Rosie Alcock Fine Art

Education and Training

BA (hons) Fine Art 2:1 - University of Humberside
PGCE Secondary Art and Design - Institute of Education, University of London

Solo Painting Exhibitions
 
October 2010 Landscapes –Oil Paintings, The Moody Baker, Barnard Castle
September 2009 Sentimental Arithmetic - Pastels, Foxes Cafe Lounge, Carlisle
July 2009 Ghosts of St Aidan’s - Photographic Interactive Exhibition, Carlisle Library
November 2006 Telling Tales – Pastels, The Artfinder's Gallery, Liverpool
January -March 2001 Untitled – Acrylic Paintings, Ribborn Jazz Bar, El Born, Barcelona
September, 2000 Untitled - Paintings and Drawings, Internet Exchange, Les Rambles, Barcelona
December 1999 Contando Cuentros- Collages and Drawings, The Bagel Shop, Barcelona

Other Exhibitions

November 2010 Open Studios, Carlisle With West Walls Studios
December 2010 Crown Gallery, Carlisle, Cumbria Opening Exhibition
Spring show 2009 Gossipgate Gallery, Alston, Cumbria
2008- 2010 Circle Bar, Carlisle, Cumbria
June 2006, 2007 Art in the Park, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, with Windsor Printmakers’ Forum
October 2005 Manchester Art Show - Manchester, - Represented by Artsquare Gallery
2005 to 2006 Artsquare Gallery, Muswell Hill, London
April 2005 Glasgow International Art Fair, Showed with Eleventh Hour Art Studios

 Art Employment
Digital Artist, Headstrong Games, Kuju Entertainment London May to September 2011
Working on various digital projects, utilising drawing skills and knowledge
Freelance Artist, December 1999 to present
Ongoing creative practice based on painting, drawing, photography and digital art forms. Upcycling projects with the Riversmeet Organisation, Cockermouth. Until recently a member of West Walls Studios, Carlisle.

St Herbert C of E Primary School, Keswick, May 2011
Designed and delivered full day workshop with 60 pupils aged 7 to 11 based on portraits and expressing relationships within a portrait. Ran after school inset training for staff on ways to create and deliver art projects for the curriculum.

St Bede’s Primary School, Carlisle, April 2011
Designed and delivered afternoon session with 65 pupils aged 7 to 11 based on the theme of water, exploring mark making and colour through wax crayons and watercolour paint.

Tullie House Art Gallery, January to September 2010
Teaching 6th form workshops on photography based on Jem Southam’s exhibition – Clouds Descending
Planned and ran whole day drawing and painting workshops with young adults based on the exhibition – The Truth about Faeries
Planned and ran urban art workshops for Connexions young people

The Big Draw – October 2010
 Tullie House Art Gallery: planning and delivering school workshops for The Big Draw to secondary age pupils on the theme of Beneath the Surface, using images from the museum’s collection. Planned and ran Carlisle city centre Big Draw event based on the same theme.
The Blencathra Centre, Nr Keswick: on behalf of Connect Cumbria, planned and delivered 2 days of family learning workshops based on drawing the natural environment.

Victoria Junior School, Workington / Creative Futures Cumbria February 2010
Designed and delivered a project to 180 pupils aged 7 to 11 over 4 weeks based on multicultural visits to mosques, temples and churches; using photography, drawing, group work and literacy skills to address weaknesses in the curriculum as identified by Ofsted.

Mentoring Programme Creative Futures Cumbria January to June 2010
Mentored glass artist, Jude Stoll, on how to deliver workshops in schools.

Secondary School Teaching

Trinity School, Carlisle, Cumbria, October 2010 to May 2011
Temporary part time teacher of Textiles Technology. Planning and delivering classes to key stages 3 and 4, teaching practical textile skills including use of machinery, the design process and industrial practice.
Step by Step Education, Preston, Lancashire May 2009 to May 2011 
Secondary supply teaching, Cumbria.
Richard Rose Morton Academy, Carlisle, Cumbria October to December 2009 
Part time sickness cover, teaching yr 12 vocational art and design, GCSE yr 10 and 11 (including mock exam) and year 9.
Trinity School, Carlisle, Cumbria, September 2008 to May 2009
Maternity cover. Working in a successful art department with a strong focus on drawing skills, in preparation of and during Ofsted inspection. Whole school focus on the Accelerated Learning Cycle and Assessment for Learning. Designed and delivered curriculum and briefs for new implementation of BTEC first certificate. Taught yr 13 A2 Fine art personal project and assisted with raising higher end achievement in GCSE groups.
St Aidan’s County High School, Carlisle, Cumbria October 2007 to August 2008 Cover teaching post
St Aidan’s County High School, Carlisle, Cumbria December 2003 to July 2005 Maternity Cover
ADT City Technical College, Wandsworth, London, UK March to May 2003. Student Placement
St Marylebone C of E School, Westminister, London, UK Oct 2002 to Jan 2003. Student Placement

Art Teaching in Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Walkerville Collegiate Institute, March 2006 to June 2007
Volunteer art classroom assistant, working with grades 10, 11 and 12, special educational needs, and accelerated art programme for gifted students.
Art Gallery Windsor, March to July 2007
Designed and delivered drawing skills programme to children aged 6 to 12, developing basic skills and awareness, utilizing Gallery exhibitions in teaching. Delivered a week long summer course to children aged 6 to 12, looking at different aspects of commercial design.
Windsor Printmakers’ Forum, March 12 to 16 2007
Designed, promoted, administrated and delivered a week long March break art programme for children aged 8 to 12, including an exhibition. Responsibly for all aspects of planning, organisation, health and safety, liaising with parents and board members, promotion and working with volunteering high school students.