JOSHUA DAVID HESTER

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Joshua Hester is a UK-based writer, visual artist, and publishing practitioner. His work centres around Books as both vessel and voice—embracing and reimagining their form through self-published poetry, performance, and handcrafted editions. Rooted in rhythm, reflection, and community, his practice considers how personal expression meets shared experience through the printed word.

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Every design is a moment of stillness pulled from motion — a quiet shape in the chaos. What I do is not just design, but a kind of listening. To nature. To space. To people. To the unseen harmony that wants to emerge. These works are traces of that practice — one that is deeply lived, gently refined, and forever unfolding.

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Exhibitions
Well Books Fair
Co-hosted with Exhibition
Fusebox, Kingston
March 2025
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FuseWell
Hosted Creative Event
Fusebox, Kingston
September 2024

Creative Sparks
Showcasing Art Books & Poetry
Fusebox, Exhibition
February 2024

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Press
Meet Joshua Hester
Learning the Craft
7.05.25  |  Canvas Rebel
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Well Books Fair
7.03.25  |  Stanley Picker Gallery
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Meet our new Creative Talent Programme Artist!
27.03.2024  |  Creative Youth
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Creative Sparks - February 2024
29.02.2024  |  Creative Youth
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Creative Sparks - Care & Healing
19.02.2024  |  Creative Youth
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Education
Creatives in Publishing: Binding a Path to Being Published
Camden Art Centre
[2025]

BA Graphic Design (First) 
Kingston University 
[4 years]

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Experience Freelance Web Design
Great Garden Designs
2025

Poetic Book Binding Workshop #2
Esher College
Christopher Knowles
2025

Book Arts Workshop
Ham Youth Club
2025

Freelance Web Design
Bishops Gardening Services
2025

Parkour Coach
Foucan Academy
2023-Present

Poetic Book Binding Workshop #1
Esher College
Christopher Knowles
2024

Artist in Residence
Fusebox, Creative Youth
Kingston Upon Thames
2024-25

Branding & Design Internship
Muneebah Creative
Remote (London)
2022-23

Ralph & Co Creative
London
2017

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Skills
Creating space
Connecting people
Typesetting
Page Composition
Editorial Design
Poetic Book Binding
Writing Poetry with ease
Storytelling (Visual & Written)
Long-stitch Book Binding
Case Bound Book Binding
Coptic stitch Binding
Pamphlet Binding
線裝 xian zhuang (Stab) Binding
Intuitive Design Harmony
Spoken Word Performance
Screenprinting garments
Book cover design

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AwardsCreative Talent Programme 
Artist Residency
Fusebox: Creative Youth
2024-25

Last Updated 13.05.25

JOSHUA’S WORKS

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