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Chris Lewis-Jones, artist/flaneur/psychogeographer/folklorist/lecturer/facilitator/performer

I am an artist-flaneur, one who travels hopefully across media and contexts, from drawing to spoken word performance to folkloric ritual…

Creative Genre

  • cross media

Work Undertaken

  • I undertake visual art
  • performance
  • gallery education and consultation commissions. I have exhibited and performed at Tate Britain
  • Nottingham Contemporary
  • the Borough Gallery in Newcastle
  • AirSpace Gallery in Stoke
  • Southampton Gallery
  • Mostyn Gallery in Llandudno
  • The Bethlem Gallery in London
  • the National Theatre and elsewhere. I have taught at The People's College (Nottingham)
  • Nottingham Trent University (where I still teach drawing) and The University of Derby. I have am a visiting lecturer at Nottingham College and the University of Surrey. Whilst working as Associate Artist at Nottingham Contemporary
  • in partnership with the University of Nottingham
  • I participated in many action research projects into creativity and dementia
  • in the gallery
  • at other galleries
  • and at hospitals and care homes. I continue to offer workshops
  • training and presentations in 'art and dementia' at universities and galleries across the country. I also work as a creative mentor
  • in a freelance capacity
  • and for Derbyshire Virtual School and The Mighty Creatives.

Work in Education

  • I have taught at The People's College (Nottingham)
  • Nottingham Trent University (where I still teach drawing) and The University of Derby. I have am a visiting lecturer at Nottingham College and the University of Surrey. Whilst working as Associate Artist at Nottingham Contemporary
  • in partnership with the University of Nottingham
  • I participated in many action research projects into creativity and dementia
  • in the gallery
  • at other galleries
  • and at hospitals and care homes. I continue to offer workshops
  • training and presentations in 'art and dementia' at universities and galleries across the country. I also work as a creative mentor
  • in a freelance capacity
  • and for Derbyshire Virtual School and The Mighty Creatives.

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