Who We Are

Fiona has over 20 years experience in marketing and commercial partnerships specializing in bringing businesses together to create greater opportunities. Currently working as a marketing consultant she also qualified in law.

Having spent many years living and working all over the world she is now back in Scotland and hopes to use her business skills to benefit the Creative Industries in Renfrewshire where she is from and where her family have lived for many years.

I grew up in Corseford, just outside of Johnstone, and Paisley has always been my town.

I work as Head of Art & Design at West College Scotland in Paisley and have ‘served my time’ as a musician in Paisley. I currently sing and play guitar in a band that are proud to say they come from Paisley. I love all areas of the Creative Industries and have a wide spectrum of experiences in most areas. I hope to use these experiences to share, help and facilitate great creativity in the whole of Renfrewshire.

Trading as Cultural Planning Practice, Liz Gardiner is a Doctoral Researcher, artist, teacher and free-lance consultant specialising in cultural planning. As a Doctoral Researcher and Associate Lecturer at the University of the West of Scotland, she develops and delivers continuing professional development modules in cultural planning. As executive director of the cultural social enterprise charity, Fablevision, she develops and delivers case study examples in practice, often in partnership with other third sector organisations, community development trusts or local authorities. She is currently supporting social enterprise development in Scotland via Senscot (Scotlands national network for social entrepreneurs) and chairs Creative Renfrewshire (a collaborative network of creatives in Renfrewshire.