Courses
City Lit
Share my curiosity and enthusiasm for art and for artists’ practice (some might call it an obsession).
Join one of my courses at City Lit or one of my independent courses..
Discover artists, artworks, themes and ideas spanning international modern art from the late 19th century to contemporary art.
Explore modern and contemporary art in Britain across a range of practices and media.
Independent Group Courses
I teach art history and contemporary art courses independently for adult learning groups across London - currently for established groups in Barnet, Enfield, Finchley; and in St Albans and Chelmsford. Forthcoming course details below, please contact me for details.
I encourage group discussions, debates and conversations. Questions we explore include how and why artists have made works? What materials and processes have they used? How can artworks express, reveal or challenge us to consider the world around us from an artist’s perspective? What artistic or curatorial decisions are made to decide how an artwork is displayed and experienced?
Barnet Art Group
Come and join one of my lively modern and contemporary art courses at Barnet Art Group.
Peggy Guggenheim: An Eye in Time
‘I am not an art collector, I am a museum.’ One of the most exciting and prominent female figures of the modernist movement in Europe and America, Peggy Guggenheim helped to shape the lives and careers of many artists including Wassily Kandinsky, Max Ernst and Jackson Pollock. On this course we discover and evaluate her influence both as a collector and as a curator in London, New York and Venice. This course will provide an excellent context to the Royal Academy’s winter exhibition, Peggy Guggenheim in London.
Venue: Wesley Hall, 9 Stapylton Rd, Barnet EN5 4JJ
Dates & Times: 17 September- 22 October 2026
14.00 - 16.00 pm (no class on 15 October)
Fee: £65. Limited places, early booking recommended.
My next course for Enfield and Southgate Lifelong Learning:
Bloomsbury: Modernism and Myths
Coinciding with a new major exhibition of Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant at Tate Britain in the autumn, this course re-examines the motivations, work and contribution of both artists to the Bloomsbury circle, alongside the work of Roger Fry, Dora Carrington and Mark Gertler. How far did these artists develop modernism in Britain and what was the lasting influence of their work in the later 20th century?
Venue: Enfield Baptist Church, Cecil Road, Enfield EN2 6TG
Dates & Times: 10 September- 15 October 2026
10.30 am- 12.30 pm (no class on 24 September
Fee: £90. Limited places, early booking recommended.
ES Lifelong Learning, Enfield
In Spring 2027, my next course for St Albans Learning for Leisure:
Paul Nash: Dreamer of the Modern World
A survey course exploring the life and work of Paul Nash (1889-1946) charting his influential impact on British art. From his experiences as Official War Artist during both World Wars; his contribution to the development of the British Surrealist movement and to modern landscape; and his fruitful collaboration with his wife Margaret Odeh, writer and Suffragette. Central to this course is a focus on Nash’s interest in esoteric forms, spirituality and Eastern philosophies.
Venue: Hatfield Road Methodist Church, Hatfield Road, St Albans AL1 4JX
Dates & Times: 12 January - 9 February 2027
113.45 - 15.45 pm
Booking: Join the mailing list to receive full course details.
St Albans Learning for Leisure
