Adrian Shaw

A professional artist and educator, with science and media training

A graduate in Fine Art from Central St. Martin’s College, London Institute. He also trained at Nova Scotia in Halifax, Canada. He is a registered with Southern Arts as an artist-for-schools. In this later regard, he has a certificate in Mentoring and has been involved with INSET programmes for secondary school art teachers. He is a founder-Member of London New Expressionists, a Member of NAWE & ARTSCAPE and NCN.
An honours-graduate of Central St. Martin’s College, London Institute. Adrian has also obtained training in advanced studiowork and curatorship at Nova Scotia College of Art & Design and the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Canada (he has dual UK-Canadian Citizenship).

Adrian has also been a Greater London writer-in-schools and project officer, and a poet with both Ottawa and Hounslow Arts. He has had exhibitions in the K and Overseas.

In keeping with his broad range of interests and experience, and his mixed-culture (Anglo Indian). Adrian has designed, developed and marketed courses in ‘Science-Art: the Overlap’, and ‘Light, Memory and Identity: the role of the Hybrid in Fine Art’ (BA Thesis, Central St. Martin’s College of Art & Design, London Institute, 2001).
He has taught Advanced-level art and Further and Higher education courses- including Access/Foundation studies at Tower Hamlets University Summer School in East London. He has also taught Political and East European studies at Morley College, London, and Sciences/Chemistry elsewhere. His artistic practice investigates and applies mixed-media and photographic based methods and techniques to Painting, as well as assemblage, installation and collage. He is also interested in Film and Video, and IT applications.

CONTACT DETAILS:
E-MAIL: Adredshaw@yahoo.co.uk
ADShaw-Sci-Art.org


Sci-Art basically investigates the relationship between the arts and sciences by creative professionals. Adrian Shaw is both an artist and a scientist, which gives him a unique perspective. Adrian studied science at Birkbeck and Imperial Colleges, University of London, and art at Central St. Martin's College of Art. Adrian is a flexible, lateral thinker and problem solver specialising in course/project marketing and development, with both wide and particular interests. He has worked in UK and North American industrial, governmental & educational sectors, with over 30 years’ experience including project management. Currently, he is working on Post-Graduate courses in Art.

Research interests include: Research and Development of Analytical Chemical methods applied to biomolecules, heavy metals and toxic gases; synthesis of natural and synthetic organics.

Light based methods, painting and photography are applied to art projects. New courses/projects in 'Sci-Art' and 'Environmental Science & Society'. Film theory & practice. Media & Science. Politics, etc.


Adrian undertakes commissions in writing, marketing and also teaching in art, science, media, humanities and creative writing.