Dimity Nicholls
Dimity Nicholls
Executive Director
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I joined Fevered Sleep in the summer of 2019, having previously worked mainly in the visual arts, so a move to a company with a background in dance and theatre was quite a change.
At college I had studied Fine Art, specialising in painting and installation. When I graduated, I didn’t feel confident enough to ‘be an artist’, which I thought meant having a studio and painting all day on my own, but I wanted to work with people. To earn money I worked in offices and shops, and was a cleaner. To gain the arts experience I wanted, I volunteered in galleries, ran workshops for schools and organised a public art exhibition with a group of artists. This led me to work in a local authority arts’ events team in London for ten years, managing a set of artists’ studios and a programme of artist-led engagement projects in parks, community venues and schools.
I help to ensure that the fundraising, finances and people remain healthy and are able to thrive.
When I returned after a parenting break, I gained new experience working front of house at my local arts centre, and took part in the Step Change development programme for arts professionals. During this one year opportunity, I updated my skills and training, undertook work placements and immersed myself in a year of personal and professional creativity. This is when I first saw and was excited by the work of Fevered Sleep.
Having gained a few more years of experience, most recently as Education Director at Cubitt Artists, I was able to move into this role as Fevered Sleep’s Executive Director.
Working with the Fevered Sleep team, I help to ensure that the fundraising, finances and people remain healthy and are able to thrive. I’m enjoying lots of new experiences and continuing to learn, from the team, from the artists and partners with whom we collaborate, and most wonderfully, from our participants.