About
I have a PhD and MA degree in Fine Art from Central Saint Martins, London. My PhD degree (supervised by Professor Mark Nash and Joanna Greenhill) involved a great deal of independent research, requiring initiative, self-motivation and a wide range of skills. My core theme was the relationship between art and trauma with a key focus on the historical avant-garde.
For the past 14 years I developed complex partnership networks to include funders, arts establishments, research projects, universities, volunteers and service providers. I curated significant high profile art projects and exhibitions in key art institutions such as Tate Modern and Royal Academy as part of my role as lead artist and curator at Kids Company.
I lead the MA preparation course at Chelsea College of Art and Design (short courses), and I have designed the course curriculum preparing BA students for their MA applications in Fine Art/Fashion and Graphic Design courses.
I am a professional practitioner in the field of fine art, with more than 20 years technical experience and through my academic research I keep abreast of the latest developments in fine art teaching, theory and practice.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Special Art projects, Senior Art Manager for Kids Company
March 2007– July 2015 (8 years 4 months)
Art facilitator, lead artist for Kids Company
Sep 2001- 2006
Art tutor and Lecturer
2017-Present MWC, Adult education, Art and Art hisory tutor
2016-2017 Havering college, Art and Design theory lecturer.
October 2008-Present Chelsea College of Art and Design, MA Portfolio Preparation short courses
September 2006-2015 Urban Academy, Kids Company (Portfolio Preperation, Art Awards)
July 2004-2007 Central Saint Martin’s College Art & Design, University of Arts (Short Courses/Foundation studies)
Qualifications
2006 – 2012 PhD- Thesis: “The Aesthetic of Waste”, investigating the role of the ephemeral in the development of the Avant-garde in Western Europe and Greece and its relationship to trauma, Central Saint Martins School of Art, University of the Arts, London, UK.
2002-2003 M A Degree, Central Saint Martin’s School of Art, University of the Arts, London, UK. (2.1)
1989-1993 BA (Hons) Painting and Teaching, Athens School of Fine Art, Greece. (First Class)
2010 Trained as a Bronze and Silver Arts Awards adviser.
2005 City & Guilds 7307 Certificate in Teaching Adult Learners