Andrew Currie
Senior Technician
I began working at Falmouth university in 2005 as a part-time 3D associate lecturer on the Art Foundation and as a temporary woodwork technician in the Fine Art workshop, which eventually turned into a full-time senior technical position in metal work! For the last three years I've been working in this role part-time and hold a part-time senior position at Fabrication Facility, a company based in London and Falmouth that specialises in the execution of creative metalworking projects specifically within the arts.
I graduated from a Fine Art degree at Falmouth in 1999 and continued my practice as a kinetic sculptor exhibiting internationally, especially since the 1999 BT New Contemporaries exhibition for which I was selected for, this functioned as a major stepping stone for my career in the arts.
I completed a PGCE in post compulsory education at Cornwall College in 2005 specialising in teaching Fine Art and have been working within the School of Art ever since.
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Qualifications
Qualifications
| Year | Qualification | Awarding body |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | BA(Hons) Fine Art | Falmouth University |
| 2005 | PGCE (Post compulsory education) | Cornwall College |
Research Outputs
Publications and research outputs
Events
I delivered a teaching workshop and exhibited work as part of the Performing Objects conference at Falmouth University http://performingobjectsconference.co.uk/?page_id=549
Events
Artist lectures given as part of Foundation professional practice lecture series - Falmouth
Policy engagement within Cornwall
Engagement with organisations which contribute to the development of educational, cultural or socio-economic policies in Cornwall
Fabrication Facility
Currently employed at Fabrication Facility - helping to fabricate and cast various high profile artists' works both locally and internationally. We provide employment and training opportunities to both the local population and Falmouth Graduates across both sites (London and Falmouth).
Collaboration with Steve Claydon
Project lead for fabrication and foundry work on local Artist Steve Claydon's " Transmitter" sculpture - a collaboration between Steve Claydon, Fine Art lecturer Jonty Lees and school children from the area.
Widening Participation work
I previously worked as a lead artist/lecturer within Falmouth University's outreach / engagement 'Widening Participation' team conducting various summer school workshops for UK-wide school leavers. These included drawing projects, inflatable sculpture workshops and Rude Goldberg type performance workshops.
BIG DRAW event in Falmouth
During my time as a foundation lecturer I coordinated a BIG DRAW event in 2005 in Falmouth. This was a collaborative drawing event between various school children across Cornwall, culminating in a huge banner unveiled on the side of the Maritime Museum in Falmouth.
Business Engagement
Consultancy and facility services
2014 - Clerke and Joy performance/theatre company - consultancy for an onstage 'performing machine' and access to Fine Art workshop
2015 - ATOI collaborative artists - consultancy and currently working on bronze investment casting project together
Professional Engagement
Independent professional practice
I have worked for Joseph Waller Fabrications in London a number of times - helping to fabricate various high profile artists works such as Micheal Craig Martin, Helen Marten, Adriano Costa.
Working sculptor with work listed on this profile and in my website links.
Social, community and cultural engagement
- I have lead a Kinetic Art workshop in the education department of the Exchange Gallery Penzance and given talks in 2009 alongside my exhibition.
- I built a contemporary art inspired crazy golf course with the help of volunteers, for the general public to play on - Exchange Gallery Penzance, 2010
- I have worked with a community led theatre company in Cairns Australia in 2002 building sculptures for outdoor stage sets for the production Coconuts Walking the Streets.