Carmel Woolmington is the Technician and Installation Lead for Vital Arts, and is responsible for managing the Trust’s extensive art collection, including maintenance, conservation, auditing and inventory.

She also works with commissioned artists on all technical aspects such as installation and fabrication. Carmel brings over seven years' experience as a producer, strategy manager and technician in hospital arts, delivering complex public art commissions and Creative Health programmes. 

Carmel produced the art strategy for Bethlem Gallery, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, and was Creative Producer for two new mental health facilities, New Douglas Bennet House adults and Pears Maudsley Centre for children and young people. She was also the Arts Manager for Chelsea and Westminster NHS Trust, during which she produced and curated a Creative Health exhibition for Saatchi Gallery. 

Prior to this, she worked as an independent creative producer and fabricator for clients such as Bestival, Camille Walala, The Nightingale Project, Collage Works and Lord Whitney.

As well as in-depth technical, production and strategic knowledge, Carmel brings her lived-experience as a young carer for a parent with complex physical and mental health needs. This lived-experience drives much of her work and commitment to delivering meaningful, high-quality and impactful schemes to support the patient, relative and staff experience.