Team
At Work Show Grow, you will be guided and championed by the first-hand experience and expertise of a passionate team facilitated by Natasha and Simon.
Natasha Caruana
Founder of Work Show Grow
Specialisms: photography, art education, widening the avenues of access for all creatives, positive collaboration
Natasha Caruana is an award winning and internationally recognised artist and educator. She works across photography, moving image, and installation. She has had solo shows at the International Center of Photography, New York; Paris Photo; and Rencontres d’Arles, France and has been in group shows at Turner Contemporary, Margate; Institut pour la Photographie, Lille, France; FACT, Liverpool, UK, Nicéphore Niépce Museum, France; Science Gallery, London; and The Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney.
Natasha has been a passionate educator, and for the past 15 years has taught in universities across the world. She is a Senior Lecturer of Photography and holds a part-time post at University of the Arts London. Natasha has an MA in Photography from the Royal College of Art, London and is a member of the Higher Education Academy. She was the first and only one to go to university in her family and has never forgotten the freedom education has brought to her life. She founded Work Show Grow in 2018 to educate and inspire creatives outside of the traditional educational system. Natasha’s speciality is her positive attitude, ability to bring people together, and telling it how it is.
Simon Sweetman
Producer at Work Show Grow
Specialisms: print-production, Arts and Culture, London Theatre, keeping everything in order
Simon worked in print for almost 30 years. He left school at 17, and followed a practical hands-on route to a professional career. Following his father's footsteps onto the factory floor, he took a print apprenticeship learning the craft of typesetting - through print to production. Throughout Simon’s career he has specialised in working within Art and Culture, predominantly with London theatres. He has worked with and printed the work of Tillmans, Goldfrapp, Soth, Kander, and Goldin for theatres such as The National Theatre, The Royal Opera House, and The Old Vic. He has produced and managed the printing of over 10 million theatre programmes during his career, and oversaw combined annual client accounts worth over £1 million.
Simon started supporting Work Show Grow’s online activities during the COVID-19 lockdown, and when it came to going back to the print studio, he felt he couldn’t leave the “incredible” community that he had been part of building (genuinely his words, not ours!). He decided to make a career pivot and get fully involved, bringing his producing expertise to work with the team full time. Simon’s speciality is his encyclopaedic knowledge of printing, paper, and binding; working to tight deadlines and keeping everything (and everyone … particularly creatives) in order.
We are also supported by a talented team of freelancers
Community Manager - Yasmin
Graphic Designer - Louise at LULA CREATES
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Copywriter - Sasha
Instagram: frankandfeel
Photographer - Michaela - MKing Visuals
Instagram: mkingvisuals
Digital creator - Alice Cooke
Instagram: alicevcooke
Proofreader - Felix Fox