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Tim is an artist in the Collins + Goto Studio, working at GSS in the Whiskey bond, Glasgow.  He is currently a Visiting Research Fellow at Bath Spa University; and an international associate of the RMIT Arts and Ecologies Research Network (AEGIS), in Melbourne Australia. Tim is also a board member of the Hamiltonhill Claypits Local Nature Reserve, in North Glasgow.  Interests include aesthetic and ethical ideas about our changing environment with a focus on how art shifts values in relationship to new ideas and experiences. Current work includes HAKOTO two new sculptural body instruments, that extend work on Plein Air (2010-2020) and move into a space of interdisciplinary public performance, opening up new empathic and aesthetic experiences with trees.  HAKOTO means leaf words, - leaf saying, - leaf things, - leaf incidents, - leaf songs. 

I joined the SAU in 2012. I asked to join the executive in 2023 while reading, writing and thinking about what it means to be an environmental artworker in the 21^st Century.

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As a member of the Scottish Artists Union, you will receive free insurance cover brokered by Hencilla Canworth. This is one of the many benefits you receive from being a union member.

All union members benefit from not only Product and Public Liability cover, but also Professional Indemnity cover. Here is some further information about the cover.

This is to confirm that we act as insurance intermediary for the above named and have arranged Public and Products Liability and Professional Indemnity Insurance for all members that are domiciled within the United Kingdom, The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. Details of the policy are summarised below:

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Work in the Arts: Mary worked in the Heritage sector for over twenty years. Firstly, as an archaeologist, and then as a Museum Curator. Her focus was the industrial landscapes and communities of west central Scotland. The aim being to record the remnants of their industrial past and document the experiences of people who witnessed the demise of Ironworking, Shipbuilding and other associated industries.

In 2004 she chose to change tack, joined the School of Design at Glasgow School of Art, and graduated from the Department of Silversmithing and Jewellery in 2008.

More recently she has been working with print and was involved in the collaborative project: ‘Graphic Impact - Our Lives in Print’, initiated by the Education Team at Glasgow Print Studio. This included community groups from Galgael and Platform Arts. Her work featured in the exhibition, ‘ Love of Print - 50 Years of Glasgow Print Studio’, at Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery, Glasgow in 2022-2023. 

She has been a member of SAU for several years and recently became a member of the executive team.

"I have been aware throughout my career of the value and importance of the work of the Trades Unions and recognise their undeniable contribution to the health, wealth, and education of each of their members. The Scottish Artists Union is no different and seeks to do the same for its members, and for every artist and creative community in Scotland."

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Art Form:  Printmaking, Painting & Sculpture

Work in the Arts: Jodi completed a Masters in Fine Art Practice and a PG Cert in Higher Education Learning and Teaching in the Creative Disciplines at Glasgow School of Art. She has worked in printmaking studios in France and Scotland.

She was previously the etching technician and collaborative master printmaker at Edinburgh Printmakers, a lithography technician at Glasgow School of Art, and has taught on the visiting lecturer program at Die Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt in Germany. Her work has been exhibited internationally and is in public collections including those of The Royal Scottish Academy, Herron Art Library at Purdue University, and Iraq National Library. Jodi currently lives in Aberdeen where she has set up a small stone lithography studio.

"My background working in fine art in publicly-funded organisations and higher education as well as a freelance artist has driven home to me the urgent necessity of securing better working conditions for arts workers and graduating art students. By working with the Scottish Artists Union I hope to assist in bettering conditions for artists and strengthening the arts sector as a whole. At the same time, I am tremendously inspired by my fellow union members and grateful to be part of a community of imaginative and engaged artists."

 

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Treasurer

Work in the Arts: Gael Hillyard is a neurodivergent mixed media artist based in Inverness. She grew up in a large Victorian studio where she was inspired by its dusty windows, stucco and faded wallpaper; these continue to inform her work.

Prior to becoming an artist, Gael supported the training and career paths of commercial helicopter pilots. For those not headed to the North Sea, Air Ambulance or Police, she helped them establish their own flying businesses. Sensing a downturn in the aviation industry after 9/11 she retrained as an Interior Designer which she also taught via her own distance learning course to students around the world.

As well as painting, Gael writes and blogs for specialist medical practitioners around the UK and overseas, and likes to experiment with analogue photography.

“I am so grateful that the Scottish Artists Union exists. There are so many benefits to being a member, but on top of that the support they offer is exceptional, and it is all delivered with genuine care and kindness. I became involved so that I may use my own experience to assist others, and support the Union where I can.”

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Secretary

Work in the Arts: Rosa is a Glasgow based artist, writer and performance poet. Her practise uses cut and paste methods interwoven with anecdotes to create relatable narratives often regarding issues faced by workers in precarious industries. She has performed at a wide array of events and exhibitions in Scotland, including a poetry showcase with the BBC’s “words first” as well as multiple events organised by various trade unions. Rosa enjoys working as part of a collective and has participated in a number of collaborative projects.

“Collectivism and collaboration is often at the route of what I do, and this is one of the biggest reasons I wanted to join. I believe strongly that art is work and it’s vital that all workers have a voice.”

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