Tutors
Richard Henry is an artist and teacher with particular interest in the contemplative aspects of pattern. He has a background in philosophy and cognitive psychology and studied for two years under Keith Critchlow, one of the world's leading authorites on the geometry of Islamic patterns. Richard has subsequently lectured widely on this subject, and has devised and taught a number of practical courses on the geometry of Islamic patterns for the British Museum in London's Worlds Arts and Artefacts programme. He has undertaken field studies in Egypt, Morocco, Syria and, most recently, Iran.
Richard is the co-editor and
illustrator of Miranda Lundy's Sacred Number, book about the history
and symbolism of number, and has participated in a number of group
shows and educational projects exploring links between geometry and
art. Richard is a visiting lecturer at the Slade School of Fine Art,
The Prince's School of Traditional Arts and an associate lecturer at
the Open University in London.
He has been commissioned by among others HRH the Prince of Wales, Oxford University, Shakespeare’s Globe London, Kew Gardens, Westminster Abbey, Pakistan Embassy, Foreign Office in Vienna and London Zoo.
Adam has travelled around the world to work with artists, including Mount Athos, Greece, Spain, Morocco and Turkey. He was the subject of a documentary when he travelled to Malaysia and Indonesia looking at woodcarving and biomorphic art in that area. He currently works from his studio in Hackney Wick, East London.
Adam is a leading specialist in Islimi (Arabesque/biomorphic art), he is a sessional lecturer at Birkbeck, University of London and has taught in schools and museums across London, including the British Library, V&A, British Museum and PSTA