Socially engaged Artist & Trainee Art Psychotherapist based in London, UK

(she/her)

2024 Nominated for Tutor of the Year. Mayor of London, Adult Learning Awards
2024 Tutor of the Year, for teaching excellence and leadership. Adult Learning and Skills Service, Royal Borough of Greenwich.
2023 Tutor of the Year, for teaching excellence and leadership. Adult Learning and Skills Service, Royal Borough of Greenwich.
2021 Community Learning Teacher of the Year. Adult Learning and Skills Service, North Yorkshire Country Council.
MA Art Psychotherapy, Goldsmiths University of London
Art Therapy Foundation, Sheffield Northern Programme
BA Interactive Arts, Manchester Metropolitan University
Set Design, Sculpture & Decorative Arts, Accademia Belle Di Arti, Venice Italy
Current DBS and registered with the Update Service
Registered as self-employed
Public and Product Liability, Professional Indemnity Insurance

MA Art Psychotherapy, Goldsmiths University of London
Art Therapy Foundation, Sheffield Northern Programme
2025 Hearing Voices Peer Group Facilitator Training, Hearing Voices Network (HVN)
2024 Environmental Arts Therapy, EAT uk
2023 Trauma informed care, Central North West London NHS
2022 Level 2: Prevent, Safeguarding and Online Safety, Learning Curve Group
2022 Level 2: End of Life Care, Learning Curve Group
2021 Level 2: Cancer Support, Learning Curve Group
2021 Level 2: Counselling Skills, Learning Curve Group
2020 Level 2: Intro to Autism, Learning Curve Group
2020 Level 2: Awareness of Mental Health Problems, Learning Curve Group

BA Interactive Arts, Manchester Metropolitan University
Her visual diary can be found in the musings tab where you can explore exhibitions visited, things made and other things of interest to her…
2025 "“ Goldsmiths University, London
2024 "Parallel Process" Goldsmiths University, London
2023 "Play" Goldsmiths University, London
2022 "Dialect and Heritage" in collaboration with the Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes, Yorkshire Dales
2022 "Summer Show" in collaboration with the National Maritime Museum's Saturday Art Club, Somerset House, London
2018 "Processions" in collaboration with artists and makers at Rural Arts, North Yorkshire. Taken on "procession" across central London.
2017 "Art Club" in collaboration with Rural Arts, Thirsk, North Yorkshire
2015 "Interactive Arts Show" Manchester School of Art
2014 "Arte Al Mare" Ospedale al Mare, Lido, Venice

Poppy often uses cloth, clay and paint with people, helping them connect with themselves and those around them. Her work aims to break down the barriers that we can all face when making art.
She is an award winning adult learning teacher and is currently supporting neurodiverse adults get back into training and employment at Greenwich Learns.
2017 Level 3: Facilitating Learning & Development, City & Guilds
2020 An Intro to, Unlearning Racism & Unconscious Bias, The Racial Justice Network
2020 Specialist Training in devising activities for Early Years, KS1, KS2, KS3 & KS4, We are IVE
2018 LGBTQIA + Training, Barnado’s
2020 Level 3: Emergency First Aid at Work, Community Works
2017 Discover, Explore, Bronze, Silver, Gold Arts Award Advisor, Arts Award
2022 Oral History, Audacity Editing and Otter Transcription Training, Oral History Society
2022 Dementia Friends Training, The Alzheimers Society
2022 Reminiscence Arts Training, Age Exchange