Abbie Mooney

Leeds Arts University

Illustrator as participant: Exploring material processes as heritage-making

Abbie Mooney is an illustrator and educator in print and craft processes. Her practice is grounded in her Northern working-class upbringing and her family heritage in textile manufacturing. Having taught technical processes in Further Education for several years, she has returned to Leeds Arts University to complete a practice-based Masters in Illustration with Graphic Novel. Her research focuses on industrial heritage and the strength of authorial illustration to enliven hidden narratives.