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Art History, Contemporary Art, Photography & Design

Presently I am the Professor of Photography at the American College of Greece, Deree College on their International Honours Program and Professor of Digital Image at Pierce College in the Fine Art Department. I specialise in teaching Art, Photography & Design as a career path or an elective option.

Subjects covered : sketching, drawing, painting, art history, contemporary art and design. My goal is to inspire students theoretically and provide practice based homework when relevant. Classes and short courses are tailored to suit individual tuition. Primarily practice led with emphasis on improving technical skills sessions will include Art History, theory and critical assessment.

20 YEARS EXPERIENCE TEACHING ART, PHOTOGRAPHY AND DESIGN - secondary, GCSE, A Level, Foundation, Undergrad, Post Graduate and Continuing Education.

I am also an award winning and internationally exhibiting artist.

Location

At teacher's location: Asklipiou, Athens, Greece
At student's location: Around Athens, Greece
Online via webcam

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General info

Age:
Teenagers (13-17 years old)
Adults (18-64 years old)
Seniors (65+ years old)
Student level:
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Duration:
60 minutes
90 minutes
120 minutes
The class is taught in:English

About Me

I am a friendly and outgoing professional that takes great pride in my ability to plan and deliver lessons in Art, Photography, and Design. I was born in Dublin, lived and worked in London between 1998 - 2019 then relocated to Athens. I am dedicated, organized, and very passionate about Art. I enjoy learning as much as I enjoy teaching and aim to share my enthusiasm with my students.

Education

2006-08 Birkbeck University / London Consortium, MRES: Humanities & Cultural Studies.
2002-03 Goldsmiths College, University of London, MA: Photography (Distinction).
1999-02 Oxford Brookes University, BA(HONS): Photography.
1999-200 London College of Fashion, HND Photography & Fashion Styling (Distinction).

Experience / Qualifications

2024 - Present Professor of Digital Image, ACG, Pierce College
2024 Faculty Registration - Ministry of Education (Athens)
2019 - Present Professor of Photography, ACG, Deree College
2021 Faculty Registration - Ministry of Education (Athens)
2004-05 Hackney College: 7404 Teacher Training Level 4. (London)

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20 YEARS EXPERIENCE TEACHING ART, PHOTOGRAPHY AND DESIGN
secondary, GCSE, A Level, Foundation, Undergrad, Post Graduate and Continuing Education. My Resume includes -The American College of Greece, Pierce College & Deree College, Imperial College London, Goldsmiths University of London, City University London, Sotheby’s Institute, Southbank University, Somerset House Learning, Somerset House Public Programming, The Sorrell Foundation, Chisenhale Arts Place & Duff Miller Independent 6th Form.

I am also an award winning and internationally exhibiting artist, including ART ATHINA, Art Appel Gallery (Athens), the Belgrade - Adriatic Biennale - King Peter's House Gallery (Belgrade), The Russian Cultural Centre (Belgrade) & The City Art Gallery (Montenegro), Eight Gallery (Athens), The Royal Academy of Arts (London), Andrew Eldin Gallery (NYC), Laura Mars Gallery (Berlin), Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery (London), The Wapping Project (London), The Whitechapel Gallery (London), Williamson Art Gallery & Museum (Birkenhead), Kunsthal KaDe (Amsterdam), The Dutch Textile Museum (Tilberg), National Gallery (Prague), Art Platform & LA (Los Angeles).

With a strong background in photography, I am confident using a wide range of professional systems, including large and medium format cameras, and professional lighting equipment. I am proficient in all aspects of post-production including editing, retouching, printing, archiving, and graphic design using Capture One, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Acrobat, Indesign, Bridge, Premiere Pro, and Lightroom). I am currently using Final Cut Pro 10 for film editing and Audacity for sound editing. I am also highly skilled in using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Outlook).

Reviews (3)

My 16 year old decided to pursue a career at n fashion and art early on We found Emer and she was exactly what we were looking for and more when Theo applied for fashion Academies Her first extensive background and calm and friendly approach brought out the best in my 16 year old son Together they created an original portfolio crammed with original and artistic work Enthusiast and patient I have no reservations recommending Emer for any art driven personal or group learning sessions My sons testimony says it all She is simply amazing
Emer was very easy to connect with and knowledgable about photography. At our first lesson, we formed some exciting goals to work toward throughout our program.
She is very friendly, very focus to her lesson as a result her lesson to be productive.
‘Analogue Photography’ refers to photography using an analogue camera and film. A roll of film is loaded into the camera and the magic begins once you start clicking: light interacts with the chemicals in the film and an image is recorded. The pictures collected on your film roll come to life when the film is processed. ALL MATERIALS PROVIDED: 35MM CAMERA, FILM AND CHEMISTRY INCLUDED On this course I will teach you the basics of analogue photography - old school film photography. You will learn how to load film, take accurate light readings for correct exposures, you will learn about depth of field and shutter speed. Once you have taken your first roll of film you will then learn how to develop this film. Other students may wish to work with pinhole photography and learn how to build their own cameras. Most suitable as a short course and I can accommodate up to 4 students at one session so you can ask a friend. Fun weekend activities for the spring. Get snapping.
Photoshop is a powerful app for photographers. As a photographer, you’ll need to be able to sort through the many complex features that will help make photos better. I’ve designed this course as a practical guide to Photoshop that’s specifically made for learning photographers. You will learn how to make selections, create masks, retouching portraits and use advanced techniques to not only improve photographs, but to turn them into entirely new images.

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