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Board

Board

Craft Scotland has a committed and passionate Board that works diligently for the success of the organisation. Responsible for strategic review and ensuring effective management of the organisation, the Board meets a minimum of five times a year. The Board includes individuals with financial, education and management experience as well as professionals from the craft sector.

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  • Sandra Gunn

    Sandra Gunn

    Chair

    Sandra Gunn is a fine artist and designer.  Formerly Dean of the Faculty Creative Industries at City of Glasgow College. She has extensive experience in tertiary education and is Associate Assessor for Education Scotland.  Photography: Angela Graham.

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  • Caroline Reid

    Caroline Reid

    Vice Chair

    Caroline Reid is Director of Commercial Enterprises at the National Trust for Scotland, setting the strategic direction for all commercial income streams across the Trust. Previously, Caroline worked in the high street retail sector.

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  • Brian  Hills

    Brian Hills

    Brian Hills is the former CEO at The Data Lab, Scotland's national innovation centre for data and artificial intelligence where he has led programmes to develop the organisation's culture & values, service offering and scale impact. 

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  • Diana Sykes

    Diana Sykes

    Diana Sykes was the Director of the Crawford Arts Centre and Fife Contemporary until 2022. Continuing her passion for visual art and craft and supporting artists and makers through voluntary work in retirement. 

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  • Katrina  Morrison

    Katrina Morrison

    Katrina Morrison is a jeweller working from her studio in the Scottish Borders. Initially a bookshop manager, she then had various roles in economic development with Scottish Enterprise and Scottish Development International over almost three decades. 

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  • Lynn-Sayers McHattie

    Lynn-Sayers McHattie

    Lynn-Sayers McHattie is Professor of Design Innovation at The Glasgow School of Art. Her work explores design, craft and textile practices that connect to the Indigenous landscape and culture of island and distributed communities. 

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  • Mhairi  Cross

    Mhairi Cross

    Mhairi Cross is the CEO of the National Mining Museum Scotland. Prior to this role, she worked in local government in the arts, culture and education. She sits on the board of AIM and MGS.  

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  • Natalia Lewandowska

    Natalia Lewandowska

    Natalia Lewandowska works as Grants Advisor at Corra Foundation. She also has experience in fundraising within the arts, community and third sector. Prior to that, she has studied law. Natalia is interested in sustainability and widening access to the creative industries.

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  • Rebecca Peppiette

    Rebecca Peppiette

    Rebecca Peppiette heads the Corporate Services and Communications in Environmental Standards Scotland. She is a civil servant, having worked in a range of Scottish Government roles in the Culture and Learning Divisions. Previous organisations include City of Edinburgh Council, Edinburgh Festival Fringe and BBC.

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  • Sarah Rothwell

    Sarah Rothwell

    Sarah Rothwell, Senior Curator of Modern & Contemporary Design, holds responsibility for the collections of British, European and other 'Western' glass, ceramics, metalwork, jewellery and industrial design circa 1945-present at National Museums Scotland.

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Advisory Group

To ensure makers inform our work and thinking, our Director and a Board representative meets twice yearly with an independent advisory group of practicing makers to review our programme and plans. The group is separate from the Board and members participate on a voluntary basis for a two year term.

 

  • Amanda  Simmons

    Amanda Simmons

    Amanda Simmons has worked with glass for the past 16 years, graduating from Central St Martin’s School of Art & Design studying Postgraduate Certificate in Glass & Architecture, before relocating to Dumfries & Galloway in 2005. 

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  • Angus  Ross

    Angus Ross

    Angus Ross is Creative Director of a studio-workshop specialising in steam bending oak sourced from a local woodland he manages for sustainability and biodiversity. Based in Perth and Kinross.   

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  • Clare  Waddle

    Clare Waddle

    Clare Waddle is one part of lighting & product design duo Yellow Broom and a sculpture graduate of Edinburgh College of Art.  Valuing simplicity YB create sustainable handcrafted utilitarian products. Based within Cairngorms National Park.   

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  • Ebba Goring

    Ebba Goring

    Ebba Goring is a Fife-based fine jeweller renowned for her luxurious pieces with her signature stitched aesthetic, made from responsibly sourced gold, silver, and gemstones. In addition to her jewellery practice, Ebba is an accomplished art and culture leader, offering consultancy services and sharing her expertise as a tutor in higher education.

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  • Garvin Sealy

    Garvin Sealy

    With specialisms in stained glass ceramics, sculpture and printmaking Garvin Sealy's work is held in collections in North America, Europe and Asia. With a passion for teaching heritage crafts, he is currently a Co-Director of EqualiTree. 

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  • Heather Shields

    Heather Shields

    Heather Shields is a textile designer and weaver based in Gourock on the west coast of Scotland, specialising in vibrant, contemporary fabrics, homeware and accessories. 

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  • Karen-Ann Dicken

    Karen-Ann Dicken

    Karen-Ann Dicken is a jewellery designer and maker based in Arbroath Scotland. Karen is a Lecturer in jewellery at Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen and her specialist area is the integration of modern technologies with handcraft.

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  • Katia Stewart

    Katia Stewart

    Katia Stewart is Project Manager with Raskl. Previously she was a Global Programme Manager for Crafting Futures, at the British Council.

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  • Lisa  McGovern

    Lisa McGovern

    Lisa McGovern is Curriculum Head for Craft & Design at City of Glasgow College, embedding ethics and sustainability into the Curriculum. With a degree in Jewellery and Silversmithing, Lisa specialises in experimentation with material and processes.

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  • Morag Macpherson

    Morag Macpherson

    Morag Macpherson works from her Kirkcudbright Studio creating patterns and patchwork, influenced by art history and different cultures, for her limited-edition textile accessories and artwear. 

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  • Morven Macrae

    Morven Macrae

    Exhibition Co-ordinator for Garvald Edinburgh. Morven Macrae is committed to promoting and raising the profile of makers with a learning disability and/or autism whilst creating accessible opportunities and networks.

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