Louise is an experienced Employability and Careers Advisor with over fifteen years of practice across secondary, higher, and adult education, as well as within the charity sector supporting individuals affected by homelessness and incarceration. Holding a postgraduate qualification in Careers Information, Education and Guidance in Higher Education from the University of Warwick, she adopts a person-centred, research-informed approach that has earned her Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy. At Arts University Plymouth, she delivers one-to-one guidance and designs curriculum-embedded sessions on professional development for creative practitioners. Alongside her advisory work, Louise is a novelist with an MA in Creative Writing (Crime) from the University of East Anglia and the author of The Lake, My Husband’s Secrets, and Vengeance Street, bringing narrative insight to her commitment to empowering artists to realise their personal and professional ambitions.

This webinar supports visual artists in clarifying what “good enough” means within their own practice without relying on external validation or approval. It explores how to recognise completion without overworking, how to stand confidently in one’s own assessment of the work, and how to communicate about art with clarity rather than neediness. Participants are guided in developing a strong personal 'cover story' for their work, one that is grounded, concise, and self-trusting, alongside practical strategies for responding to criticism in ways that preserve creative authority, emotional steadiness, and professional integrity.

 

Time & Date: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM, London Time, 21st January 2026