workshop leader: Cages Bird Body Structures
Born in Edinburgh, I studied Sculpture at Sheffield University (1993-96). Whilst there I won a travel grant to study Sami culture in Northern Scandinavia and produce artworks relating to the experience. After graduating, I was involved in setting up an artists' co-operative in Sheffield, based around sculptural, sound and performance work. I then moved to London and worked freelance as a sculptor and also as a tutor at various art colleges including Wimbledon School of Art, The City Lit and London College of Fashion. I continue to work as an Associate Lecturer at London College of Fashion on the Technical Effects Course and the Foundation Course in Specialist Make-up and on the City and Guilds Sculpture Course at the City Lit. Freelance projects have included: Sculpture/performance projects for The WOMAD Foundation (World of Music and Dance) in the UK, Las Palmas and Madrid Sculpture based work for performance/protest by Oxfam International and Ibis Denmark Sculptural work for various film, television and theatre productions in the UK and Ireland Thames Festival floating sculpture projects for Emergency Exit Arts, London As well as designing, my work encompasses a variety of techniques such as life casting, fabrication, sculpting and casting. The work can vary in scale from small and intricate projects to huge constructons. I have a studio in London where I continue to develop and experiment with my own work.