Biography
Tina's creative career started at the West Sussex college of Design, where she completed a BTEC in Graphic Design. She then moved to south London and completed a BA Hons Degree in Graphics focusing on Illustration at Camberwell Collage of Arts. Tina worked as a freelance illustrator and her work has been published in magazines and books, used on packaging and promotional advertising. Tina also taught BTEC students graphic/illustration techniques at the Medway UCA campus.
Tina took a career break for her young family and then trained as a teacher of Art and Design at Christchurch university in Canterbury. She then worked as an Art and Design teacher for 18 years in different schools in Kent and Medway. During her teaching career, she always continued to paint and create her own work and take part in exhibitions such as Pushing Print in Margate and Open studio events with the Hazelnut Press.
She took part in the SEOS 2022
Exhibited with Canterbury Society of Art for the last 3 years
The Halpern Gallery 1st - 19th March Dog Exhibition
Canterbury Festival 2024
She organises creative workshops for adults at Beach Creative and Espression Arts. Her work is available to purchase and commissions are also taken.