DONNA LOWSON
Conceptual Artist

Education
2025 – Present MFA Fine Art, Sheffield Hallam University
2022 – 2024 BA Fine Art, Level 5 + 6, Sheffield Hallam University
2021 – 2022 BA Fine Art, Level 4, Manchester Metropolitan University
2020 – 2021 Foundation Art and Design, The Sheffield College
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Research / Study Visits
2025
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Studied Georgian/Victorian hairwork holdings, Gawthorpe Hall, UK
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Studied mourning jewellery and hair embroidery holdings, Bankfield Museum, UK
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Research findings accepted into the museum archives, Bury Art & Sculpture Museum, UK ([Research link])
2024
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Studied Georgian/Victorian hair embroideries, Bury Art & Sculpture Museum, UK
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Work Experience
2024 – 2025 Volunteer Committee Member, Open Up Sheffield — Social media engagement
2022 – Present Volunteer, Bloc Projects Gallery, Sheffield — Front desk
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Solo Show
2024
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Whispers, The Art House, Sheffield
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Exhibitions
2025
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Self-Portrait, Online Exhibition, Cista Arts, London
2024
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Hidden, Group Exhibition, The House of Smalls Gallery, Edinburgh
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Feedback Showcase, Yorkshire Artspace, Sheffield
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Moral Fibre, Group Exhibition, The House of Smalls Gallery, Edinburgh
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SHU Degree Show, Sheffield Hallam University
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Flowers, Group Exhibition, Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield
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Ones to Watch, Group Exhibition, Sunny Bank Mills, Pudsey
2023
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Winter Warmers, Group Exhibition, Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield
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Interviews / Features
2025
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Artist interview with Green Salon Collective
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Art feature by Human Material Loop
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Collaboration / Residencies
2025 Bankfield Museum: In Loving Memory Exhibition, Halifax, UK
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Loaned personal hairwork collection for display
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Exhibiting artist on select dates, sharing knowledge and demonstrating Georgian and Victorian hairwork techniques
2024 Brown Street Projects: The Occurrence, Sheffield
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Group artist-led residencies responding to a derelict building in Sheffield’s cultural quarter
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Resulted in a 3-day exhibition
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Achievements
2024
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Shortlisted for New Contemporaries
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Workshops
2025
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Hair as Keepsake, Victorian hairwork workshop, Bankfield Museum, Halifax
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Beyond Strands, Victorian hairwork workshop, Danum Gallery, Doncaster
2024
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Timeless Blooms, Victorian hairwork workshop, Kiln Coffee, Sheffield
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Beyond Strands, Victorian hairwork workshop, Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield