Elizabeth Tomos
Lecturer, Fine Art BA(Hons)
Elizabeth Tomos has been working in Higher Education since 2010 and is currently working as a Lecturer in Fine Art at Falmouth University having joined the institution in September 2020. She previously taught at the University of Northampton where she led the Integrated Foundation Year in the Arts (2017-2020), a programme to support students in accessing higher education programmes in the Arts faculty. From 2015 to 2017 Elizabeth undertook a two-year secondment to act as a Learning Designer to lead on the implementation of a university wide pedagogical approach called Active Blended Learning. During which time she was also responsible for a university wide qualitative study into student experiences of the transition period. During her time at Carmarthen School of Art (2010-2013) Elizabeth taught into the Foundation Diploma in Art & Design as both a Contextual Studies and Fine Art lecturer. She also taught Contextual Studies across all the Art and Design degrees available at the college, as well as the Contextual Studies provision for the Extended Diploma in Fashion & Clothing. Elizabeth acted as course leader for the BA (Hons) Multidisciplinary in Art & Design and the BA (Hons) Fine Art Contemporary Practice.
Elizabeth has a background in both the visual and performing arts which she draws on to underpin her Perform//Print practice. Perform//Print is a hybrid method of making art which draws on the techniques, methods, and processes of printmaking and collides them with live and performance art practices. Elizabeth has exhibited nationally and internationally including at Performance Art International Bergen (2023), Performance Studies International, South Africa (2023), Trans- States: The Art of Deception, University of Northampton (2022), Draw to Perform Festival in Brighton (2022), Cozens Street Studios and Sydney Contemporary in Australia (2019), MK Calling at MK Gallery in Milton Keynes (2020), and as part of Impact11's (International Printmaking conference) virtual exhibition hosted during the pandemic by Hong Kong Open Printshop (2021). She is also director and curator of Trans-states, a community interest company dedicated to the scholarship of contemporary occulture and esotericism.
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Contact details
Qualifications
Qualifications
| Year | Qualification | Awarding body |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | MA Education | University of Northampton |
| 2016 | MA Fine Art | University of Northampton |
| 2014 | Postgraduate Diploma in Multidisciplinary Printmaking | University of West England |
| 2013 | PGCE | Trinity St. David and Coleg Sir Gar Partnership |
| 2009 | BA (Hons) Fine Art: Sculpture | University of the Arts London, Wimbledon College of Art |
Honors and awards
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Edinburgh College of Art Scholarship |
| 2017 | Longlisted, published, and exhibited as part of Aesthetica Art Prize. |
| 2015 | Selected and published as part of Prix de Print in Art in Print Vol. 5 (2), p.44. |
| 2014 | Sir John Lowther Scholarship. |
| 2008 | Chelsea Arts Club Travel Award |
Membership of external committees
• Trans- States. Director (2023 - ongoing) conference organiser and curator (2019 - ongoing)Research Interests
Research interests and expertise
My research centres around performance and live art practices, in particular their intersection with drawing and printmaking. My artistic research addresses the connection between embodied and esoteric practices and wider posthuman and ecological concerns. Having operated in higher education for most of my career, I am obviously also deeply concerned with pedagogy for creativity. As a director of Trans- States, we seek to develop scholarship in the intersections between five core areas of scholarship: esotericism and contemporary occulture, pedagogy, creativity, ecology and technology.
