Jamila Walker Visual Artist

Memberships

Axis member from 2017

AIR Member 2008 - 17

Member of the Shropshire Visual Arts Network 2012 - 14

Collectives Hey Doll! & Elixir Arts 2009 - 16

Hive Media Centre, Shrewsbury, Artist Trustee, 2018 - 2024

Steering group, Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery 2019

Artist group - Natural Outsiders 2020

Meadow Arts

Cultural Consortium Shropshire from 2020

Arts Connection - Cyswllt Celf from 2020

Eastside Projects from 2020

Editor and Wellbeing and content creator of ‘The Rainbow Times’ monthly newsletter for Taking Part, Qube and Shropshire Council from 2022 - 25

Work created for the Coffin Works, Birmingham

Education

University of Derby, Photography BA (Hons) 2004

Walsall College, BTEC Art and Design & GNVQ Drawing & Mark Making,

2001

Other Qualifications,

2005 Child Development, Child Protection, Basic Health and Safety, Therapeutic crisis intervention, Introduction to Manual Handling,

2007- 10 (RAW Courses)

Conservation for Dummies, Handling, Packing and Moving, Understanding the Museum Environment, Using Archives, Digital Photography, Welcome All, Understanding Audiences

2009 – 2018 Enter Arts, Manual Handling, First Aid Mental Health, Cultural Awareness,

Safeguarding Children and Young People and adults, Makaton, Welcome All, Manual Handling, Understanding and Managing challenging behaviour, Physical disabilities, Effective communication, Accessibility Awareness, Autism awareness, Dementia awareness, Data protection.

2019- 2020 Promoting equality, Autism - women of the spectrum, Understanding Learning disabilities

2021 - SSCP: Raising Awareness in Safeguarding Children & Young People

2022 - Substance Misuse – An introduction

2024 - Oliver McGowan Online training Tier 1

2024 – Deaf/Blind awareness communication, with Sense Arts and Wellbeing

2025 Raising Awareness in Safeguarding Children and Young People