gina dearden
Exbury
I really enjoy teaching. The point is to discover people’s real interests, and
to help them on to the next step, whatever their current starting point. To make
a lot of progress in a short time is exciting for everyone around you. I trained
at the Slade School of Fine Art, at London University. I have worked in many
schools and colleges throughout my life, teaching on a variety of courses. These
have ranged from BA Art and Design to working in a primary school. I taught in a
girls college in the USA, at Southampton Institute, and at others in Hampshire
and London. I have had single students who needed to develop work for art school
courses and exams..Also small groups have often come here to learn techniques
and work on ideas. I’ve printed textiles for the Royal Shakespeare Company and
English National Opera, and experimented with ceramics. I use photography and
drawing to examine and develop ideas. At the moment I am interested in print
rather than painting, but it is interesting to combine the two, and see what
happens. Video also has its own attraction, and I have tried out projection on
moving surfaces, including people, and am still interested in taking that
further.
