Meet the Artful Dodgers Studios team
Artful Dodgers Studios is an art and music studio for young people, staffed by a small and dedicated team.
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Coordinator
Danielle Sherry
Danielle Sherry is the Coordinator of Artful Dodgers Studios. She uses her administrative skills to manage the business end of things. She also gets to create amazing experiences for schools, corporates, community groups and festivals. She loves working at Artful Dodgers Studios because she gets to see how important it is for people to see and hear the courage and resilience of people living in our communities.
Danielle Sherry is the Coordinator of Artful Dodgers Studios. She uses her administrative skills to manage the business end of things. She also gets to create amazing experiences for schools, corporates, community groups and festivals. She loves working at Artful Dodgers Studios because she gets to see how important it is for people to see and hear the courage and resilience of people living in our communities.
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Artist
Jason Penfold
Jason Penfold has lived a creative life right from the start! From extracting colours from flowers grown in his mum’s garden to studying the extensive uses of art therapy to his own artistic practise working with natural history. He enjoys working within an art studio space with young people to help them thrive creatively Jason believes that young people’s artistic abilities need to be nurtured as they are the future.
Jason Penfold has lived a creative life right from the start! From extracting colours from flowers grown in his mum’s garden to studying the extensive uses of art therapy to his own artistic practise working with natural history. He enjoys working within an art studio space with young people to help them thrive creatively Jason believes that young people’s artistic abilities need to be nurtured as they are the future.
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Musician
Jesse Sullivan
Jesse Sullivan is a multi-instrumentalist, producer and DJ. He specialises in electronic music and hip hop, with an interest in a wide variety of musical genres. His skills include recording, beat making, production, composition and song-writing. Helping young people realise their ideas and follow their musical passions and hearing new songs every day are just a few of the reasons Jesse loves working at the Artful Dodgers Studios.
Jesse Sullivan is a multi-instrumentalist, producer and DJ. He specialises in electronic music and hip hop, with an interest in a wide variety of musical genres. His skills include recording, beat making, production, composition and song-writing. Helping young people realise their ideas and follow their musical passions and hearing new songs every day are just a few of the reasons Jesse loves working at the Artful Dodgers Studios.
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Artist
Betra Fraval
Betra Fraval is a Community Cultural Development Artist at Artful Dodgers. She has 20 years of experience as a professional artist, represented by James Makin Gallery (Collingwood). She graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts and has been a finalist in the R&M McGivern Prize and a finalist in the John Leslie Art Prize 2020. In 2019, she received two international residencies through the Helsinki International Artist Program, Finland and Res Artis Project residencies at Hotel Sainte Valiere, France. She has a passion for painting, talking about art, and building community, with an interest in encouraging young people to explore their unique creative interests and find confidence in their own agency.
Betra Fraval is a Community Cultural Development Artist at Artful Dodgers. She has 20 years of experience as a professional artist, represented by James Makin Gallery (Collingwood). She graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts and has been a finalist in the R&M McGivern Prize and a finalist in the John Leslie Art Prize 2020. In 2019, she received two international residencies through the Helsinki International Artist Program, Finland and Res Artis Project residencies at Hotel Sainte Valiere, France. She has a passion for painting, talking about art, and building community, with an interest in encouraging young people to explore their unique creative interests and find confidence in their own agency.