About
Art and Digital Photography Tutor Zangmo Alexander


 

 




Biography

Education:

  • Masters Degree in Fine Art (Distinction), Painting, Photography, Digital Film
    Norwich School of Art and Design
  • Bachelor of Arts Hons Fine Art (Painting): 2.1, Brighton University

Teacher Training:

  • PGCE Secondary Art and Design (Qualified Teacher Status gained), Cambridge
  • City and Guilds 7307 Further and Adult Teachers Certificate, Brighton University

Other Courses:

  • 8 week Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, Bangor University
  • Meditation and Buddhist Psychology, various courses, retreats (1993-2010)
  • Individual and Group Art Therapy and Psychotherapy
  • Business Skills, WEETU
  • Enterprising Women, Norfolk Network
  • Art Marketing, Commissions East

College Lecturing:

  • Creative Studies Lecturer: Eastbourne College of Art
  • Brighton University Art Certificate Lecturer
  • Visiting Lecturer in Painting, Brighton University

Community Art:

  • Art for Self Development Group Facilitator
  • Private Art and Photography Tutor: individual and small groups
  • Digital Photography Tutor with hard to reach members of the community
  • Doing Art/Craft Together intergenerational group
  • Art and Craft Tutor in residential mental health, group and individual work 
  • Art and Craft Tutor with residential elderly
  • Community Education Tutor: OCN and non vocational art and photography
  • A Level Art Tutor: sole responsibility for full course planning, delivery, assessment, recording, reporting.
  • Director of ‘Rainbow Arts’ Art and Craft Holiday workshops
  • Assistant to art therapist in psychiatric units

School Teaching:

  • Teacher with sole responsibility for Primary School Art and DT Curriculum
  • Art, DT, RE Teacher, Infants School
  • Years 1/2 Class Teacher, including teaching literacy and numeracy
  • Supply Teacher, primary and secondary schools
  • GCSE and A Level Art/Photography Teacher, comprehensive schools

Exhibitions:

  • Buddha Mind - Creative Mind? (group)
  • Suffolk Wildlife Trust (photographic works)
  • MA Fine Art Show, Norwich School of Art and Design (group)
  • Faith and the Arts Multifaith Art Exhibition, Arts Council England
  • ‘Journeys’, Paintings and Prints, Harleston Festival
  • ‘Lyrical Abstraction’, Michaelhouse Centre, Cambridge (solo)
  • Horsham Arts Centre (solo)
  • Fresh Art Fair London
  • ‘Lotus in Flower’ Cambridge
  • John Innes Centre
  • Oasis Gallery, London (solo)
  • Brighton Centre
  • Brighton Library (solo)
  • Fox’s Gallery, London (solo)
  • The Arthouse, Leeds

Writing and Conference Talks:

  • ‘Buddhism and Art’ advisory report  for Arts Council England
  • 'Buddha Mind - Creative Mind' Conference Talk

Awards:

  • DEFRA Selected Rural Business Service Award
  • South Norfolk District Council Grant for business start up
  • Norfolk County Council Visual Arts Fund Award

My early work included representational, figurative paintings in watercolours, gouache and oils. These became increasingly imaginative as I journeyed into exploring Art Therapy and Psychotherapy. Influenced also by Indian art, I began to create luminous, colourful abstract paintings, which some say have a strong spiritual feel.

More recently, I completed an MA in Fine Art (MA), when I developed mixed media work using Painting, Photography, Text and Digital Film to explore interests in art, psychology and meditation. My work is in private and public collections in Europe and the USA.

In addition to traditional teaching methods such as talks, demonstrations, discussions, step by step explorations and projects, in some courses and workshops I also draw on my background in art therapy and meditation to offer students experiences which incorporate visualisation, mindfulness, working through creative blocks, inner journeying and self discovery.

Queries and Bookings: 01379 687360