has a degree in History of Contemporary Art (Milan) and an MA in Cultural Policies (London) where she completed a dissertation on leadership and resilience of social enterprises in the cultural sector, which remains one of her main areas of interest. In 2011 she co-founded Bait al Karama, the first women-led Palestinian cookery school in the West Bank, which has brought her to spend long periods of time in the Middle East and to develop a passion for food as political and cultural resistance. Having established and run the artists in residency at the Pistoletto Foundation in Italy for ten years, she has on ongoing interest in the social function of art and in nurturing emerging talents. She believes art can transform people’s lives and tackle inequalities of power. She loves visiting though provoking exhibitions and independent galleries. 

is a multi disciplinary artist, and art educator. She has a Bachelor Degree of Fine Art in Education (Amsterdam), a BA in Printmaking-Royal Academy of Art (The Hague) and a MA in Scenography-Central St Martins (London).
Her art practice explores nostalgia, identity and loss of innocence through highly tactile works. While her practice is grounded in printmaking, she revels in breaking down the limitations of materials and reinventing traditional handicrafts, a powerful, personal, political and poetic tool.
Interested in people engaged in a project of self-transformation and motivated by the function of art education in society, Tisna uses her voice in ceramics, textiles, installation, painting and printmaking as well as organizing, curating and collaborating with others. All are interconnected and attempt to give voice to the underrepresented and to dream a better world, free of social injustices and intolerance.  

is a building & interior designer with over 20 years’ experience in extending and improving homes for families in the UK but also for designing a series of new-build homes in her hometown Reykjavik. A graduate of Kingston Polytechnic, she works mostly in London and teaches Interior Design at Kingston University.
Sigrun’s interests traverse the fields of art, design and social transformation. Her passion is the art of communicating a building’s potential through drawing, painting, photomontage or any visual means necessary. Often working with vacant, near derelict buildings, the challenge is to explore their potential through sketching, often in charcoal, the way the spaces are animated through daylight.
Being part of the campaign to bring this council property into public use, her focus tends to be on the fabric of the hARTslane building, using her keen interest in sustainability and developing an eco-conscious organisation.

Jada is our coordinator for Be Seen Be Heard Youth Forum since 2020, producing series of online workshops and tutorials, organising exhibitions and leading social media and communications. She is currently a student at Ravensbourne university working towards a foundation diploma in design and media, specialising in visual communication. As an artist, Jada enjoys producing pieces that educate people about various issues in modern society.

Mary studied Creative Arts at Newcastle Poly and completed an MA in Social Work at Goldsmiths College. She grew up in The Worcester Arts Workshop, which was a free creative space where people came together to make theatre, dance, music and lots of painting and pottery. She is a yoga teacher and dance practitioner as well as an art facilitator.  She has a particular interest in advocacy and people having a voice. She very much shares hARTslane’s vision of empowering people and communities through the arts. 

Flynn Richards, is an 18 year old, South London based artist designer, currently in his final year of Interactive Digital Design at the Brit School. With a background in Dance, he has a great interest in movement and body language, and how that can translate into 2D animation. His ambition is to create a more understanding world, celebrating diversity and the magic of the everyday through the art of animation. As hARTslane’s media designer, Flynn creates visuals, illustrations and small videos, as well as assisting Jada in coordinating the BSBH Youth Forum.