Meet Our Tutors

I am an interdisciplinary artist using materials and processes such as ceramics, drawing, tempera painting, quilting, embroidery and installation work. With a PhD and MA in education, 20 plus years teaching at art school and a qualification in counseling. Frances is an experienced mentor and tutor. Their teaching contexts include:- community settings, as part of festivals like WOMAD, special needs, dementia arts, secure units, libraries, mainstream, leisure classes, FE, HE and PG. With subject areas spanning:- fine art, 3D design, graphics/ illustration, visual communication, textiles, contextual studies, art history, printmaking, life drawing, ceramics, casting, photography, animation, poetry, icon painting.

In my own words, I makes things and makes things happen. In other words, I'm a conceptual artist and writer based in East Anglia. I'm research and project based, working across painting, installation, film, performance, text and drawing. My work focuses on examining life, to highlight poetics and connections. I can help with research, funding applications, facilitating shows, working with galleries, mentorship, writing, theory. I received a scholarship to study Fine Art at Norwich University of the Arts, graduating in 2020 with 3 awards. In 2019 I was selected for a mentorship year at Mall Galleries focusing on collaboration and exhibition facilitation. I have since been on 3 residencies including at Antony Gormley’s estate (2021 and 2022), had writing published by UEA Publishing Project (2020), Creeping Expansion Magazine (2021) and Mall Galleries (2019), Artwork featured in The Social Distance Art Project 'New Graduates' catalogue (2021), Elephant Magazine (2020) and Art Pulse Magazine (2018) and have exhibited nationally, most notably at Norwich and Norfolk Festival (2021), East Gallery (2019) and Mall Galleries (2019). In 2021, I won the Firstsite Collectors Bursary Award and in 2022 I won an A-N Bursary Award. I have a range of experience across the arts-- as a Gallery Assistant at East Gallery (2019), Snape Maltings (2021), Visitor Assistant at Britten Pears Arts (2021). I currently split my time between Norwich Theatre Royal in the Box Office (2021-), Norwich Festival as a Community Artist (2022-) where I help facilitate arts activities for young people and OUTPOST Gallery (2021-) as a steering committee member, programming and delivering the activities and events for the gallery. I'm also a freelance workshop facilitator and practising artist. It's all about spinning plates.

I have been an arts educator for the past 20 years including 15 as Head of a very large Visual Arts department and currently I guest lecture at Leeds Arts University. I give talks on my practice and have interviewed artists for the The Photographers Gallery London educational events. I am filmmaker and editor and run workshops in both as well as analogue photography, book production and oil painting. I am an interdisciplinary artist that uses practice-based research to make work about things I don’t understand. Primarily using sound and film my work explores misunderstanding, especially in relation to the nature of time. I create live and prerecorded audiovisual performances and installations that use elements of pop music and combines together old and new technologies. I utilise unwanted musical instruments together with discarded technology such as old iPhones, obsolete sound equipment and damaged television to create an immersive and disorienting experience.

Jacob has got a first for his BA(Hons) in Photography and has gone on to Exhibit and Curate both nationally and internationally, including at international renowned Art Fairs. He has experience as a Tutor, as well as as an assistant manager and Gallery manager at 'CreArtives' for the past two years. Jacob also held a monthly critique club at university throughout the pandemic - "group critiques and helping people with their work is what I love."

Curator | Producer | Project Manager | Mural Artist Natasha Joseph brings years of experience in curation, production, and project management, with a passion for supporting artists in realising their creative ambitions. Her tutorial expertise includes project development, fundraising and bid writing, mural art projects (design and management), community art engagement and workshop development, filmmaking (visualisation and editing), and events organisation. Whether you're developing a community art project, designing a mural, or refining a funding application, Natasha offers practical guidance to help you succeed.

I am open to tutoring on a variety of different topics connected to my work. Thinking about the advice I can give I would probably be most beneficial to those just starting their freelancing careers, or those seeking to get into public art. I can only share the experiences I have collected over my time at university and as a freelancer but I am happy to share the tools and resources I used to get where I am. I think street art and public sector illustration can seem quite separate from the curriculum. Some, who have approached me, share how it appears unapproachable and unclear how to start out. The only way I learnt was by asking others so I am more than happy to be a helping hand. Ideas: Getting into public art: applications, proposals, CV, experience / portfolio etc. Murals: materials, equipment, techniques, process etc. Early career advice: my own experience and tips I would share Students: taking advantage of university and career development

"Workshops around expressive drawing, and also poetry Exhibitions hosted and taken part in, Experience freelabcing and performing. " A Poet and Painter aiming to help artists with expression and navigating the field

"I have a 1st degree in BA (Hons) Fine Art and also a PGCE teaching qualification specialised in post 16 and adult learning. I work as a lecturer for Barnsley council teaching creative wellbeing & engagement to a wide range of adults where I create artistic projects as a vehicle to help improve their mental health and wellbeing. I also have experience teaching art & design to 16-19 year olds at sixth form colleges." My professional practice is multidisciplinary which encompasses different methodologies and techniques towards making sculpture and installation based work. I am experienced in mold making and casting, including life casting. I have made lots of large scale work which requires metal and woodwork and being able to build, fabricate and use a wide range of tools.

