A bit more about me
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Education
2016 - 2018 Royal College of Art – Textiles MA (KNIT) Dissertation – ‘Myth: Black people don’t knit’ Grade: Distinction
2006 De Montfort University – Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (Effective Teaching and Learning)
1999 - 2002 De Montfort University – Digital Multi-Media Design BA 1st Class Hons
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Awards
2018 Finalist, Shima Seiki Design Award, Shima Seiki UK
2017 Finalist, The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) London
2017 Finalist, Framework Knitter Bursary Award
2017 Finalist, Worshipful Company of Framework Knitters Bursary Award, London
2007 Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
2004 Appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
2003 Winner of the Community Award at the GG2 (Garavi Gujarat) National Leadership and Diversity Awards
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Talks
Black Knitters and Crocheters matter – A conversation with myself
Knitting and Crochet Guild, Un-Convention 2020
Diversity in craft and the creative industries Craft Economies Conference, Birmingham Centre for Media and Cultural Research, Birmingham City University. 2019
‘It’s all about the Gaze’, Fashioning Inclusivity Symposium, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts, London. 2019
‘Black People Don’t Knit’, Knitting History Forum, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts, London. 2018
‘Black People Don’t Knit?’ In the Loop at 10, Winchester School of Art, 2018
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Interviews / Appearances
Interview with Kristy Glass 2020
Make Craft Britain BBC Four 2018 Series 1 Episode 1 - letterpress
The British Dyslexia Association "Dyslexia: a differently wired brain".
The Artist and the
machine – documentary about Lorna Hamilton-Brown by, R+J – Reuben & Jamie 2017Artisans – Lorna Hamilton-Brown by Kneecap Media 2015
How similar is coding to knitting?
BBC Radio 4's Today programme - interview with Sarah Montague- 2015
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Writing
Hidden in Plain Sight’– www.loopknitlounge.com 2019
‘BIPOC in Fiber’ Simply Crochet, 14 November 2019
BIPOC in Fiber Simply Knitting, 28 Noverber 2019
‘Disability, Knitting & Self Care’, Felicity Ford & Lorna Hamilton-Brown, Making Stories Magazine
‘Myth Black People Don’t Knit: the importance of oral histories and art for documenting the experiences of black knitters. 2018
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Community Art projects
Plant Tree of Life Kew Gardens 2020
Tension Bird De la Warr 2020
Tell Your Story 2016
Reflective Knitting Royal Opera House 2015
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Teaching
De Montfort University, Leicester
Brighton University, Hastings Campus, East Sussex
Ravensbourne, London
