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.

 

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.

Emma Torrance | Company director and company manager

Emma joined in early 2023 as company manager and then as Director. She oversees the day to day matters, leads on company management, finances, risk assessments etc. & assists on projects.

 
 

Phoebe Wall-Palmer | fundraISer and Company Director

phoebe first joined as a grass roots Producer in 2017 and now works with us on fundraising and strategy.

Associates

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

Image shows Nasrin, who is an Iranian woman, wearing a yellow cardigan and red scarf. She is dancing, surrounded by others. She wears a shiny party hat.

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.

Theresa is a white woman and has long golden hair, it is tied up. She is wearing a black vest top and looks to the camera. She is taking part in a craft workshop.

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.