Dulwich OnView magazine celebrates the people and culture of Dulwich and the surrounding areas of South East London.
Background
The magazine came about when a group of us, who love the Dulwich area and already write, blog, take photographs and so on, met up through the Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery and decided to collaborate.
From East to West Dulwich and beyond we wanted to recognise the eclectic nature of life round here, the breadth of people and livelihoods, the rude health of the Arts, and the buoyant sense of community, and subvert the tired old caricatures lazily ascribed to our South London home. All our team members and contributors are volunteers. If you would like to volunteer or contribute, as a writer, photographer, filmmaker, illustrator, or interviewer then please go to our Get Involved page.
Please let us how we’re doing, by commenting on articles or emailing us at editor@dulwichonview.org.uk. To find out more about how this magazine came about you can listen to Yang-May Ooi’s phone blog.
The Friends of the Dulwich Picture Gallery is a vibrant and friendly community with events and activities supporting the art and work of the Dulwich Picture Gallery.
Editorial Team
Shapa Begum
Editor
Born and raised in East Dulwich, I’ve been the Editor of Dulwich OnView since 2010. I’m also part of the Communications team at Dulwich Picture Gallery. I love what I do here at Dulwich OnView, I’m absolutely passionate about south London and reaching out to local communities. When not working, I love to read (reading ‘The Hobbit’ at the moment), visit museums and hole up in a café somewhere. I am currently working on a new article series for DOV – Hotdesking in south London! (coming soon).
Ingrid Beazley
Supervisor, Co-Editor and ex-Chair of the Friends Committee
I’m a teacher. I’ve worked in the education department of Dulwich Picture Gallery for 14 years, guiding, lecturing and teaching anyone from 7 years old to degree level. I have run a number of education projects (in a remand home, a prison, a local primary school) and am now the e-learning project developer. I commission articles rather than write them and am mainly in charge of the Gallery related articles. And I’ve just been made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in recognition of what I do for the Gallery and for DOV!
Angie Macdonald
Co-Editor and Writer
Angie has a background in teaching, life-coaching and freelance writing. She is passionate about simple, effective communication and listening to other people’s stories. She is a web designer and partner in communications and social media consultancy, ZenGuide.co.uk
Anna Sayburn
Founding Member and Writer
Anna is a journalist working for the BMJ publishing group. She has worked as a news reporter and arts editor for local newspapers and as science editor for medical magazines. She likes eating, writing nonsense and playing the ukelele. She blogs at www.annasayburn.com and http://bloomsburybluestocking.wordpress.com.
Steve Slack
Writer
Steve is a writer and researcher based in East Dulwich. He’s most often to be found either in a museum or in the bar. Or even museums which have bars. Steve blogs about museums, galleries and all sorts of things at steveslack.co.uk.
Andrea Szeplaki
Writer for Dulwich Picture Gallery
A trained journalist from Hungary, Andrea has been living in London since 2006. Working for Dulwich Picture Gallery’s Communications Team, she is curiously searching for ways to promote the Gallery’s events and activities in the local community. Apart from her passion for arts and handicrafts, she is hoping to volunteer for a medical alert charity which trains dogs to assist children with diabetes.
Anna Maria Di Brina
Journalist
Anna has worked as book editor for Publishing Houses and as freelance art journalist in Italy. Now she is bringing up her two little daughters and trying to put her finger on living in (South) London.
Yang-May Ooi
Founding Member and Social Media Advisor
Yang-May created the concept of Dulwich OnView as a community blog. She has an in-depth knowledge of social media and business as well as being a business writer, novelist and keen blogger. She loves making connections with people online as well as in real world settings. Yang-May blogs at FusionView.co.uk
Tahra Morton
Illustrator
I’m currently living in Brussels, working as a graphic designer for Eurocontrol. A frequent traveller I have previously lived in the Netherlands, South Africa and the Czech Republic, though I have a soft spot for East Dulwich after living there for 8 months. In my free time I continue to illustrate www.tahramorton.blogspot.com and have an interest in publishing, web design and online communication.
Our past regular writers and photographers
Rebecca Portsmouth
Photographer and writer
Rebecca is a wedding and portrait photographer based in south London. When not working, she loves visiting galleries and finding new places for afternoon tea or morning coffees. See Rebecca’s website for more details.
Greville Havenhand
Writer
Greville Havenhand came from a teetotal family but was introduced to good (and bad) wine by Oxford dons in the 1950s. Travelling the world as a BBC documentary maker and editor he grew to appreciate the versatility of wine and wine makers. On taking early retirement he acquired his Wine and Spirit Education Trust qualifications. For the last ten years Greville has led wine tours to France, he regularly gives tutored wine tastings and lectures to wine societies and is a contributing editor to wineontheweb.co.uk. He is an active member of the Dulwich Wine Society.
Aquamanda, aka Amanda Greatorex
Writer
Amanda is a local musician, DJ and Dulwich mum, often found leading a class of young school children round the gallery by day, djing and singing her own ambient songs next to the Gainsborough’s at night (monthly Lates). Dj-ing includes memorable parties at the BBC from Bruce Forsythe’s 80th and Sports Relief, Design launches in the West End, to local birthday parties and weddings. She is also a Dulwich festival regular performer (Goose Green fair) and the Big Chill festival.
