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.
Paula Rego: Painting Stories
Discover the life and work of the celebrated British-Portuguese artist Paula Rego whose narrative, gripping and often emotional paintings reflected the fairy tales and histories of her childhood in Portugal; as well as her adult life in the UK from the 1960s. We explore the artist’s background in Portugal and the influences on her uniquely personal visual language expressed in her figurative paintings.
Venue: Wesley Hall, 9 Stapylton Rd, Barnet EN5 4JJ
Dates & Times: 30 April - 4 June 2026
14.00 - 16.00 pm (no class on 28 May)
Fee: £64. Limited places, early booking recommended.
ES Lifelong Learning, Enfield
My next course for Enfield and Southgate Lifelong Learning:
Modern Art Icons: Artworks that disrupted the 20th & 21st Centuries
What defines a modern art icon? Delve deeper into the social, cultural and historical reasons that have shaped the prominence of selected works in the history of art. Spanning the early 20th century to the present day, we focus on an individual artist each week, discovering the historical context in which they lived and worked. Exploring critical views and public reception of their works at the time, we consider how viewpoints have changed over time. Artists featured include Marcel Duchamp, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Cindy Sherman and Louise Bourgeois.
Venue: Enfield Baptist Church, Cecil Road, Enfield EN2 6TG
Dates & Times: 26 February - 2 April 2026
10.30 am- 12.30 pm (no class on 12 March)
Fee: £90. Limited places, early booking recommended.