Currently running 2 art groups at Leeds Activity Hub\ Painting representational art (realism) in oils and acrylics

Art Foundation, BA Fine Art (Uni of Leeds), working at Assembly House supporting professional development for artists and supporting artists within projects (curatorially and assisting). My work facilitates a connection between the physical and spiritual through feminist structures, ritual and performance. Fantastical narratives act as a vehicle to create a fictional space, away from patriarchy, and wield 'otherness'. I use natural materials and environments to steer as far from the patriarchy as possible. My work exists within its own ecosystem, world, history or fiction. I use sculpture, film, performance and photography mainly, with concept leading before material, and materials acting as devices within a concept. I have exhibited solo at Assembly House and in group shows such as Ones to Watch at Sunnybank Mills, New Contemporaries 2021 at Firstsite Colchester and South London Gallery, the Ingram Prize shortlist at Unit 1 Gallery and others. I'm also part of YSI Sculpture Network 2022.

"Education Translated using Google Translate. Click to view original.2019/20 Selected for two consecutive years in California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), USA [pending fundings opportunities] 2017 Postgraduate Studies in Curatorial Practice and Exhibition Design.CC Border. CDMX, MX2010/2014BFA University of Granada, SP2013/2014 BFA Scholarship Yildiz Technical University. Istanbul, TR2012/2013 BFA Scholarship CUAAD. University of Guadalajara, MX Experience / Qualifications Translated using Google Translate. Click to view original. Artist Residencies 2019/21 Chief Administrator in Art Residency Program & Culture Space: Mühlberg Castle. Brandenburg, DE 2016/17 2018/19 BAR TOOL # 2. Based at Fundació Antoni Tàpies, Fabra i Coats - Creation Factory. Barcelona, SP 2017 The invisible House. Malaga, Andalusia, SP RSDNART Kankabal. Yucatan, MX Grants 2019/20 Artistic Projects. Cádiz City Council, SP 2018/18 Southern Border. Project: Inside and Outside. Diputación de Cádiz, SP Exhibitions 2020 Virtual Exhibition: Social Discipline. disciplinasocial.art, ES 2019 Solo Performance / Action: 19.6 ́ - Listening Point / Hearing Point. ECCO, Space for Contemporary Creation. Cadiz, SP Solo Performance / Action: 19.6 ́ - Listening Point / Hearing Point. Tangent Projects, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, SP 2009 Award First Position. School of Art of Seville, SP Publications Malaga Brand Project, The Space-Times War of Conflict. Mastín Collection, Editorial BRUMARIA, Press Inside and Outside Exhibition by Marina Salvo, APDHA Blog, Pro Human Rights Association of Andalusia (May, 2018) Southern Border Inside and Outside Marina Salvo, El Estrecho Digital (November, 2017) Collective exhibition at ABM Confecciones: REVOLUCIÓN CNT - AIT Sindicato de Oficios Varios de Madrid (November, 2017) An artistic object called war, El Salto Diario, José Durán Rodríguez (October, 2017) Culture without censorship. In support of the Invisible House, CNT-State Coordinator-CNT Newspaper (October, 2017) War. Spaces-times of conflict, Ajoblanco Magazine Blog, Pedro José Mariblanca (October, 2017) War, controversy and eviction (incomplete chronicle of a new cultural war), contraindications.net, Germano Paris (October, 2017) The mother of all battles, Málaga Hoy newspaper, Pablo Bujalance (October, 2017) Hospes, the essence of what was the Hotel Londres, El FANZINE, La Merraca (March, 2016) Works in public collections Cádiz City Council, SP University of Granada, SP Diputación de Cádiz, SP Others. Arts Management 2019/21 Chief Administrator in Art Residency Program & Culture Space: Mühlberg Castle. Brandenburg, DE 2016/17 Artist Gallerist at noox gallery, Mexico City, MX" "Education Translated using Google Translate. Click to view original.2019/20 Selected for two consecutive years in California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), USA [pending fundings opportunities] 2017 Postgraduate Studies in Curatorial Practice and Exhibition Design.CC Border. CDMX, MX2010/2014BFA University of Granada, SP2013/2014 BFA Scholarship Yildiz Technical University. Istanbul, TR2012/2013 BFA Scholarship CUAAD. University of Guadalajara, MX Experience / Qualifications Translated using Google Translate. Click to view original. Artist Residencies 2019/21 Chief Administrator in Art Residency Program & Culture Space: Mühlberg Castle. Brandenburg, DE 2016/17 2018/19 BAR TOOL # 2. Based at Fundació Antoni Tàpies, Fabra i Coats - Creation Factory. Barcelona, SP 2017 The invisible House. Malaga, Andalusia, SP RSDNART Kankabal. Yucatan, MX Grants 2019/20 Artistic Projects. Cádiz City Council, SP 2018/18 Southern Border. Project: Inside and Outside. Diputación de Cádiz, SP Exhibitions 2020 Virtual Exhibition: Social Discipline. disciplinasocial.art, ES 2019 Solo Performance / Action: 19.6 ́ - Listening Point / Hearing Point. ECCO, Space for Contemporary Creation. Cadiz, SP Solo Performance / Action: 19.6 ́ - Listening Point / Hearing Point. Tangent Projects, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, SP 2009 Award First Position. School of Art of Seville, SP Publications Malaga Brand Project, The Space-Times War of Conflict. Mastín Collection, Editorial BRUMARIA, Press Inside and Outside Exhibition by Marina Salvo, APDHA Blog, Pro Human Rights Association of Andalusia (May, 2018) Southern Border Inside and Outside Marina Salvo, El Estrecho Digital (November, 2017) Collective exhibition at ABM Confecciones: REVOLUCIÓN CNT - AIT Sindicato de Oficios Varios de Madrid (November, 2017) An artistic object called war, El Salto Diario, José Durán Rodríguez (October, 2017) Culture without censorship. In support of the Invisible House, CNT-State Coordinator-CNT Newspaper (October, 2017) War. Spaces-times of conflict, Ajoblanco Magazine Blog, Pedro José Mariblanca (October, 2017) War, controversy and eviction (incomplete chronicle of a new cultural war), contraindications.net, Germano Paris (October, 2017) The mother of all battles, Málaga Hoy newspaper, Pablo Bujalance (October, 2017) Hospes, the essence of what was the Hotel Londres, El FANZINE, La Merraca (March, 2016) Works in public collections Cádiz City Council, SP University of Granada, SP Diputación de Cádiz, SP Others. Arts Management 2019/21 Chief Administrator in Art Residency Program & Culture Space: Mühlberg Castle. Brandenburg, DE 2016/17 Artist Gallerist at noox gallery, Mexico City, MX" I have years of experience in the art world as an artist, cultural manager, curator and gallery assistant. Having lived in different positions in the art world makes me have a more global and general vision that adapts to each person I serve in these mentorships. I teach these mentorships Online and also in person now from my studio in the city of Berlin. I love working with people and I enjoy seeing other people realize their dreams and accompany you to it, it will be a great pleasure for me.

