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Dan Wilkinson

Onsite Level 6 Mentor and Drawing Tutor

Dip Art & Creativity (Hons), Cert VCD

Teaching art is something Dan loves to do. He has spent a third of his life passing on artistic and creative knowledge and enjoys watching students progress and develop at their own pace. Dan likes to create an environment where students can express who they are, as well as what they see and feel.

He encourages a balance of working intuitively and developing skills that help to create works that are aesthetically pleasing. Dan's own work mirrors his teaching style; he is constantly evolving as he explores surface and media to satisfy his creative needs. Most of his work is driven by his love and passion for the environment he is surrounded by - Wellington's harbour, and the west and south coast.

d.wilkinson@tlc.ac.nz

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Linda Evangaline-Smith

Printmaking Tutor, Mentor

MEd, Diploma of Art and Creativity (Advanced)

Linda Evangaline-Smith is a mentor and tutor with a passion for all things to do with printmaking – but life drawing, illustration, painting and construction are all keen interests.
Problem solving and learning new things and ways of making are always going to be a focus and motivator in her creative practice. The hands-on, energetic and getting messy way of learning and teaching is an approach that Linda enjoys most.

Linda has a Master’s Degree in Education and is a qualified teacher. She studied with The Learning Connexion from level 4 right through to graduating with Advanced Diploma in Art and Creativity. She is an active maker and shows her work in exhibitions frequently.

l.smith@tlc.ac.nz

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Marc Hill

Painting Tutor

Marc’s background is in film and the stage. He started out at Shepperton Studios in London where he worked his way up from stage-hand to art director, and eventually to producer. He has been lucky to work with many highly creative people such as Terry Gilliam, Bookbinder, Duffy, Ridley Scott, Genesis, HR Giger and Bernd Benthaak. They taught him many valuable lessons for which he is eternally grateful.

m.hill@tlc.ac.nz

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Justine Turnbull

Onsite Level 5 Mentor

MFA

Justine is a neo-romantic painter and recently graduated with an MFA from Dunedin School of Art. She lives in Wellington with her two beautiful children and dog, Halo. Justine is an onsite Level 5 Mentor at the Learning Connexion. You can view her work at www.justine-turnbull-art.com

j.turnbull@tlc.ac.nz

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Alan Poole

Digital Art and Design Tutor/Mentor

BA (Hons), MA, Dip Art and Creativity (Hons)

As well as tutoring at TLC, Alan also works as a freelance illustrator. He has worked on a variety of projects, both in print media and in the digital domain in the form of web-based interactive digital products.

When tutoring students, Alan prefers to discuss with them what their project is and to offer advice and techniques that will help them bring their project to fruition. He believes that this focus on a student’s personal goals motivates them to explore their own creative ideas further, ensuring they don't lose what it is that makes their work unique and novel, especially in a commercial context.

a.poole@tlc.ac.nz

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Sophie Saunders

Advanced Diploma Coordinator / Mentor

MFA (Hons)

Having had a loose and arty upbringing with a musician father and potter mother, plus a rather rigorous art school education, Sophie has always had the tendency to question things and look for the higher purpose behind everything. She has exhibited widely over 25 years and has taught at various institutions for the last 16 years.

Always endeavouring to be true to herself, Sophie currently adheres mercilessly to a rather pared-down subject matter in her painting in a desire to get to the nitty gritty. Her view in her teaching and painting is that whatever feels right, one must follow it, leaving all else aside. This is the key to beginning to be what we really are.

s.saunders@tlc.ac.nz

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Suzy Costello

Distance Delivery Mentor

Suzy enjoys both printmaking and sculpture and at the core of her art practice is place and space. Inspiration is easy to find living on the eastern edge of Te Whanganui-a-Tara, surrounded by beech-forested hills, the sea and family!
 
Mentoring distance delivery students across Aotearoa feels like a privilege for Suzy as she is invited to share in another person’s artistic processes, ideas and the act of creating. It is very personal and satisfying and broadens each of our own outlooks.

s.costello@tlc.ac.nz

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