Pauline Watson (Chair from 2000)
Pauline has combined working as a free-lance ceramic artist with family life and a career in education for over 30 years. Early on, she co-founded the Dove Centre, Butleigh, which provided 10 practicing artists with 5 studio spaces, a gallery and shop and offered a broad programme art and craft courses to the public. She has continued to be involved in similar projects which aim to provide opportunities and support for visual artists and craftspeople as well as make them and what they do accessible to the public. This includes her involvement in SAW Ltd. As a long-term lecturer in 3D/Ceramics at Strode College, Street, she has been responsible for the development of its lively and highly successful 3D department.

Lyn Mowat
Lyn sees her role as a building block in the structure of SAW. She upholds the principles that SAW stands for and works to help the individual artist in every possible way. She enjoys networking with both artists and the public and liaises closely with the Area Reps. Lyn says ‘SAW has a wide and varied programme and I never cease to be amazed at its many activities and achievements for the artists of Somerset. I am a practicing artist and have been working professionally since I graduated in 1988. My subject matter often reflects ecology and my involvement with the small farm where I live’.

Naomi Cudmore
Naomi Cudmore is a freelance consultant based on Exmoor, with over ten years' experience in publishing, marketing and communications. Specialist areas include healthcare, arts and crafts, rural businesses and ocean racing. Following an English degree at Oxford University (graduating 1996), Naomi began freelancing for arts, crafts and business magazines. She divides her time between writing for UK and USA publications, working freelance in NHS communications and with artists, makers and local businesses to produce marketing material, websites and internal communications.

Alice Crane
Alice Crane is a Somerset based visual artist and long standing SAW member. Alice also heads up SPAEDA (Somerset Partnerships Arts Education Agency ) a non-profit organisation working across all art forms to develop creativity in young people and to create partnerships and share good practice in the wider field of arts, education and creative learning.

Tim Martin
Tim Martin is a practicing artist and arts administrator who lives in Devon. Since 2000 he has worked in Somerset as part-time visual arts coordinator at The Brewhouse Theatre and Arts Centre in Taunton during which time he has collaborated on several projects with SAW. For the past 6 years Tim has also delivered the professional practice module on the Fine Art Degree at Somerset College as a visiting lecturer.

Bronwen Gwillam
'I am a practicing artist based in Wiveliscombe, Somerset.  I work on a freelance basis on a range of arts, health, education  and public art projects in Somerset and the South West.
I have known and supported the work of Somerset Art Works for over 12 years and feel that the organisation is currently responding to new opportunities and developing in exciting new ways.'

Richard Pomeroy
'As a practicing artist I feel I have crucial experience to pass on to the board.  I also have a background in the curatorial and commercial gallery aspects of the art world that I hope the board would find useful.  I’m also a firm believer that SAW has a great deal to offer artists in Somerset and potential to achieve more.'

If you are interested in finding out about becoming a SAW Board member please contact Pauline Watson via the SAW office  info@somersetartworks.org.uk tel: 01458 253800