I'm a freelance artist educator and don't think of my art practice and my role as educator as separate in any way: the classroom is live art piece and teaching is my practice.

I teach drawing in various educational spaces including the independent art school Art Academy London, where I'm the Head Of Drawing For Public Programmes and the Fine Art Certificate Programme Leader. I believe drawing is so much more than a mark on paper but that's absolutely where we all start.

I'm also involved in learning and knowledge sharing in various alternative art education spaces: learning absolutely does not only happen in traditional academic institutions and lifelong learning should be available and accessible to all. Art education is essential, not a privilege.

I have a long-standing love affair with whisky. The pandemic scuppered me working in the industry, but I still use whisky as an alternative education tool and as a way to unlock and interrogate collective consciousness/unconsciousness.