Research topics
- Esotericism/ Contemporary Occulture
- Embodiment
- Performance Art
- Live Art
- Printmaking
- Drawing
- Pedagogy
- Creativity
- Ecology
- Posthumanism
- New Materialism
Areas of teaching
- Performance Art/ Live Art
- Drawing
- Printmaking
- Contemporary Fine Art practices
- Critical and Contextual Studies (Art and Design)
- Pedagogy (Higher Education)
- Academic Skills
- Creativity
Research Outputs
Publications and research outputs
Externally funded research grants information
| Collaborators | Currency | Funder | HESA Category | Project title | Value | Year ending | Year starting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead: Ram Samocha. Artists: Elizabeth Tomos, Graham Dean, Lola and Yukao Meet, Joseph Wilk, Christine Coste & Catherine Ursin, Neil Curtis, Anji Mai, Nic Sandiland, Nick Sayers. |
GBP | Arts Council England (CASS sponsership) | Draw to Perform Festival | 2022 | 2021 | ||
| Lead: Catriona Leahy. Writing: Craig Staff. Artists: Elizabeth Tomos, Suzanne Ballinger, Elaine Elcoat, and Mimi Tobot. |
GBP | Santander | Time, Chemistry, Chance & Human Design. | 2015 | 2015 | ||
| Lead: Roger Lougher. Curator: Kathryn Campbell Dodd. Artists: Jonathan Anderson (Swansea), Phil Babot (Cardiff), Antonia Dewhurst (Conwy), Eddy Dreadnought (Sheffield), Maura Hazelden (Ceredigion), Anne-Mie Melis (Cardiff), Seren Stacey (Carmarthenshire), Clare Thornton (Bristol), Jobina Tinnemans (Pembrokeshire), Elizabeth Tomos (Carmarthenshire). |
GBP | Arts Council Wales, National Lottery, Welsh Government, Culture Colony and Fedwen Tentage. | Rhod 2012 | 2012 | 2012 | ||
| Lead: Gail Howard. Artist: Elizabeth Tomos |
GBP | Arts Council Wales | Milkfloat (Milkwood Gallery) | 2013 | 2013 | ||
| Lead: Ballet Cymru (Darius James). Artists: Elizabeth Tomos and Stephanie Lowder. |
GBP | Arts Council Wales | Drawing Breath (as part of Project Gravity) | 2012 | 2011 |
Events
Teaching
CPD delivered
Delivered a variety of learning design courses for staff at the University of Northampton including "CAIeRO" (Creating Aligned Interactive educational Resource Opportunities) a two-day workshop for developing modules and courses, "Recipes for Active Blended Learning (ABL)", a half-day workshop on developing lesson plans and a three part series of half-day workshops called "What is ABL?", "Why ABL?" and "How to ABL".
Provided mentorship sessions at Falmouth University for staff undertaking curriculum development.
Professional Engagement
Independent professional practice
- 2023. Bergen International Performance Festival, Norway. New work commission. Funded by Arts Council Norway, Bergen Kommune, PAErsche and Exchange Live Art. https://www.performanceartbergen.no/en/program/
- 2023. Grays Wharf Gallery, Penryn. “Your touch is monstrous” as part of Exploring the Monstrous and the Miniature a show by BA (Hons) Fine Art staff and students. https://www.grayswharf.co.uk/exhibitions#/miniatures3/ Funded by Falmouth University.
- 2022. University of Northampton, UK. “Hiraeth: An ode to (be)longing” at Trans-states Conference: Art of Deception. https://trans-states.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Trans-States-3-Programme-and-Exhibition-Catalogue.pdf Funded by University of Northampton. Supported by European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism.
- 2022. Phoenix Arts Centre Brighton, UK. “Vibrant Matter” at Draw to Perform Festival. https://drawtoperform.com/draw-to-perform-6/ Funded by Arts Council England and sponsored by CASS Art.
- 2021. Brighton beach, UK. "Time and tide wait for no (wo)man" performance as part of Draw to Perform residency.
- 2021. Hong Kong Open Printshop, Hong Kong [online]. Performprint & Elizabeth Tomos, a digital exhibition, video performance, and artists’ talk for the Impact 11 international printmaking conference.
- 2020. Milton Keynes Gallery. MK Calling 2020. https://mkgallery.org/event/mk-calling-2020
- 2019. Sydney Contemporary, Sydney, Australia. Collagraph edition entitled “Paperbark” submitted as part of "ArtBox".
- 2019. Cozens Street Studios, Melbourne, Australia. “Elizabeth Tomos & Performprint”. Live performance collaboration between Elizabeth Tomos and Performprint, and solo exhibition of residency outcomes.
- 2018. Avenue Gallery, University of Northampton, Northampton, UK. “Reflections & Refractions” an exhibition of work from Elizabeth Tomos and Charlotte Richards including live collaborative performances using hand-built vertical print machine.
- 2018. Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London, UK. "The hand tends to return by a shorter path". Live performance in collaboration with Charlotte Richards using hand-built vertical print machine as part of "Freerange".
- 2017. York Art Gallery, York, UK. “The hand tends to return by a shorter path” [Video documentation] exhibition for Aesthetica Art Prize.
- 2017. Avenue Gallery, University of Northampton, Northampton, UK."Time, Chemistry, Chance & Human Design”, a group exhibition & book launch based on outcomes from Santander funded residency at Frans Masereel Centrum. Original book held in TATE special collections. Limited edition digital reproduction was sold at the event.
