Early in my career I had the privilege of working at the University of Greenwich Galleries. Over two years, I helped deliver more than 50 exhibitions, events and charity initiatives focusing on internal communications and local marketing. Working across departments, I produced content that helped to attract students, academics, local residents and tourists to our spaces and events.
I curated one exhibition, New Alunmi '19, and helped many other curators make their shows happen. Hundreds of artist biographies and dozens of press releases passed by my screen before finding their way into exhibition listings or brochures, for example. I also produced all sorts of designs. Signage. Posters. Newsletter graphics. It was a training ground for my skills in marketing design.
The university was a melting pot of art, design, architecture and everything in between. Which is also the reason I found myself working in support of hundreds of curators, exhibitors, academics and technicians. This work ultimately shaped me. As a designer. A marketer. A person. Its lessons stick and guide me till today when I tackle clients' briefs.
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