This CV is a archived page. To see info about my currently work please see my to go to the [Designer Toys], [Illustration] & [3D] pages.
I’ve had quiet a eclectic creative career prior to illustration and on this page you will be able to see some of my key works before 2013. You can click on the thumbnails to see a larger photo of some of the things mentioned in each section. Most of the links below will take you to relevant external links.
Design & Illustration
More information & examples on the [Design, Freelance & Photography (archived)] & [Illustration] page.
| 2011-2013 | Learn Thai – Through Stories, Grammar & Exercises by Karine Jones – Illustration, design & typesetting. |
| 2012 | Dr. Amanda Baden logo – USA MDH Adoption Parenting logo – Ireland |
| 2010 | Somewhere Between documentary film Comics -part of Adopted the Comic Temporal Dynamics of Language research group logo – University Konstanz, Germany Building illustration – Faculty of Linguistics, Philology & Phonetics, Oxford University |
| 2009 | BabyLab photos – Department of Experimental Psychology – Oxford University Comic Family Portraits – Commissions as part of Adopted the Comic ICT Workshop Solutions Logo – Vehicle diagnostic & air conditioning training business |
Workshops
More information & examples on the [Art Workshops] page.
| 2011 | Post-it Workshop (2 sessions) – CASH NW 2011 Summer School – Stockport, UK | |
| 2010 | Comic Workshop – YAP (ICCG) (Lead) & Mask workshop (assist) – Wexford, Ireland Children Adopted from China (CACH) Reunion 2010 Bag Workshop – Hinkley, UK Shadow Puppet Workshops (3 sessions) – CACH NW 2010 Summer School – Stockport, UK | |
| 2009 | T-shirt Workshop – Irish-Chinese Contact Group (ICCG) – Lead Artist, Cork, Ireland | |
| 2008 | T-shirt & Tree Workshop (co-leader) – 1st Hong Kong Adoption Festival, Mother’s Choice Diary of Anne Frank diary making (2 sessions) – Lead Artist, Blackburn Cathedral | |
| 2007 | The Games We Play (Chinese Games) (3 Sessions) – Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester | |
| 2006 | Shadow Puppets Workshop – The Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art (formerly Chinese Arts Centre) Story Makers (4 sessions) – Manchester Art Gallery with Chinese Arts Centre Puppets (5 sessions) – Lead Artist, Wai Yin Chinese Women Society with Manchester Adult Education Service (MAES) Mask Making (2 Sessions) – Lead Artist, Wai Yin Chinese Women Society, Manchester Photography Workshop working with elderly Chinese group – Chinese Arts Centre Origami (Assistant) – Manchester In Bloom project |
Community Projects & Groups
More information & examples on the [Community Projects] pages.
| Current | Adopted Vietnamese International (AVI) – Website Designer & Advisory Network Member adoptedvietnamese.org | |
| 2012 | Hong Kong Adoptees Network (HKAN) – Website Designer, Logo & Branding hkadopteesnetwork.com | |
| 2009-2012 | Adopted the Comic (Collaboration) – Creator & Illustrator, online adoptedthecomic.com | |
| 2009-2011 | Chinese Adult Adoptee Worldwide Reunion Website (CAAWR) Website Designer & Committee Member caawr.com |
Talks & Panels
More information & examples on [Panels & Talks] page.
| 2011 | Thai Adoption UK (TAUK) Adult Adoptee Seminar – Panel Speaker, Wimbledon, London | |
| 2010 | Midland Post Adoption Support Group – Artist talk and Q&A, Mullingar, Ireland | |
| 2008 | 1st Hong Kong Adoption Festival, Mother’s Choice – Panel Speaker, Hong Kong, China VietIrishSupport – guest speaker, Cork Ireland ICCG Global Girls Ireland Tour – on a panel of speakers, many venus in Ireland CACH Reunion/ Conference – on panel of Speakers from Global Girls, Hinckley UK Mekong Club (a Vietnamese society) – Guest speaker, Buckinghamshire UK NOISE Festival Launch – Artist representative, 11 Downing street, London | |
| 2007 | PAD Scheme (round 3) – Guess Speaker, Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester | |
| 2006 | Self Portrait UK Refugee Launch – Guess Speaker, Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens Self Portrait UK Refugee Launch – Guess Speaker, The Arc, Stockton-on-Tees |
Education
| 2007 | Level 3 City & Guilds Diploma in Video Production – Distinction, WFA, Manchester | |
| 2004-2005 | MA Media Arts – Distinction, Manchester Metropolitan University | |
| 2001-2004 | BA (Hons) Photography – 2:1, Manchester Metropolitan University | |
| 2000-2001 | Foundation Art – Skipton School of Art & Media (Craven College) |
Exhibitions, Screenings & Other Projects
More information & examples on [Adoption Art] pages.
