About Us

Tessa is Callington School of Art's resident Director of Art.

She has a BA (Hons.) in Fine Art from Hornsey College of Art in London, specialising in sculpture and printing.

Between 1986 and 2006, Tessa taught at Magdalen College School, one of the country's leading independent schools. Her work here included teaching art at both GCSE and A Level and also preparing students for entry to many of the UK's top art colleges, such as the Courtauld Institute of Art and Central Saint Martins.

She has also been actively involved in adult education in Oxfordshire, both in writing and moderating courses and teaching.

Tessa's particular skills are in drawing techniques, including life studies, painting and printing. She is keen on photography, especially photographic silk screen printing. She is also an experienced sculptor, having worked in a wide variety of materials. She also has experience of teaching desktop publishing, working with text and image in imaginative ways.

Tessa and her husband Peter have travelled extensively, throughout Central Asia, including Afghanistan, India and Nepal. They have also lived in Australia for an extended period. More recently they have visited rural Eastern Europe, America, and Ethiopia.

Tessa's interest in Art History is reflected in the school's extensive art library, which features books running the range of the history of art throughout the world.

Group Exhibitions 2009

Duchy Square Centre Gallery, Princetown 27 June - 26 July 2009
Tavistock Summer Exhibition DTTV group exhibition 17 - 25 August 2009
DTTV Open Studios 29 August - 6 September 2009
‘Explore this Space’ - Mt Edgcumbe Gallery 17 October - 1 November 2009
Torbay Hospital Gallery 4 December 2009 - 22 January 2010

Solo Exhibitions 2009

Kernow Mill 27 October – 4 January 2010

Sand at Widemouth Bay	Water at Widemouth Bay
Pebbles at Widemouth - 3	Sandymouth Bay
Pebbles at Sandymouth Bay 1	Water