Richard is a painter, sonic artist, and educator. His Educational Doctorate explored the impact on participants who co-created a series of improvised sonic artworks for a project called Sonic Camouflage.
Richard studied at Chelsea School of Art for his MA in Fine Art and at Cardiff School of Art for his BA Fine Art. Richard is the Course Leader for the BA (Hons) Fine Art Degree at Arts University Bournemouth and co-ordinates a series of educational Global Networks projects.
Richard has exhibited and curated widely, including contemporary art events for the ICA London. He initiated a contemporary art project space above the infamous Blue Note night club in Hoxton Square, London, in the late 1990’s, this multifaceted and experimental experience has influenced his educational pedagogy.
An Arts Council England project saw Richard collaborate with the artist Sian Hutchings to re-envision an Anthony Caro sculpture as a live sonic performance.
Present appointment
2013 to present Course Leader BA (Hons) Fine Art Arts Uni. Bournemouth
Previous appointments
2011 to 2013 Swindon School of Art, Curriculum Area Manager
2008 to 2011 Cardiff Met’, Senior Lecturer BA Fine Art / Course Director
2001 to 2008 Plymouth College of Art, Foundation Course Leader
2000 to 2001 Plymouth College of Art, Senior Lecturer BA Fine Art
1998 to 2000 Derby City College, Foundation Tutor
1996 to 2000 London Curation / Exhibiting / Richards Renovations
Education and Qualifications
2025 Bournemouth University Educational Doctorate (PhD)
2015 UAL Certificate in Research Supervision Part A
2003 Uni. Of Derby Certificate in Education for Further Education
1998 Chelsea School of Art UAL MA Fine Art Degree
1995 Cardiff School of Art BA Fine Art Degree FIRST
1992 Derby City College BTEC G.A.D.DISTINCTION
1990 Chesterfield College BTEC First Cert. PASS
1989 Heanor Gate Comprehensive GCSE’s
Membership of Professional organisations
2025 Paradox Fine Art Educational Conference Steering Committee member
2023 Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
2023 National Association of Fine Art Education (NAFAE)
External Examiner
2023-2027 External Examiner, BA Fine Art, Middlesex Uni.
2017-2022 External Examiner, MA Fine Art, UCA Canterbury
2005-2008 External Examiner, Art Foundation, Falmouth
2005-2008 External Examiner, Art Foundation, Truro
2005-2008 External Examiner, Art Foundation, Bristol
2005-2008 External Examiner, Art Foundation, Swindon
Academic Engagement
2024 British Council Academic steering group advisory member for research fellowships at the Venice Biennale. (Since 2018)
2023 Chaired Grad’ Race exhibition discussion panel at Bridport Arts Centre
2022 CHEAD Representative for AUB for 4 years, attending yearly conference.
2022 Curriculum Innovation lead for AUB undergraduate
2021 Venice Architectural Biennale created live performance for live British Council launch event
2020 Aesthetica Magazine Future Now Symposium at York St. John Uni. Chaired panel discussion titled ‘how to get ahead as an emerging artist’. Conducted portfolio review session.
2020 Paint Exchange devised triangulated inter-university painting project; Manchester Met’ - State Uni. New York - Arts Uni. Bournemouth
2019 British Council Created research document ‘Fellowship Research Prompts and Ideas’ for the Venice Biennale fellows on a 4-week residency in the British Pavilion. This document was used by 60 fellows.
2019 Chair AUB learning and teaching research group
2018 Represented AUB chairing 4 HE external review panels at The Northern Art School, 2 new course validations and 2 periodic reviews. Excellent feedback was received.
2018 Bournemouth Emerging Art Fringe Selection panel member
2017 Chaired Jerwood Drawing Prize panel discussion at AUB
Exhibitions and Curation
2025 Naples, Italy, Something is not going very well Commissioned video art student residency and screening
2023 Naples, Italy, When Roots Sparkle Vibrissae Sprout Commissioned video art student residency and screening
2022 Zarka, Greece, Sonic Camouflage collaborative artwork and research at Zaraka Artist Residency, Evia, Greece.
2020 AUB Gallery Curated celebration review marking the 6th year of the international video art VVV residence
2020 Milan since 2014 Inter-Uni. Video Art VVV residency screened in Milan and then for a month on www.visualcontainer.tv
2019 AUB Gallery Response to Dazzle commissioned exhibition
2019 ITV Collaborative Drawing Action artist designed ident
2018 Athens Idiot Joy Showland live at 6 Dogs Gallery Aesthetikos exhibition
2018 VeniceBritish Pavilion group exhibition Drawing Boundaries
2017 Poole Quay Transmission joint exhibition, ACE / AUB commission
2016 Universal Studios Homage to Johns commissioned painting to appear as featured prop’ in Jason Bourne 5 film
2015 Bournemouth Absolutely Elsewhere Shelley Manor group exhibition
2012 London Space Studios commissioning gallery solo exhibition
2005 London ICA Performance Pop 1 solo artist commissioned event
2004 Plymouth Viewpoint Gallery solo exhibition
2003 Nottingham Air Guitar Angel Row Gallery curated launch event
2002 London Tabula Rasa exhibited in group exhibition
2002 Derby Hotchpotch curated exhibition for Uni. Derby
2001 London Dust Gallery solo exhibition
2001 LondonBlue Note Gallery Hoxton Square Shoreditch curated monthly exhibitions for 2 years, included Tracey Emin, Cornelia Parker, Chapman Bro’s, Gary Hume
1998 London Colville Place Gallery exhibited in group exhibition
Publications and Scholarly Works
2024 The Open Review journal chapter in Power issue
2019 London College Communication, Creative Methods in Educational Conference, presentation on my co-creating ITV project
2019 Royal Academy London, Joint paper about painting pedagogy with Dominic Shepherd at Painting the New conference 2019
2018 Chapter in book, Professional Practice: 20 Questions, Q Arts, Ed. Allen and Rowles,
Grants and Funding
2024 £2000 Pedagogic Innovation grant from AUB for Global Network projects
2021 £3000 Pedagogic Innovation grant from AUB for Sonic Camouflage / Global Network projects
2019 £3000 ITV Artist Commission for TV Ident to be screened before programmes. BA Fine Art and AUB title on the work seen by 34 million viewers
2017 £2000 Arts Council England grant for Anthony Caro Transmission artwork, match funded by AUB