Art Practice Areas Tutors

Her ongoing practice uses weaving and knitting, from traditional techniques to new technology whilst also creating yarns from several natural fibres. Her research encompasses traditional Japanese techniques and contemporary upcycling manual techniques.  

She teaches constructed textiles to undergraduates and postgraduates at Goldsmiths, University of London, and runs a traditional, community-oriented pub in South-East London. Natasha is also a PhD candidate at Oxford Brookes, with her thesis provisionally titled "Reviving the Art of Social Assembly: An Aesthetic and Political Investigation into the Role of Artist-led Community Centres, Studios, and Archiving at SET". In 2019, she completed her MA in Contemporary Art Theory at Goldsmiths and the California Institute of the Arts, going on to participate in the School of the Damned (2020–22), a free, self-organised alternative art school. www.natashaeves.co.uk 

She is concerned with: Capitalism and consequences of its powers; the fashion industry and its psychological impact; clothing and its relationship with the body; the dialectical tensions found in tailoring and how one can treat fabric as an organism when adorning the body. Recently, she has been researching how heritage can contribute to identity and reflecting on how ancestry and birthplace contributes to selfhood: why one desires to showcase, or hide, the culture and geography of one’s belonging. Her skill set is informed by traditional textile techniques, but used in a ‘punk’ manor. Digital collaging also forms her process, using nonchalant photos from her phone and sketches/writings from her journal.  

Website: www.crimsondmlily.co.uk   

He began his career in Art education in 2005 working at the Slade and Winchester Collage. He started working at Goldsmiths in 2007. El’s work specifically investigate the relationship between individuals and the man-made landscape in which they are living in. These projects are manifested in different installation and media. 

Her teaching career started 1997 at The Slade and she has gone on to work in various UK colleges. She began working at Goldsmiths in 2016. Her art practice is process led with choice of materials, binding structure, cutting away and the spaces left behind being integral to the work. 

Altea´s artwork explores the concept of reading, and the notion of the double page spread as a place to develop site-specific practice. Through a deep understanding of the print processes, she develops large scale prints and installations.  

His education centred around animation, image manipulation and storytelling. He has worked as a freelance video editor for various arts organisations. His current practice involves photography and videography of pop culture subjects presented in a cinematic aesthetic, which is distributed primarily on social media. He began his career at Goldsmiths working in Media and Communications and joined the Art Department in 2000 - His teaching has evolved around the dialogue and interaction with Art students during his time here.  

She joined Goldsmiths in 2017 after a Fine Art MA at the RCA. Her practice includes photography, digital collage and print.  

She is also experienced in creating graphic work like posters, album covers, music videos and stage sets for musicians. Sara joined Goldsmiths in 2024 after completing her MFA in Fine Art.  

https://www.saragraca.info/  

 James Sibley’s practice focusses on the effects that image production has on memory, under the conditions of contemporary visual culture. He has studied at Goldsmiths and The RA Schools, and has experience in graphics and web design.  

https://jamesibley.co.uk/ 

Currently, he is interested on how the production processes particular to artists film, in conjunction with digital technologies, can foster alternative forms of cinematic narrative. David completed an MFA at Goldsmiths and was one of the artist filmmakers selected for the Lux Associate Artists Programme. He has over 15 years of experience in production and education of moving image and sound in an art context.  

Ian has fabricated a variety of mixed media work for a number of prize-winning international artists and art institutions over the years and brings that experience, ebullience and enthusiasm to Goldsmiths.  Specialist interests include compositing, rotoscoping and match moving 3D scenes.  Their current practice involves drawing pet portraits.  

He is interested in using emergent 3D technologies for filmmaking and fabrication. He has 7 years professional experience with 3d software, motion graphics and video editing. Gwil completed the MFA at Goldsmiths in 2020.  

Following a period working for national newspapers and magazines, he began a career in arts education and started at Goldsmiths in 2002, before running all the of the Goldsmiths APAs in 2011. He is a practising documentary and portrait photographer.   

He began working at Goldsmiths in 2003. He is a practising ‘documentary style’ photographer, working in the areas of urban landscape, landscape and street photography.  

She is a tech nerd with an art practice that blends both digital and analogue techniques, and exhibits regularly. Her specialisms are in 3D printing, 3D scanning and the digital sculpting software Zbrush.  

 Website - www.evaimagines.co.uk/  

He utilises digital fabrication such as 3D printing and CNC machining as means to materialise digital design. At Goldsmiths his focus is on hard-surface 3D modelling while always keen on experimental uses for 3D printing.  

Website - https://byronkalomamas.com/  

Claire Baily is an artist and researcher whose work navigates the intersection of art, sustainability and material innovation. Her practice is deeply rooted in material process using a combination of traditional and contemporary techniques to produce sculptural objects. Claire has run the APA since 2014 and is a member of the Centre for Art & Ecology.   

 Website: clairebaily.com 

 Alex Searle’s art practice explores the unpredictable and enigmatic nature of the body, manipulating materials to evoke tension and anticipation. Her sculptures draw on the insides, outsides, hollows and solids of the mould-making process. Alex has been a Sculpture Tutor in the Mould-making and Casting APA since 2022.  

Website: alexandrasearle.com 

Fred Gwatkin has been working with clay for over 15 years, starting at Goldsmiths in 2016. In this time, he has developed experience in a range of techniques, materials and firing methods. His own practice is material-led, exploring glaze surface on 3D printed and wheel-thrown vessels.  

His pieces have been exhibited globally in prominent cities such as London, Tokyo, Paris, Miami, and Chicago. In addition to his artistic practice, Barrett also constructs functional clay forms through slab building and throwing, showcasing his versatility in the field of ceramics.  

He has over 20 years of teaching experience which majors in the sculptural/craft side of metalwork.  His own practice encompasses both sculpture and design.  

Nicolás Rojas Hayes holds a BA in Fine Art from the University of Barcelona and got his MFA Fine Art from Goldsmiths in 2015. He has been working since in the metal APA. His personal sculptural work has informed his skillset in metal fabrication, as well as having an interest in sound.   

With a background in Mixed Media Textile design and work including jewellery, millinery, interior pieces and sculptures.  She also runs a business selling her creations online.   

She also runs her own business, creating textile-led furniture and homeware for luxury interiors. With extensive experience in digital, machine, and hand embroidery techniques, Aimee’s personal practice explores the innovative application of textiles across a wide range of surfaces. Aimee holds a PgCert in Academic Practice in Art & Design and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.   

She specialises in knit, stitch and construction, with an interest in developing textiles for garments out of surplus or repurposed fabric.  She has 7 years' experience in art education and joined Goldsmith's in the Stitch and Fabric APA in 2024. 

He began his career in art education in 2005 and has worked in the Print and Dye APA since 2013. In his practice, he combines historical and textual narratives to develop a personal lexicon that informs both his research process and his making, working with a range of found and self-produced imagery and text in producing collages, textiles, sculptures and performative objects.  

Her ongoing practice blurs the boundaries between traditional printing techniques and new technologies within printed and dyed textiles.  

His ongoing practice combines various textile printing techniques, natural dye and traditional upholstery to create sculptural, drawing and furniture-based outcomes.   

Before teaching at Goldsmiths Hoagy worked as a fabricator, designer and technical consultant for artists, museums and architectural projects across the UK and Europe. 

Having trained at the Building Crafts College, Yi specialises in solid timber and hand-joining techniques. Also holding a BA in Graphic and Media Design from the London College of Communication (UAL), Yi blends their love for design into their work - creating functional, individual pieces that make the most of small spaces. 

His practice consists of furniture homewares, the design of which draws upon coastal forms and collected objects.