"I hold a BA in Fine Art from Central Saint Martins (2016) and an MFA from Goldsmiths University (2022). I have exhibited internationally, including TATE Switch House, The Others Art Fair Turin, South London Gallery, Ferens Art Gallery Hull, Blitz Gallery Malta, Xxijra Hii London and Airspace Gallery in Stoke-on-Trent. I have received multiple awards this year including the London Bronze Casting Fellowship, Hari Graduate Art Prize, Visions in the Nunnery and the Gilbert Bayes Award. I have also been selected for New Contemporaries exhibition (2022-2023) and was featured in Time Out's ""12 amazing artists you have to see at New Contemporaries"". I also have an upcoming solo show at E-WERK Freiburg and Des Bains in London. In addition to this I am currently a personal mentor for a graduate in residence at Airspace Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent, UK. I have also conducted multiple artist talks at NN Contemporary, Studio West, and Lethaby Gallery. I was also a Graduate Teaching Associate at Central Saint Martins, University of Arts London for two years. Other awards include; Thomas Scholarship, UCL, Goldsmiths tuition fee waiver for academic excellence, Associate Studio Programme (two-year studio programme in collaboration with Acme Studios and CSM) and the Sudgen Arts Fellowship. "I am a cross-disciplinary artist who engages with forms and ideas through the studio and critical theory. It is of importance that my research based practice runs alongside my studio concerns, for it keeps things dynamic and interesting. Tom Bull makes sculptures in an absurd attempt to capture the lived experience within these dark, strange and untrustworthy times. Through a landscape of folk, rural living, modernity and rituals, he investigates the tension and slippage between fiction and representation, violence and sensitivity, truth and mythology. With a wide range of tools and materials borrowed from architecture, model making, carpentry, aspirational design, preservation, farming and forestry, Bull employs a sculptural practice that confronts and manipulates traditions, time periods, lore and genre. His most recent work interrogates country life by challenging issues around land, loss, community, wealth, access, labour and violence. " Sculptural techniques, how to approach and incorporate research into your practice, theory around ruralism, modernity, capitalism, folk, horror, craft, pedagogy and tradition. I have also written two in depth dissertations (both marked with a high distinctions/firsts) on hermeneutics and folk horror in contemporary culture.