Matthew Collings

DESCRIBE YOUR APPROACH TO TEACHING

Talking about art history and its relatinship to the present moment.

WHAT WILL STUDENTS GAIN IF THEY COME ON ONE OF YOUR COURSES?

Awareness of the importance of looking

ARE THERE ANY PARTICULAR TECHNIQUES/PROCESSES YOU USE IN YOUR TEACHING?

Talking clearly.

WHAT INSPIRES YOUR OWN WORK?

Nature, light, art history.

WHERE CAN STUDENTS SEE EXAMPLES OF YOUR WORK?

Vigo Gallery, 22 Bond Street until 11 February; Vigo website; website of Emma Biggs and Matthew Collings (emmabiggsandmatthewcollings.net)

WHAT TEACHING EXPERIENCE HAVE YOU HAD?

Annual lecture series at City & Guilds, London since 2007

IS YOUR WORK IN ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE COLLECTIONS?

Many private collections.

HAVE YOU WRITTEN ANY BOOKS/HAD ARTICLES PUBLISHED?

Many books an articles. Including Blimey (published by 21), This Is Modern Art (published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson), Sarah Lucas (published by Tate), This Is Civilisation (published by 21), Art Crazy Nation (published by 21)

DO YOU BELONG TO ANY PROFFESSIONAL GROUPS/SOCIETIES?

No