Education
05-07 Cambridge University. St. Edmunds College.
Cantab, History of Art Ma Hons. II.i
02-05 LMU
Fine Art Ba Hons, II.i
01-02 Warwickshire College.
Foundation, Btec Diploma in Art and Design. Distinction.
99-01 Arden Lawn School.
A Levels. AAB
Professional Experience
October 09 onwards: History of Art Faculty, Cambridge University: Supervisor and part time lecturer.
October 09 onwards: The Leys School- Artist in residence
October 08-September 09: Christ’s College, Cambridge- Levy Plumb Visual Arts Residency-
September 07-July 08: Warwickshire School of Arts- Senior lecturer and tutor
Publications
January 2010- Millwood publications- Ekphrasis: An illustrated collection of 20 poets’ response to the work of Tom de Freston
December 2009- Forest Publications- featured artist (’Forest Book of Bedtime Stories’)
December 2009- Artspace Journal- interview with Professor Admiral Face
November 2009- Green Pebble Journal- cover feature
September 2009- Reflections catagloue (for solo show)- produced by Tablo Arts, including essays by five leading academics
September 2009- Varsity newspaper- featured interview on my stint on the fourth plinth as ‘Napoleon’
August 2009- Sunday Telegraph- feature on plinth performance
March 2009- Varsity- Great works of Art in Cambridge- article by Laura Freeman on ‘History Painting’ in Christ’s College MCR
November 2009- TCS- review by Pablo de Gandia
October 2008- Varsity- 5* exhibition review of ‘Between Somewhere and Nowhere’
June 2008- Artspace- exhibition review by Andrew stibbs of ‘Swimmers of Lethe’
Workshops
June-September 2009
Workshops for large communal mural- Christ’s College JCR attended by undergraduates, coordinated with the help of Ruth Graham
October08-July 09
Christ’s College, Cambridge. Visual Arts Centre - Ran life drawing classes with Issam Korbaj- for Cambridge University students, culminating in a Spring show.
November 08- July 09
Studio 106- Fulham, London. Drawing workshops- a series of workshops, culminating with a group show
Lecturing
June-July 09
Oxbridge Lecturers: guest lecturer for Pablo de Orellana’s course, including studio and Fitzwilliam museum tour.
April-May 09
Medicine, Fourth Year- ‘Medicine and Humanities paper’, Cambridge University- tutored students who took the making of art option with Dr. Sarah Gull.
October 08
Classics Faculty, Cambridge University; Graduate Lecture Program. Lectured on the connection between my work and Classical course.
December 08
Lucy Cavendish Visual Art Symposium. Lectured on the figure within my work
January 09
Renaissance Graduate Lecture program- History of Art Department, Cambridge University. Week 1 lecture- ‘From Titian to the ludicrous- themes and processes in the work of Tom de Freston’
April 09
‘Deposition’ Christ’s College Chapel- Spoke on the links between my work Caro’s Deposition and religion in general.
May 09
‘A History Painting’- Yusef Hamed Theatre, Christ’s College. Public lecture on the MCR commission.
Public Collections
Christ’s College- MCR. Commsiioned ‘History Painting’, a 5×1.5 M painting.
Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cambridge University
Classics Faculty, Cambridge University
History of Art Faculty, Cambridge University
Trinity College, Cambridge University.
Wolfson College, Cambridge University
Lucy Cavendish, Cambridge University
Warwickshire College Library
Stratford Upon-Avon College
St. Edmunds College, Cambridge University
Exhibitions: go to exhibitions section
