Programme Leader (Validated Programmes)

Sharon Ting graduated with an MA in Textiles from the Royal College of Art in 1992. Since then, she has built an international career as a designer-maker, artist, and educator, exhibiting nationally and internationally through galleries, trade shows, and exhibitions. Her distinctive scarf collections have been stocked by leading retailers including Liberty, Selfridges, Takashimaya New York, and Joyce Hong Kong.

Alongside her creative practice, Sharon has over 30 years of experience in higher education as an academic, Course Leader and Programme Director for Fashion Design and Textiles at The University for the Creative Arts. She has led and managed programmes across foundation, undergraduate, postgraduate levels in textiles for fashion and interiors. She is an External Examiner and a Senior Fellow of Advanced Higher Education (2023).

Sharon's practice is driven by the creative use of diverse materials and explores the application of textiles across art, architecture, interiors, craft, and fashion. Her work is held in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Crafts Council UK. She has received numerous awards, including the Pantone European Colour Award, the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers Award, the Liberty Print Prize, the New Generation Award, and recognition from the British Fashion Council.

Over the past two decades, Sharon has completed a wide range of commissioned textile projects for public buildings and private residences, collaborating with architects, interior designers, and art consultants to create both decorative and functional works. In 2024, she was part of the team awarded the European Arts and International Design Award, in recognition for the art-based interior design, featuring her designs for several art interventions for the Sanctuary Space at the Louisa Martindale Building, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton.