Art school - Tutor profiles
Frances Bowyer
Francis taught previously at The Royal Watercolour Society and Royal Academy Schools. He is a member of the New English Art Club and has been teachingat RACC for over 15 years.
Qualifications:
Degree in Fine Art
Exhibitions:
2013/14 One man show, 'The Spirit of Places', RA
2012 RWS/Royal Horticultural Society Exhibition
2011 RWS Exhibition, 'A Year in the Life of the Royal Albert Hall'
2006 'Artist's in Kew' (Gardens) Exhibition
2005 'The Artist and Radio 4', Bankside Gallery
Awards and Prizes
2014 Turner Watercolour Prize, 'Marking Time' Exhibition, RWS
2013 Camp Bastion, Afghanistan as a War Artist. Commission for the Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers
2002 St Cuthberts Mill Award, New English Art Club Annual Exhibition
1995 W H Patterson Fine Arts Prize, New English Art Club A nnual Exhibition
1994 Dover Street Arts Club Prize, RA Summer Exhibition
Glynis Porter
Printmaking
Experience:
I have been printmaking since studying at St Martins School of Art, and recently gained anMA at Brighton University.
I have worked in illustration and design, and teaching, and now work as a printmaker. At RACC I have taught printmaking, papermaking, illustration and painting, and on the BTEC and Access courses. I am currently teaching Masterclass print making courses on Thursdays at RACC, and screenprinting at Putney School of Art and Design.
Qualifications:
MA Printmaking
PGTC
BA Illustration and Graphic Design
Exhibitions:
Exhibitions include:
RA Summer Show
Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers
Printmakers Council
Discerning Eye
Work in V&A Prints and Drawings Room
Zig Mroz
Photography
Zig has taught photography at RACC for 14 years. He has also taught at many other colleges in London and Argentina.
Qualifications:
HND in Photography, Masters in Photography from Kingston University.
Exhibitions:
Zig has had previous exhibitions in Kingston, Richmond and Buenos Aires. His next exhibition will be for his Masters degree in Kingston University. Published work: His photography has been published in Clarin, an Argentinian newspaper.
Veiko Kespersaks
Calligraphy
Veiko Kespersaks, is a fellow of CLAS and SSI. He has recently published a book Calligraphy in 24 hours and runs a successful calligraphy studio in Central London. He is Programme Leader for the Calligraphy Degree course at Satakunta University of Applied Sciences, Finland.
www.calligraphystudio.co.uk
www.calligraphyacademy.co.uk
Qualifications:
Roehampton University London, UK, Art Studies, Master of Research with Distinction. University of Surrey Roehampton London, UK, Calligraphy Art History BA First Class. Art Institute of Kankaanpää, Finland, Art Degree (BA), Printmaking
Exhibitions:
2010 Calligraphy Society of Finland, 10th Anniversary Exhibition Helsinki, Tampere, Finland 2004 CLAS Living Letters Two Exhibition, London, UK 2003 Ancien t Letterforms, Satakunnan Museum, Pori, Finland 2002 – 2005 University of Surrey Roehampton, Calligraphy Studio, London, UK 2002 Society of Scribes and Illuminators (SSI) Lay Members day Exhibition, London, UK 2002 International Grote Prijs Kalligrafie Westerlo, Holland 2002 Tempus Fugit Verba Scripta Manent "Luigi Sturzo" INCIPIT, Italy Published work: Calligraphy in 24 one-hour lessons, Search Press Ltd, published 22 April 2011.
Marie-Christine Livage
Oil Painting Restoration
Marie-Christine is a tutor in Restoration of Oil Paintings and Freelance Easel Paintings Conservator-Restorer.
Qualifications:
City & Guilds Level 4 Diploma in Advanced Picture Restoration City & Guilds Level 3 Certificate in Conservation and Restoration of Picture and Frames.
Emma Johnstone
Ceramics
I first learned the ancient Japanese technique of raku – 楽, meaning enjoyable, comfort, ease – in Jerusalem. I fell in love with its technical demands and aesthetic intensity, and have been on a journey into its possibilities ever since.
My work explores the tension between this dramatic, intense, and fast firing technique and the aesthetic possibilities of elemental qualities and shapes . In raku, the pot is brought to 1000 °C in less than 1 hour and then, while it glows red-hot, it is removed from the kiln with tongs and placed into a bin of sawdust. The thermal shock as the temperature rapidly drops causes fine cracking in the glaze on the surface of the body. As the sawdust smoulders, the carbon produced is absorbed into the cracks in the glaze, staining the surface of the pot in a dramatic and distinctive pattern.
For over fifteen years, I have been creating a range of work including hollow wheel-thrown forms reflecting iconic and ancient shapes. I have completely dispensed with the use of glazes, and rely on the effect that the intense heat and rapid change in temperature has on the clay surface and body. I use the slip resist technique that stops the glaze sticking to the surface of the piece. Colour and contrast are sometimes introduced into each piece by way of gold, silver, and copper leaf. I use these to emphasise preciousness, vibrancy and timelessness, as well as in response to the distinct organic feel of the rims and flat surfaces.
Qualifications:
1st Class honours Degree – workshop ceramics
Exhibitions:
Open Eye Gallery Edinburgh - Solo show 2012 Art in Action 2014 - Demonstration tent Jam Eton – 20th Exhibition June 2014
Kirsty Brooks
Glass & Bookbinding
Kirsty studied glass and painting at Edinburgh College of Art and has worked for a range of London art consultants, galleries and glass studios.
Responding to the qualities of a site and exploring colour and texture, Kirsty has created works for projects as diverse as a film school, a museum, anopera house and an exterior seafront space. Currently she is working on two Scottish retail developments and an internal screen for Oxford University.
She teaches on a range of courses at RACC and spends the rest of her time creating glass artworks for architecture.
The works are often layered or obscured with textured, sandblas ted and acid etched panels. These sheets of glass are either suspended using tensile cables or framed within the fabric of the building. Each piece is created specifically for the surrounding architecture and location and incorporates ideas relating to the function of the building and its aesthetic qualities
From Kirsty's experience she is able to pass on her knowledge and skills to her students in this fascinating art.
Website - http://www.kirstybrooks.co.uk/index.php/biography
Profile - http://www.axisweb.org/p/kirstybrooks/
Qualifications:
BA(Hons) Architectural Glass & Painting - Edinburgh College of Art
Linda Griffiths
Ceramics
I have studied ceramics since 1989 and majored in ceramics for my degree. I also studied mosaics and photography during my degree. I started working for RACC in 1998, teaching Pottery for the Family for a number of years before moving on to teach adults only in evening classes in 2003.
I also work extensively in the community and run art workshops in community centres and care homes – sheltered, residential and extra care – teaching ceramics, mosaics, painting and other crafts. Together with the community in Butts Farm, Hanworth, we have made a number of public art works including a ceramic community tree, ceramic painted tiles, an interior ceramic wall and a dragonfly picnic table with ceramic tiles – and currently another hexagonal picnic table made with ceramic tiles.
In my own work, I used to make tall towers in ceramic, but now restrict myself to smaller objects, most of which have an amusing or a social comment. My work is usually in ceramics or a combination of ceramic and mosaic.
Recently I have set up a new business – Art Holidays Abroad – taking people on artistic holidays, currently either painting or mosaics, and combin ing my skills of teaching art with a previous career as a multilingual tour representative.
Qualifications:
BA in Public Art - First class honours
Exhibitions:
Art Car Parades in Manchester, Blackpool and Newcastle
Various small exhibitions in London
Astrid Mahrer
Jewellery
After college I set up my studio on Eel Pie Island in Twickenham and launched my Jewellery collections at the Chelsea Craft Fair. I sold my work at Harvey Nichols, Barneys NY &Tokyo, through Galleries and shops in the UK, Europe, Japan, USA and Australia, various craft fairs and open studios.
I teach Jewellery Making and Design at RACC since 1996. I also taught at Hounslow Adult Education, Hammersmith & Fulham Adult Education and at the School of Jewellery Design.
I want my pieces of jewellery to be functional and timeless. I work to my own themes which then evolve into series of locket rings, organic rings carved from wax and cast in silver, metal bands forming bangles and rings. Later I add detail and colour
in form of riveted beads, resin with embedded messages or layers of 24 carat gold.
Qualifications:
I studied Art Education and Design & Technology in Vienna. I moved to London in 1987 to study Jewellery at Sir John Cass School of Art.
Charlotte Stockley
Ceramics
Charlotte tutors all levels ceramics for adults at various local authorities in South West London and Surrey. From one-day taster classes and master classes through to term long sessions, she specialises in thrown porcelain tableware and surface print design.
From her own studio in Kingston-upon-Thames Charlotte also makes work to sell at galleries and craft fairs. As a keen yclist, she uses this and other motifs including text in her work. The found object is also a subject that is incorporated into many of her ideas. The resulting pieces are often quirky and original in design.
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Charlotte Stockley Midsurrey Ceramics
Qualifications:
- BA Three Dimensional Design (Ceramics)
- PTLLS
Exhibitions:
Craft in Focus, Wisley