- 2015. Bankside Gallery, London, UK. "CMYK Registrated Ontology" [Screenprint] exhibited as part of the National Original Print Exhibition.
- 2015-2016. Exeter Phoenix, Exeter, UK. Exhibition of "CMYK Registrated Ontology” [Screen-print series] as part of "Redefining Print"
- 2015. The Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London, UK. “CMYK Registrated Ontology” screen-print series as part of “Freerange 2015”
- 2013. M.A.D.E. Roath, Cardiff, UK and Milkfloat, Roath, Cardiff, UK. “The Palimpsest Exchange” an exhibition of outcomes from three-week residency.
- 2012. King Street Gallery, Carmarthen, UK. “I thought it only concerned me and the birds”, a solo exhibition of performance work and drawings.
- 2012. Melin Glonc, Carmarthenshire, UK. “I thought it only concerned me and the birds” & “The Milling Line” commissioned works for Rhod.
- 2011. King Street Gallery, Carmarthen, UK. “Drawing Breath”, an exhibition of performance, video and drawing work as part of "Project Gravity" with Ballet Cymru.
- 2011. Ballet for All, Riverfront Theatre, Newport, UK. Exhibition of “Drawing Breath,” a performed drawing commissioned as part of "Project Gravity" with Ballet Cymru.
- 2011. Brecon Choreographic, Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, UK. Exhibition of “Drawing Breath,” a performed drawing commissioned as part of "Project Gravity" with Ballet Cymru.
Social, community and cultural engagement
- 2023. Wits School of Arts, Johannesburg, South Africa. “Hiraeth: An ode to (be)longing” at PSi (Performance Studies International) #28 Conference. https://www.psi-web.org/
- 2023. Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge University, UK. “Hiraeth: An ode to (be)longing” at Women Who Create: The Feminine and the Arts, conference organised by London Arts Based Research Centre. https://labrc.co.uk/2023/01/10/women-who-create/
- 2022. Impact 12 Printmaking Conference, Bristol, UK. Pelzer-Montada, R., Adams, R., De Rycker, S., Hancill, M. and Tomos, E. "To Print or Not to Print: Epistemological, Methodological and Practical Issues of the PhD in Print". Panel Discussion.
- 2022. Trans-states: The Art of Deception. University of Northampton, UK. Cavan McLaughlin and Elizabeth Tomos. "Thin Curation and Intuitive Convocation: A Methodology for Curating Esoteric Art and Propagating Rhizomatic Occulture". Panel Discussion.
- 2022. Invited to present a research paper at The Universe on Paper: The Art of Linda Karshan at the Museo dell ‘Opera del Duomo in Pisa on 13th October 2022 by the Courthauld Institute. (Unfortunately, was unable to attend due to ill health.)
- 2022. University of Northampton, UK. “Hiraeth: An ode to (be)longing” at Trans-states Conference: Art of Deception. https://trans-states.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Trans-States-3-Programme-and-Exhibition-Catalogue.pdf Funded by University of Northampton. Supported by European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism.
- 2022. Phoenix Arts Centre Brighton, UK. “Vibrant Matter” at Draw to Perform Festival. https://drawtoperform.com/draw-to-perform-6/ Funded by Arts Council England and sponsored by CASS Art.
- 2021. Brighton beach, UK. "Time and tide wait for no (wo)man" performance as part of Draw to Perform residency.
Engagement with professional associations and societies
- Trans- States. Director (2023 - ongoing) conference organiser and curator (2019 - ongoing)
- Performance Art Bergen. Member. 2023 - ongoing.
- British Art Network. Member. 2022 - ongoing.
- Society for Artistic Research. Member. 2021 - ongoing.
- Association of Print Scholars. Member. 2015 – ongoing.
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. 2014 – ongoing.
- Artist Newsletter & AiR. Member. 2009 – ongoing.
Professional esteem indicators
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Shortlisted for University of Northampton’s Student Union S.T.A.R Awards: Lecturer of the Year Award |
| 2018 | Shortlisted for University of Northampton Changemaker Team of the Year Award (My qualitative research formed a key part of the submission) |
| 1915 | Shortlisted for University of Northampton Changemaker Staff of the Year Award. |
| 2014 | Shortlisted for University of Northampton Changemaker Support Staff of the Year Award. |
| 2021 | 2022. Nominated by CVAN East Midlands for the Government Art Collection via the Art-X-UK initiative. |
