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Sessions are in person or online, one-to-one and/or in small groups. Each session is tailor-made to your learning interest and needs. I offer an initial free, short consultation to see if we want to work together and agree a structure and approach. Rates are on a sliding scale by the hour and will be discussed in the initial session.

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Please initially contact me by email: susanstockwell7@gmail.com

 

About me:

I have been a practicing artist for 30+ years and have extensive experience and knowledge in studio, professional and teaching practice. I've exhibited in museums, galleries and alternative spaces worldwide, taken part in collaborative & social practice projects, residencies and received awards, grants and commissions. I have experience in funding applications, budgeting, obtaining sponsorship, working with industry and in non-art institutions including museums, schools, heritage spaces, remote locations and with groups of people who do not normally engage in art practice.

 

I've taught from under-graduate through to postgraduate and PhD levels at art schools in the UK and USA . My teaching experience includes leading a sculpture department, running workshops, modules, seminars, delivering lectures, conference papers, tutorial’s, course design, assessing and examining at all levels. With specialisms in sculpture installation, drawing and collage I've also taught fine-art film making, painting, printmaking, performance and photography. I've been mentoring artists on a one-to-one basis and through studio internships since 2010. 

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I offer:

• Successful strategies employed include placing work into the public domain

• Approaching commercial and public gallery spaces and museums

• Developing artist led shows, social media engagement, promoting events in the press,     open studios and funded projects.

• Finding ways to creatively support and develop your practice, increasing your profile       and prospects.

• Help with practical issues from sourcing the right materials to work with through to        framing, making artists’ prints, writing statements, documenting your work, 

  motivation, developing support systems, networks and workshops.

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I enjoy sharing and passing on my knowledge and experience as well as the creative interaction and collaborative problem-solving processes involved in learning and mentoring. I hold great respect for anyone who sets out to be an artist or arts professional.

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• I work on the basis of enabling, listening, questioning, reflecting back and helping you

   identify your personal strengths and develop sustainable ways to:

• work and find your voice

• build confidence, focus, overcome creative blocks, enact change, develop strategies

• Improve time management, communication and networking possibilities.

 

Sessions will take whatever form is needed at that time from studio visits, discussions, crits, online conversations to gallery visits.

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Endorsement and Validation:

• National Curriculum

My work is included on the National Curriculum for Art and Design for schools in England.

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• Ref 2021 University Research Excellence Framework: Case study -

University of East London - Summary of Impact -

Empowering presence of marginalised people through participation in political art:

Stockwell’s method of developing and enacting inclusionary projects serves the dual purpose of engaging and empowering vulnerable groups in traditional museum spaces while serving to extend the reach of the institutions and assisting them as they integrate marginalised narratives. Through her projects, Stockwell and the co-creators confront ideas of cultural institutions’ hegemony in the socio-cultural narrative to provide novel and diverse perspectives. Stockwell developed artistic expression for individuals, diversity in museum collections and international dialogue about the themes in her projects.

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Testimonials:

Simona Pesce's testimonial, former studio assistant and student. Simona is now a practicing artist and art teacher.

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While at the University of East London in 2015 I had the pleasure of having Susan as my tutor. She was always very supportive and helped me find new ways of thinking. 

Following my graduation I had the opportunity to assist Susan in her studio as well as with the installation of Rumpelstiltskin at Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth (2018) and Trade Winds at St Peter’s Church in Cambridge (2019). Working with Susan gave me first hand experience of her creative process and from this I gained invaluable knowledge about work ethics, time management, planning, writing proposals installing exhibitions and running a studio. I find Susan to be very welcoming and open, she shares her knowledge and experiences, she is a great listener and always giving positive and encouraging advice. 

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Michael Crossan's testimonial from the Piece Makers Project, National Army Museum, London

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I first met Susan in 2012, when she ran an art workshop over several months at Sir Oswald Stoll Mansions, the Veterans’ Housing Association where I lived. The workshop, part of a two-year collaborative project with the National Army Museum, explored issues around memory, narrative, and rehabilitation after military service. At the time, I was taking a Fine Art course and considering further study, but I still felt a lot of self-doubt about my work, and uncertainty about which direction I should take. I felt very interested in participating in the workshop, as art had been one of few constants during my own turbulent years after I left the Army.

 

Susan’s approach was both therapeutic and inspiring; she took students’ work seriously and at the same time encouraged all involved to see creating art as a calming, enjoyable and exploratory practice.  There was a sense of inclusiveness to the sessions despite our wide range of levels and experience. When Susan later featured my original screen print in her own mixed media work PeaceMaker, which toured military museums around the UK after its initial run at NAM, this proved to be a pivotal collaboration for me, providing an opportunity to learn from an accomplished artist whose work I admired, to observe her process and use of research, to share in forming relationships with curating staff and to gain experience talking about my work in a public forum.

 

In the years that followed, Susan continued to be a mentor and an important contributor to my progression as I made my way through an MFA programme and then worked to sustain my practice upon graduation. Her willingness to share what she knows and her genuine interest in seeing people develop personally and artistically has been as evident as a peer mentor as it was during those first Veterans workshops at Stoll.  Then, as now, she has always treated me as a fellow artist and peer, despite the wide gap in our experience, and this collegial approach has increased my confidence and encouraged me to take my practice seriously. Her communication style is caring and honest, and she shares her experience with a view toward helping people find and follow their own path, not to impose any particular view or method. I feel extremely fortunate to have met Susan when I did, and I know first-hand the extent to which she can encourage personal growth, confidence, and artistic development in others.

 

Michael Crossan is a practicing artist.

He worked on the Piece Makers Project 2012-15 while living at Stoll Housing Trust in London.

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