Nicki Pickering
I’ve just started a PhD at the University of London studying collecting, collections, the country house and museum history in 19th century Britain. It is a pleasure to say I began my career in the Heritage Sector at Dulwich Picture Gallery as a Gallery Attendant. I now also have an MA in curating from the Courtauld Institute and have been an assistant curator for the Royal Collection, National Portrait Gallery, The Tower of London and Hampton Court Palace. I qualified as an aerobics instructor earlier in 2009 and am teaching group exercise classes when I can.
Steve Overbury
Now a writer, Steve has also been a record company staffer, a recording engineer, a band manager, a graphic designer, a pig farmer, a fishmonger and Joan Collins’ chauffeur. His first book, Guns, Cash and Rock ‘n’ Roll: The Managers was published in 2007, and London Babylon: The Beatles and the Stones in the Swinging Sixties was published in November 2009.
Laverne Hunt
I am a film maker and founder of charity www.mcnltd.org. I love film. I have been making films with young people for the last couple of years. I enjoy the challenge of using comedy and documentary and finding quirky ways of reaching new audiences whether it be a screening at the BFI, a gallery or the House of Commons I like people to go home having had a engaging time.
Daniel Pateman
I enjoy creative writing, movies of all sorts, and listening to music (especially David Bowie). My vices are red wine, my love of all kinds of food, and my lack of will power. I am currently studying for a degree in Humanities and Media at Birkbeck, and working full time in any job that will pay the bills!
Erica Green
From Hong Kong to New Cross, London – what a culture shock! I grew up in the Far East and came over to do a degree at the Laban Centre. From my first career as a contemporary dancer/choreographer, I’ve gone on to establish my own lifestyle consultancy and I find myself here, in Dulwich, fifteen years on. Communication takes many forms and I’m really enjoying the DOV opportunity of sharing some of my thoughts and ideas with you all.
Lorenzo Ali
I’m a Dulwich based photographer and still fairly new to South London having arrived here via Moscow and Johannesburg (one was too hot, the other too cold). I was originally inspired as a child by my mother who landed from Switzerland with her German Dacora camera (which I still have). After 20 ‘sharp suited’ years in advertising I’ve finally donned my worn-out jeans and turned a passion into a career as a freelance photographer. As a father of three young boys I’m hoping one of them will also take up an interest in daddy’s big camera and help lug my heavy case around! http://www.lorenzophotography.co.uk/
Patrick Knight
Patrick fell in love with the villlagey feel of East Dulwich after several years in london, hopes to become a regular contributor after a very warm reception from the people at DoV.
Nigel Thorpe
Nigel is a committed amateur, aspirant allotment holder, and occasional tennis player. He loves music and likes to write about things that are unusual and might raise a smile.
Bella Tullo
I used to work in advertising and TV production and am now studying History of Art foundation course at Birkbeck College. I also enjoy film and am a volunteer for GalleryFilm, the Friends of DPG film society.
Angela Corrias
Founding Editor, Writer and Photographer
Angela contributed to the editorial style of DOV as one of the acting editors and collaborated in its content with interviews to local artists and coverage of local events.
‘Jane Morris’
‘Jane Morris’ is the pseudonym for a local counsellor. Jane has a private counselling practice in South London. Her background is in Art & Design and she has worked on City Limits magazine in the late 80s and then for a trade union, before feeling compelled to re-train as a counsellor. Her theoretical background comes from the Humanistic tradition, and is greatly influenced by Buddhism and meditation. Jane set up Buddhist meditation teaching in the Green fields at the Glastonbury festival in the 90s which is still flourishing today.
Catherine Fraher
Writer
Catherine used to work for companies like eBay, the Financial Times and FHM. Now she is bringing up her daughter, Eve, and finally getting round to all the books, films, exhibitions and travelling she never managed before. “Pleasure First!”
David Bottomley
Writer
I’m Literary Manager of the Jack Studio Theatre and a freelance writer and artist based in Brockley.
Sally Smy
Fashion Writer
Born and raised in South London, I enjoyed a successful twenty-year career in fashion buying, working for many leading high street retailers before setting up Queen Bee Styling. As well as helping to transform my clients, my role as a personal stylist has enabled me to organise events to champion small local businesses. A long time resident, I love Dulwich, not least because I was married in the village at the beautiful Christ’s Chapel. You can email me at: sally@queenbeestyling.com.
Ceri Jones
Writer
Ceri is a journalist and serial hobbyist who dedicates her time to music, dusty books, tattoos and crochet, and believes that a cup of tea solves everything. When she’s not chasing a story, she’s a roller derby girl with the London Rockin’ Rollers. Her aim is to always be curious.
Sheila O’Reilly
Dulwich Books Contributor
Dublin born Sheila is proprietor of award winning Dulwich Books in Croxted Road. After stints in the travel industry and then publishing, she became a bookseller 15 years ago. When not leading the team in the shop she enjoys playing tennis and golf, is a keen supporter of Ireland’s rugby team and has a deep interest in art and architecture, and is an active member of the Dulwich Picture Gallery 1811 club.
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