In this film, secondary school art teacher and painter Nicola Hepworth describes the ways in which her teaching feeds into her painting practice, exploring how she navigates the balance between the two areas of her working life. Reflecting on the benefits of being a teacher on her artistic practice, she recounts how her teaching, students, local environment and wider community inspire her paintings.
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SHIFT: Nicola Hepworth
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SHIFT: Nicola Hepworth
Artist teacher Nicola Hepworth discusses how her decades of teaching in secondary schools in London informs her painting practice, reflecting her students and wider community.
About the artist
Nicola Hepworth is a figurative painter and secondary school art teacher based in Hackney, London.
About the film
This film is part of SHIFT, Freelands Foundation’s quarterly series of short films spotlighting varied practices, approaches and philosophies within art education.
Editing: Voyage Creative Studio.
Captions: Sixbetween.
All audiovisual material is courtesy of the artist.