What
follows is a concise breakdown of my experience and expertise.
For a more detailed listing of my career please view my curriculum
vitae; this can be downloaded
as a PDF...
Career to date
I graduated from Leeds Polytechnic as a Printmaker in 1992. Since
then I have worked as a graphic designer, lecturer, photographer
and artist. In 1998 I was awarded an MA in Printmaking from
the University of Wolverhampton.
After eight years of teaching in a variety
of institutions I returned to full-time creative practice in
January 2003. My last teaching post was at Loughborough University
where I’d
been an Associate Lecturer for over four years.
My time is now spent working on public art projects,
my personal work and various photographic commissions. Illustrations
of this work can be found in the case studies detailed on this
web site.
Project Management Skills
Negotiating and organisating
projects across the disciplines of
art and design.
Creative
thinking
A diverse portfolio of work that demonstrates dynamic
visual thinking.
Providing creative solutions to art commissions,
design briefs and photographic assignments.
Twelve years of professional creative practice
built on a reputation for delivering innovative ideas to agreed
budgets and schedules.
Interpretation skills
The ability to contextualise
creative practice through theoretical knowledge and critical
awareness.
Awareness of critical theories related to art and design, as
well as an understanding of the historical contexts for current
creative practice.
Developed theoretical research as a university lecturer.
Examples of successful work include:
The Bridgenorth Public Art Project; design of 26 metre
long metal sculpture, inlaid into a hard landscaped public space,
as a gateway between the historic old market town and a new retail
development. Project completion due in 2005.
Hartshill Park and Local Nature Reserve;
creative consultation project to design appropriate art features
and interpretation for the Local Nature Reserve’s ongoing
work.
Desire to advance knowledge and creativity
in arts practice
A desire to extend the scope of creative practice;
offering new insights to arts methodology.
Willingness to engage in broad questions about the role of art
in the 21st Century.
Organisational skills in business management,
educational administration and course development
Eight years
of lecturing experience, with four of those at Loughborough
University.
Written degree modules as well as designing entire courses in
subjects such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkXpress, Dreamweaver
and Commercial Design Skills Training.
Organisational skills play a key part in structuring administrative
tasks for professional practice.
Ongoing dialogue with clients and effective record keeping form
the foundation of project management skills.
Technical facility in both photography and
graphics software
Extensive knowledge of digital imaging software
and systems used to develop personal work; design work for both
print and the web; and image restoration/manipulation.
Associated competences used to write and deliver effective software
training courses. |
