BiographyThomas Simpson studied Fine Art, Painting at Canterbury School of Art and has exhibited widely both in the UK and abroad. Although he studied painting he works across a number of disiplines including drawing, illustration and ceramics. His work focuses on the spaces between the real and the imagined , the experienced and the felt. He has 10 years of teaching experience at post-compulsory level and has facilitated a range of art groups within the Norwich area. He has taught a variety of subjects such as Art and Design, Graphics, Photography, Animation and Cultural studies.
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Exhibitions
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2015
2014 2011 2001 1999 1995 |
April 4th - April 10th
Oct 26th – Nov 2nd June May July March - September |
BREAKING THE MOULD, Stew Gallery, Norwich
FRAGILE, Yallops Yard/ Nunns Yard/ Thirteen A, Norwich PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION, The Hub, Norwich Living and working in Spain 2007-2008 OPEN STUDIOS, St. Ethelreda, Norwich, GROUP SHOW, Norwich, 1999 GROUP SHOW, Touring exhibition to Japan |
Education
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2004 - 2005
1998 1992 – 1995 1991 - 1992 |
Post Graduate Teaching Certificate, City College Norwich
Teach English as a Foreign Language, Bell School of Languages BA( Hons) Fine Art, Kent Institute of Art and Design / Escuela de Bellas Artes, Salamanca, Spain. Foundation Diploma in Art & Design, Norwich Institute of Art and Design |
Teaching
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2009 - 2012
2010 - 2011 2006 – 2009 1998 1998 |
City College Norwich
Course Leader for Contextual Studies: Access to HE Art & Design, FdA Arts & Wellbeing & BA (Hons) Creative Practises and Enterprise Lead Tutor: Photography, The Hub, Hewett School, Norwich Course Lecturer: BTEC extended Diploma in Graphics, City College Norwich Lecturer: Colour Theory, Wellington Art School, New Zealand Tutor: Art Criticism, Short Course, Norwich |
Further Work Experience
Outside the field of education I have worked in illustration and translation. During my time in Spain I translated works of both an academic and cultural nature (primarily, medical research and gallery and conference papers from South America).