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
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
