ROSIE MCLEAN

Rosie McLean is a process-led artist based between Oxford and London who works with sculpture, costume and assemblage for installation, deconstructed lens-based media and image making. 

She studied English Literature as an undergraduate at Edinburgh University, then worked in fashion and costume and ran her own small couture costume and lingerie venture predominantly using intricate beadwork for several years.

Her work has been supported nationally and internationally, including Scottish Sculpture Workshop (Aberdeen), Kunstraum Kreuzberg (Berlin), The Royal Academy (London), Red Gallery (London), Glastonbury Festival (Somerset), Modern Art Oxford, Ovada (Oxford), and Fusion Arts Oxford (Oxford).

She interested in the intersections of psychotherapy and creative pedagogy, and has delivered creative workshops for over a decade for organisations including Soho House (London), Turning Point Rehabilitation, Waterloo Community Counselling and Growing Solidarity (Reading).

www.rosiemclean.com

ROSIE BRANDON

Rosie is passionate about making her own art and sharing her love for art with the children she teaches. She studied Drawing and Painting, level 2, at Abingdon and Witney College and has a BA Hons Degree In Early Childhood Studies at Oxford Brookes University. Rosie has more than 15 years of experience as an Educator in a variety of roles including preschool supervisor, Forest School Leader, 1:1 support, Nanny, Scout Leader, and Nursery Nurse. Since joining the team at Artworks Rosie has found that the nurturing nature of the tuition, freedom of choice, and shared pleasure of creating art complement each other to make for an exceptionally good learning environment and a safe space for the young people to express themselves. Rosie is also an Arts Award advisor (Bronze and Silver). Rosie has founded an art centre combining her love of the Forest School and ArtWorks ethos called Renboga.

ALI MORETON

Ali is primarily an artist and skill sharer, her specialism is oil-painting, but she also enjoys printmaking, life drawing, film, and sculpture. Ali has worked as a designer/illustrator for an international charity.

DANIEL MCNABOE

Daniel was born in Oxford.  He achieved a distinction in his Art Foundation at Abingdon and Witney College and went on to study illustration in Bristol.

 In 2010 Daniel moved from Bristol to the coast of North Devon to work as a photo realist painting assistant for the artist Damien Hirst. http://danielmcnaboe.co.uk/

GRACE EXLEY

Grace Exley studied Fine Art at the Ruskin School of Art, Oxford and has an MA from the Royal Drawing School in London. Grace loves to teach as she feels that it keeps her own practice fresh and inspired. She has exhibited her work many times in both group and solo shows.

KIERAN COX

Kieran Cox holds a BSc (Hons) Human Sciences from University College London, the course involved studying History of Medicine at the Wellcome Institute and Life Drawing at the Slade School of Fine Art. Kieran studied Foundation Art & Design at Oxford and Cherwell Valley College. 

Kieran works in arts administration for an Oxford-based community arts charity.

 SIMON ACTY

Simon Acty is an illustrator and designer with a further background in animation, fine art and film.

A graduate of Animation and computer visual effects from Falmouth University, Simon is experienced in various software and techniques for traditional/digitally aided illustration and design.