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About Zangmo Alexander

Art Tutor, Artist, Life Coach,
Creativity Coach, Mindfulness Coach

 

Education and Training

I have a BA in Painting from Brighton University College of Art and a Masters Degree in Fine Art (with distinction) from Norwich University College of Arts. From Homerton College, Cambridge I gained a Post Graduate Certificate in Education and full Qualified Teacher Status, and I also have a Diploma in Coaching with distinction with the UK Coaching Partnership, accredited by the Association for Coaching.

I completed an eight week Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy course with Bangor University and a five year Mahamudra meditation course with Mingyur Rinpoche and Palpung Changchub Dargye Ling Meditation Centre In Wales. I have had many years of art and body mind psychotherapy, and am also a Buddhist nun in the Tibetan tradition.

Creative Practice

Originally working as a representational illustrator, I became interested in art therapy, and began abstract and figurative paintings of the mind, using colourful, luminous oil paint, watercolour paint and mixed media. More recently I have been exploring meditation and art and self and identiy using photography, paint, text, mixed media and digital film. My work is in private collections in Europe and the USA.

Training

• Diploma in Coaching (Distinction), UK Coaching Partnership

• MA Fine Art (Distinction), Norwich University College of the Arts

• Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy 8 week, University of Bangor

• Post Graduate Certificate in Education, Cambridge University

• 5 year meditation course with Mingyur Rinpoche, Tsoknyi Rinpoche

• BA Painting, University of Brighton

• 7307 Further and Adult Teachers Training

Educational Work

• Creative Studies Lecturer: Eastbourne College of Art

• Brighton University Art Certificate Lecturer

• Visiting Lecturer in Painting, Brighton University

• Co-designed first stress management course for BAA Gatwick

• Staff development art workshops for Social Services

• Therapeutic art in psychiatric units and NHS Day Centres

• Digital Photography Tutor with hard to reach members of the community

• Community Education Tutor: OCN and non vocational art and photography

• A Level Art Tutor: sole responsibility for full course planning, delivery, assessment, recording, reporting

• Art for Self Development Workshop Facilitator

• Art and Photography Tutor: art retreats, creative breaks and painting holidays with individual and small groups

• Intergenerational Art Workshops

• Art and Craft Tutor in residential mental health, group and individual work 

• Art and Craft Tutor with residential elderly

• Director of ‘Rainbow Arts’ Art and Craft Holiday workshops

• Life and Creativity Coaching with professionals

• Teacher with sole responsibility for Primary School Art and DT Curriculum

• Art, DT, RE Teacher, Infants School

• Years 1/2 Class Teacher, including teaching literacy and numeracy

• Supply Teacher, primary and secondary schools

• GCSE and A Level Art/Photography Teacher, comprehensive schools

Exhibitions

• Buddha Mind - Creative Mind

• Norfolk Open Studios

• MA Fine Art Show, Norwich School of Art and Design (group)

• Faith and the Arts Multifaith Art Exhibition, Arts Council England

• ‘Journeys’, Paintings and Prints, Harleston Festival

• ‘Lyrical Abstraction’, Michaelhouse Centre, Cambridge (solo)

• Horsham Arts Centre (solo)

• Fresh Art Fair London

• ‘Lotus in Flower’ Cambridge

• John Innes Centre

• Oasis Gallery, London (solo)

• Brighton Centre

• Brighton Library (solo)

• Fox’s Gallery, London (solo)

• The Arthouse, Leeds

Invited Writing and Conference Talks

• ‘Buddhism and Art’ advisory report  for Arts Council England

• 'Buddha Mind - Creative Mind' Conference Talk

• '4Thought' on Channel 4 TV, to be aired autumn 2012

Awards

• DEFRA Selected Rural Business Service Award

• South Norfolk District Council Grant for business start up

• Norfolk County Council Visual Arts Fund Award

Queries and Bookings: 01379 897393