Artist CV Rachel Bakewell

Neurodivergent Artist & Designer

Joel Lane, Gee Cross, Hyde, SK14 5JZ
Email: rbakewell@outlook.com

Artist Statement

I am a neurodivergent artist and designer whose practice explores community, material, and memory through printmaking, textiles, ceramics, and collaborative making. I am interested in how creative processes can connect people, histories, and place, encouraging others to participate in shaping shared narratives.

Skills

Printmaking • Drawing • Ceramics • Photography • Acrylic Painting • Textiles • Archives • Short Film • Bookbinding • Research • Workshop Facilitation • Community Engagement

Education

  • Manchester School of Art – MA Textiles (September 2021 – October 2023)
  • The Manchester College – BA (Hons) Creative Media & Communication (Top-Up)
  • The Manchester College – Foundation Degree in Contemporary Art Practice
  • Hotbed Press – The Complete Printmaker
  • Tameside College – Art & Design for Adults & Foundation Art & Design
  • Macclesfield College – HND Graphic Design
  • Open University – Product Design Diploma

Selected Exhibitions

  • United Experiment, Name Not Required, Gallery Different, London (June 2025)
  • Degree Show, Manchester School of Art, Manchester (June 2023)
  • The Manchester College End of Year Exhibition (June 2019)
  • Rogue Gallery & Art Studios, Manchester (May 2019)
  • Nexus Café, Northern Quarter, Manchester Group Exhibition (January 2019)
  • Nexus Café, Northern Quarter, Manchester Group Exhibition (July 2018)
  • The Manchester College End of Year Exhibition (June 2018)
  • Pop-up Market & Temporary Gallery Space, Northenden (March 2018)

Community & Volunteering

  • Venture Arts, Manchester – Assisting with artist workshops (2019)
  • Lane End Primary School, Hyde – Art workshops (2019)
  • Community Allotment Regeneration Project – Initiated project to restore disused allotment land for public benefit, securing £10,000 community grant funding (early 2000s)

Commissions & Awards

  • Outstanding Achievement Award, The Manchester College – Winning trophy design, final year collaboration (2019)
  • Secured community grant funding to support the regeneration of a local creative outdoor space (early 2000s)

Professional Interests

Inclusive Design • Heritage and Memory • Participatory and Socially Engaged Art • Environmental Sustainability • Material Storytelling