Our Team

Maison Foo is led by Bethany and Emma.

with each project, we work with an incredible team of artists, collaborators, specialists and communities.

 
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Bethany sheldon | Artistic director & founder member

Beth co-founded Maison Foo in 2008 with fellow creative & clown Kathryn Lowe. Beth now leads as Artistic Director, cooking up the ideas behind our projects and leading on our mission.

Kathryn Lowe | founder member & Company Director

Kathryn founded Maison Foo with Bethany in 2008. Stepping back as co-Artistic Director in 2019, Kathryn is a valued company Director.

Rachel adams | Company Director

Rachel joined in 2022 as Executive Producer and has remained with us as a valued company Director.

Emma Torrance | Company manager

Emma joined in early 2023 as company manager. She oversees the day to day matters, leads on company management & assists on projects.

Associates

Our projects would not be possible without the help of these wonderful people.

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Nasrin Samavi | Community associate Artist

Nasrin started working with us in 2018 as a key community ambassador. Also a writer, poet and sculptor, Nasrin brings her creativity to every project we produce.

Felicity Bromley-Hall

Felicity documents our work, creating videos and images into documentaries that celebrate our process and help our participants feel special.

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Theresa Hempsall | associate artist & facilitator

Theresa is an artist, excellent cook and an Art Therapist. We work with Theresa to run our sanctuary projects and with our Creative Sanctuary Group.

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Kate Chapman | Associate Artist

Kate is our key creative and company mentors, specialising in audio, podcasting and radio. Joining us for Meet Your Neighbour Installation in 2019, Kate now supports our community storytelling.

Sameena Khan |
Associate Artist

Sameena’s our Creative Mentors, she came on board as a creative facilitator and interviewer for the Meet Your Neighbour Installation & is a Director, Drama Practitioner and Performer.

Jo McLeish

Jo is our Marketing & PR guru, specialising in working with People Seeking Sanctuary in the UK. Jo makes sure we’re telling the world about our projects & helps us to make impact.

we have an amazing advisary steering group who bring wide ranging experience and knowlege to help steer and guide us in our work.

These lovely people are: kathryn ralls, sarah brigham, sameena khan, Maha alomari and Jennifer sumner.