Nathan Yeomans

My lessons are one-to-one and tailored to your goals, level and interests. At the beginning, we identify what you want to work on and then structure the lesson around clear, practical objectives. I like to incorporate homework , if the you agree, to help retain information and develop learning beyond our lessons.

Depending on your needs, a session might involve analysing artworks together, discussing key art-historical ideas, developing an essay or research question, reviewing a portfolio, refining a personal statement or application, developing a curatorial proposal, or discussing the direction of your artistic practice.

I like lessons to be conversational and collaborative rather than lecture-based. We will achieve your goals together, one step at a time- no judgement- and courage to us! I introduce relevant artists, exhibitions, texts and ideas, but I also encourage you to develop your own interpretations and arguments. Where useful, I can provide constructive feedback on written or visual work and suggest references or areas to develop between sessions.

My own background spans fine art, curating, museums and galleries, contemporary art research and professional exhibition-making, so I am used to approaching art from multiple perspectives rather than from a single academic discipline. This allows me to support students who are working practically, critically, historically or curatorially, and to help connect these different ways of thinking.

I work with complete beginners through to undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as emerging artists and aspiring curators. My aim is for each lesson to leave you with greater clarity, stronger ideas and a clear sense of what to work on next. My no1 rule is that there is no judgement- no question is silly.