Team

The research for this project was led by Mathilde Pavis (University of Exeter), Karen Huckvale (Co-founder of  Insider Art and founding director/trustee of Arts & Health SouthWest) and Tania Barton (University of Exeter, former practising solicitor).

Mathilde Pavis is Senior Lecturer and researcher at the University of Exeter (Law School). Mathilde holds a PhD in intellectual property law, and her work specialises in the legal protection of artists within copyright and performers’ rights.

Karen Huckvale is an artist, Art Psychotherapist and trainer with a background in Art Education. She has many years’ experience working in NHS adolescent, assertive outreach and acute services. Karen has worked within Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services for Devon Primary Care NHS Trust. Karen has a small private practice working with adults and young people over 16 years old. She is a British Association of Art Therapists approved supervisor. Karen is a director and treasurer of the registered charity Arts & Health South West and trustee and secretary of the Self Heal Association, an arts and therapies registered charity. She also works as an artist in Arts & Health settings.

Tania Barton is a PhD candidate and research fellow at the University of Exeter (Law School). Her interests lie in capacity matters, and she is currently undertaking qualitative work with consumers living with dementia, exploring mental capacity, consumer rights and equality laws. As a former practicing solicitor, she specialised in a wide range of contract matters.

Participants

The research team would like to wholeheartedly thank the project participants. Your contribution to the project was invaluable, and this project would not have been possible without you.

We would like to individually thank:
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We are equally grateful to participants who preferred to remain anonymous, which is why their name does not feature on this list. A warm thank you.

Partners

The research project is funded by the Wellcome Centre for Cultures and Environments of Health at the University of Exeter.

The project is also supported by Exeter Law School and the Sciences, Culture and the Law Research Centre at Exeter.