A degree in Fine Art from London Guildhall eventually arrived, but only after some other more interesting training in Oxford, Bristol, and Florence. Wilbur completed his first commission over thirty years ago and has spent the last three decades producing work for further commissions and exhibitions.…read more
Stacey Gledhill is New Zealand born and raised. She moved to the UK in 2010 to pursue an atelier art education, and is now living and working in Oxford, UK. From 2011 – 2015 Stacey studied the foundations of classical painting and drawing at London Fine Art Studios. Working from life and from the model,…read more
Joni Hirata Duarte began his studies in art at Lisbon Art University (BA), and subsequently moved to London to further pursue his passion for art. Joni completed his MA at City & Guilds London Art School in 2012 and continued to develop his career as an artist at Lavender Hill Studios.…read more
I do not believe that there is a one size fits all approach to teaching practical skills in the arts, and work with every student as an individual with a unique talent and worldview that shapes the way that they create work. I emphasise the importance of process , allowing for accident and the unexpected…read more
Neil has worked and exhibited as a painter and printmaker for over twenty years, mostly in and around Oxford. Whilst his output is varied in style and medium, his one creative constant is the expressive use of colour. In his teaching at museums, art schools, abroad and at his studio, enjoying…read more
Marcus initially made his name as a portrait painter. He returned to the UK in 1996 from a rigorous five-year training in classical oil painting in Spain, very much in the vivid Spanish ‘Alla Prima’ style and within two years, he exhibited with the Royal Society of Portrait Painters. His recent work fuses his love of India…read more
Anthony completed his MA in Ceramics at Bath Spa University in 2014 where he concentrated on experimental work. The resulting sculptures express a physicality and movement that celebrates the expressive potential of the clay and a desire for relaxed spontaneity. His wheel thrown forms act as a canvas…read more
Allyson studied Fine Art (BA Hons.) at Leicester Polytechnic and L’Ecole des Beaux Arts in Strasbourg, specialising in painting and printmaking. After gaining a PCGE she taught on foundation courses in Luton and Newbury and completed an MA in Fine Art at Cheltenham, which included a sabbatical in Rome. …read more
Alison graduated with a BA (Hons) degree in Fine Art from Exeter College of Art and Design (1991) and holds a post-graduate teaching qualification from Exeter University.
In 2011 she won the Alexandra Reinhardt Memorial Prize which involved a residency at the Oxford Spires Academy and a commission with The Art Room (using Art as therapy…read more