Alex

Vivacious Visual Arts Educator, with over 20 years tutoring experience.

Bespoke classes, workshops, study programs for individuals and or groups.

My aim is to listen, nurture, inspire be fresh, provide guidance where necessary and aid each student to reach their full potential.

Provide a supportive environment for students to experiment with a range of creative mediums and find different ways to look within the visual arts.

Introduce students to potentially new materials, skills and a variety of techniques. Result - each individual acquires a sense of worth by finding activities, in which they can succeed, no matter what level of ability. Students will grow with self-confidence, ability, self-esteem and motivation is strengthened.

I provide a positive framework for students to learn how to harness their responses and discoveries and learn how to communicate their narratives visually and effectively.

I foster the importance of how and why students can collect, evaluate and re-evaluate their own individual thoughts and challenge their current artistic practice, whatever stage.

Skills include painting, drawing, photography, installation and digital media (inclusive of PhotoShop, Illustrator, Quark Xpress, In Design).

As a practising artist, I have first hand, up-to-date knowledge and awareness of the bigger picture within the arts.

Ideas and concepts are at the forefront of my own studio practice and although I am happily labelled, a painter I feel no need to categorise myself. My work is constantly developing using a diverse spectrum of methods and tools. This outlook feeds into my tutoring practice.

Additional knowledge of Art History, contemporary theory, curating solo and group art exhibitions and site-specific projects. In addition, over 20 years freelance graphic design.

I offer coursework support and advice for portfolio preparation.

Periodically DBS checked.

References on hand.

Fees - £36-45 per hour but negotiable dependant upon the need of the project, i.e. half and or full day rates.

Availability: Availability: flexible, days, evenings, weeks, weekends.

Bucks and Leicester based, willing to travel.

Online tutorials available.

Willing to travel: 10 miles

Experience: Experience: all levels and abilities. Primary, secondary, further and higher education. I have and continue to mentor, tutor and be a visiting lecturer. Examples include a range from non-profit organisations that focus on educating young people about art, to teacher training and workshops for adult volunteers. Plus weekly, tutoring in schools (i.e. City of Westminster and Islington Study support programmes) and being a visiting tutor and lecturer at Universities, e.g. The Ruskin School of Fine Art & Drawing, Oxford University, London College of Printing, University of Arts London, The University of Reading, and from 2013-2019 I was the Artist Tutor at The Edge, University of Bath where I delivered painting and life drawing courses, relating exhibition workshops - open to students and the community.

Presently I work as a Lecturer in Fine Art at Leicester School of Art, De Montfort University and as a Lecturer at Bauhaus Summer School, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, alongside supporting Drawing Projects UK and The Drawing Week, Bath School of Art & Design, Bath Spa University as a visiting Artist Tutor. I hold an accredited teaching and learning Fellowship (FHEA) from Advance HE.