No Frame is started from my 14 years’ experience working as a secondary school (11-18 yrs) art and design teacher in the UK. The name, No Frame comes quite literally from the fact that most of the works are not framed in school exhibitions, they are not conventionally presented, yet they contain energy that is beautifully glowing in their work. It also refers to the period of time that these young art students go through in their life, characterised by its emotional, rebellious and energetic nature as they mature physically, mentally, and intellectually, expanding their social awareness, experimenting and testing boundaries - their personal ‘frames’ - to get to know who they are.

Work history

2023 No Frame Arts & Education. Artist Educator & Art Curriculum Consultant. Author

2020 -2022 CATS College (current The Worthgate School) Private International College

68 New Dover Rd, Canterbury CT1 3LQ, United Kingdom +44 1227 866540

Leader of Art Subjects
University Foundation Programme, A Level/IB, Ages 16–19 (+)

• Student work selected for exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts (RA) and awarded multiple 1st and 2nd places in the ISA Awards

• Achieved a 100% early acceptance rate to top art universities, including UAL, ranked 2nd globally

• Received an "Outstanding" rating in 2021 and 2022 evaluations

• Recognised as the top-performing teacher in appraisal scores from 2020 to 2022

• Contributed to the design and development of the University Foundation Programme curriculum

• Developed and delivered professional development programmes for teachers

• Established new courses in Textiles and Photography within the arts curriculum

• Organised an Art residential trip to major London galleries

2010 - 2019 The Archbishop’s School Canterbury. British mainstream school

St Stephen's Hill, Canterbury CT2 7AP, United Kingdom. +44 1227 765805

Art and Design Teacher
A-Level, GCSE, KS3, Ages 11–15, 16–19

• Guided students to achieve multiple top prizes in the UK’s three most prestigious competitions, including the John Downton Awards (Grand Prize, Gold, and other high-ranking awards)

• Achieved a 100% early acceptance rate to leading art universities, including UAL, ranked 2nd globally

• Received "Outstanding" Ofsted evaluation ratings from 2015 to 2019

• Mentored trainee teachers (PGCE) from 2015 to 2019

• Designed and delivered professional development programmes for teachers

• Consistently ranked as the top-performing teacher in appraisal scores from 2015 to 2019

• Organised Art residential trips to notable destinations such as St. Ives, the Henry Moore Foundation, the British Museum, and various London galleries

*2011 Induction

*2010 Qualified Teacher Status

Education

*2009 Canterbury Christ Church University : Professional Graduate Certificate in Education

*1998 Yeungnam university, South Korea: Textile Design with national teacher’s certificate

Exhibition & more

2010 - 2018 Yearly group exhibition in collaboration with Canterbury Christ Church Canterbury

Sidney Cooper Gallery

2018 Group exhibition ‘Light Emerging’

Concord Art Center

2019 Fine art photography installation in collaboration with a singer Samuel Ashton

St. Paul’s Church Canterbury

Album Cover Image

‘Spreading Light’ by Samuel Ashton

2020 Group Exhibition ‘Light Emerging’

St. Peter’s Church

2022 Charity auction to support UCA Art & Photography students

University of Creative Arts

2022 Book Cover Image

‘Coins for Charon’ by Dominic Harbinson

Publication

2024 Gender and Art Education

NSEAD

2024 Building Conceptual Playground

IMPACT

Lecture

2023 Gususan Library. The Power of Creative Art Education.

2024 Global Youth Academy. Bumeuh Library. Daegu. South Korea

Originality Unleashed: Creativity, Diversity and Global Talent

2024 Hanyang University (Seminar for Lecturers)

Conceptual Playground: Emphasising Interdisciplinary Learning Using Art as a Catalyst

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instagram @no_frame_art_education

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