Teaching & Workshops
Simon leads art/science workshops online and in person. From dissection room anatomical art teaching, sculptural mediums, shed-lab art setups with medical and dental materials, bio-art, virtual reality, and craft, Simon is experienced in delivering fun and diverse art/science workshops for audiences. He particularly enjoys drawing together collaborators from varied disciplines, engaging with young people and working with charitable partners to offer engagement activities, education and increase access to art/science practice.
2023 Sculptural Snogging: Beyond the Binary
An arts laboratory exploring trans and non-binary sexual health. British Science Festival, Exeter.
2023 Coastal Tonic
Outreach arts workshop for adult mental health support group. Metal Culture UK, Southend-on-Sea.
2022 Ethics in Art/Science Practice
Ethics workshop for the Introduction to Contemporary Art & Health. University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
2022 Virtual reality sculpting
3D sculpting in virtual reality workshops. 'Let's Get Phygital' commission with Axis Web.
2022 To See Ourselves
Artistic workshops for medical students and doctors in Primary Care. University of Bristol.
2020 Sculptural Snogging
Sculptural workshop exploring kissing and sexual health. Surgery & Emotion. Royal College of Nursing.
2018 On the Fabric of the Human Body
Collaborating artist. 2 day cross disciplinary workshop with scholars and artists exploring the anatomical Cole Collection. Health Humanities Centre, University of Reading.
2018 K+ Outreach
Arts workshop for prospective clinical students. King's College London.
2018 Clinical Humanities: Thinking Outside the Box for Health and Healthcare
Tutor on Year 2 KCL MBBS course exploring creative problem solving in General Practice.
2017 Facial Difference and Identity: Creative, Clinical and Academic Perspectives
Co-lead SSC Course, University of Bristol Medical School.
2017 K+ Outreach
Arts workshop for prospective clinical students, King's College London.
2016 CLAPA (Cleft Lip and Palate Association) East of England activity day
Arts day for young people with cleft lip and palate, Cambridge.
2016 Cleft arts residency wax sculpture workshops
Above and Beyond supported art workshops exploring the use of wax facial sculpture for young people with cleft lip and palate. In collaboration with artist Eleanor Crook and Dr Julia Cadogan (Clinical Psychologist).
The Island Gallery, Bristol.
2016 A Cleft in Time: Public Workshops at 'The Oral Emporium'
MOUTHY Season educational art workshops exploring narratives of young people with cleft palate.
Science Gallery London, King's College London.
2016 A Cleft in Time: KHP Summer School Workshop
MOUTHY Season educational art workshop exploring narratives of young people with cleft palate.
Science Gallery London, King's College London.
2016 A Cleft in Time: Oasis School Outreach Workshop
MOUTHY Season educational art workshop exploring narratives of young people with cleft palate.
Science Gallery London, King's College London.
2016 CLAPA (Cleft Lip and Palate Association) art workshop with the Young Person's Council
Art workshop using craft to explore identity and personality for young people with cleft lip and palate
CLAPA, London.
2015 'Drawing Medicine' invited tutor
Dissection Room Art - Medical Student Selected Component.
University of Bristol.
2012 Anatomy for Artists Course
Devised, co-ordinated and taught a full day practical anatomical course for artists.
Phoenix Gallery Brighton.
2012 Director 'Plastic Viscera' Symposium
Devised and co-ordinated full day interdisciplinary art & science symposium.
Brighton and Sussex Medical School & The Blond McIndoe Research Foundation.
2012 'Reconstruct, Regenerate' - Sculpture Workshop
Devised full day plastic surgery sculpture workshop including forensic facial reconstruction.
With thanks to sculptor Eleanor Crook & Plastic Surgeon Mr Charles Nduka.
Phoenix Gallery Brighton.
2008-2012 Dissection room anatomical art workshops
Devised, co-ordinated and taught anatomy in the dissection room through art to medical students and the wider university community. Additional collaborators included the Facial Surgery Research Foundation (Saving Faces).
Brighton and Sussex Medical School.
2012 Anatomical body painting
Collaborative performance art piece teaching the public anatomy through art.
Brighton Science Festival and White Night Festival.
2010 BioArk initiative
Art and science teaching for the public in collaboration with Anna Dumitriu.
University of Sussex.
2009 'Living Anatomy' - Community arts initiative
Teaching children anatomy through anatomical arts activities.
London 2012 Cultural Olympiad, Brighton.
2009 Tutor: Life Drawing Workshops
Devised, co-ordinated and taught life drawing classes with a nude model.
Brighton and Sussex Medical School.