| 2009 | Trans-cultural Adoptee Films (TAF) – 2009. Australia-wide. | |
| 2008 | plAAy – Contemporary Asian Art, Waterloo Pavilions, Blackburn | |
| 2007 | EIGHT Exhibition, Setting Up Scheme Group Exhibition, CUBE Gallery, Manchester Exodus Shorts Film Festival, URBIS & Big Screen, Manchester, UK Lets Go Expo! Short film screenings, Lets Go Global, Manchester, UK WFA’s Summer Showcase, WFA, Manchester, UK | |
| 2006 | My Life in the News – Noise Festival, URBIS, Manchester Sock Bunnies – Residency Open Studio, The Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art (formerly Chinese Arts Centre), Manchester Twelve – Curio Shop Art Group, BBC Big Screen, Manchester | |
| 2005 | Contributor to On the Shelf by Harfleet & Jack – Rogue Studios, Manchester The Living Room – MIRIAD (MA Media Arts Show), Manchester Met. Uni. Look at Me – National Portrait Gallery, London | |
| 2004 | BA Photography Degree Show, Manchester Met. Uni. | |
| 2003 | Ogle, Green Room, Manchester Self-Portrait UK, National Portrait Gallery, London – UK touring exhibition: – National Portrait Gallery, London – National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff – Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow – Manchester Art Gallery – Ormeau Baths, Belfast – London Underground Piccadilly Circus – Tyne&Wear Metro, Newcastle – The Guardian Newspaper – Channel 4 short film interview. | |
| 2002 | YR1 Competition contributor, Photographer’s Gallery, London – UK touring exhibition: – Photographer’s Gallery, London – Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool – Stills Gallery, Edinburgh |
Residencies & Schemes
| 2007-2008 | Flying Start – Arts Council England & the Northern Edge Social Enterprise Scheme | |
| 2006-2008 | Setting Up Scheme – Design Initiative (org. now closed)) including a 2 year residency at Lets Go Global PAD Scheme (Professional Artist Development) – The Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art (formerly Chinese Arts Centre), Manchester | |
| 2006 | Whisper Residency, Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester, UK |
Awards & Competitions
| 2011 | BAAF‘s National Adoption Week Film Competition (Silver Winner) | |
| 2006 | My Life in the News (Winner), Noise Festival, UK | |
| 2005 | Global 24 (Winner), URBIS, Manchester | |
| 2003 | Self-Portrait UK (one of the Winners), Media 19 and Channel4, UK |
Work & Experience
| 2007-2008 | Casual Front of House – The Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester | |
| 2007 | 2 day work experience – BBC Broadcasting & BBC Vietnamese, London |
Publications
| 2013 | Learn Thai – Through Stories, Grammar & Exercises (education book) by Karine Jones – Illustration, design & typesetting by me. | |
| 2012 | To be British, Vietnamese , Chinese and Me (Written) – Chosen – Living with Adoption (book anthology) – BAAF | |
| 2011 | Orchid – More Voices – A Collection of Works from Asian Adoptees (book anthology) – Yeong & Yeong Book Company | |
| 2009 | Tag Cloud & Sock Bunnies – Pieces of Me: Who Do I Want to Be? (book anthology) – EMK Press | |
| 2007 | Mei’s Role Model (Article I wrote in Oct/Nov 2007 issue) – Mei Magazine |
