Andrew Pepper spent over 25 years as a visiting lecturer in Fine Art at Nottingham Trent University, moving to positions as a full-time senior lecturer and Head of First Year in Fine Art, including interim course leader.
He maintains a particular interest in the transition into university life with particular emphasis on the challenges encountered by new students starting their academic journey in fine art. He was an admissions tutor (international and non-standard applications) and trained as an advanced personal tutor.
He taught fine art for several years at the University of Lincoln and has contributed to professional development modules in Fine Art at the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University's Hive Start To.. and Summer School courses.
He has lectured on the subject of creative holography to a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the UK, Germany, Norway and the USA.
Contributions to courses included: Fine Art, Contemporary Arts, Photography, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Interactive Art, History of Art, Graphics, Foundation Studies, Glass, Optics, Architecture, Holography, Media Art, Media Design and Film & TV.
He has also developed a number of workshops on The Unsupported Mark, Spatial Mark-Making and ThereNess the results of which have been presented in International conferences and publications.
Lecturing
2012 - Present
Senior lecturer in Fine Art, Head of First Year Fine Art and advanced personal tutor, Nottingham School of Art and Design, Nottingham Trent University, UK
2012 - 2016
Visiting lecturer, Fine Art, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, UK.
2011
Senior lecturer in Fine Art, School of Art and Design, Nottingham Trent University, UK
Visiting lecturer, Fine Art, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, UK.
Lecturer, Summer School, The Hive, Nottingham Trent University, UK.
2010
Senior lecturer in Fine Art, School of Art and Design, Nottingham Trent University, UK
Visiting lecturer, Fine Art, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, UK.
Lecturer, Summer School, The Hive, Nottingham Trent University, UK.
2009
Associate lecturer in Fine Art, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK.
Visiting lecturer, Fine Art, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, UK.
2008
Visiting Studio lecturer, Fine Art, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK.
Light workshops, Fine Art, University of Lincoln, UK.
2007
Visitor, Fine Art, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK.
2006
Web Workshops, University of Nottingham, School of Education,
Professional Development in the Arts
Visitor, Fine Art, University of Lincoln, UK
Workshop for teachers in connection with the British Arts Show
Individual and group tutorial supervision for first and second-year students,
Fine Art, The Nottingham Trent University, UK.
2005
Individual and group tutorial supervision for First-year students,
Fine Art, The Nottingham Trent University, UK.
Drawing with Light workshop. Angel Row Gallery and University of Nottingham Continuing Education Department.
2004
Individual and group tutorial supervision for First and Second-year students,
Fine Art, The Nottingham Trent University, UK.
Workshops for Web design
Fine Art Department, The Nottingham Trent University, UK.
2003
Tutorial supervision for second-year students,
Fine Art Department, The Nottingham Trent University, UK.
Workshops for Web design and Light Sculpture
Fine Art Department, The Nottingham Trent University, UK.
2002
Tutor, MA course, Postgraduate School,
The Nottingham Trent University, UK.
Tutorial supervision for second-year students,
Fine Art Department, The Nottingham Trent University, UK.
Tutorials for second and third-year students,
Contemporary and Performing Arts, The Nottingham Trent University, UK.
2001
Tutorial supervision for second-year students,
Fine Art Department, The Nottingham Trent University, UK.
Light and Installation workshops and Individual student tutorials,
Contemporary and Performing Arts, Nottingham Trent University, UK.
1997-2001
Tutoring third-year degree students, working with light and cross-media installations, in the "Moving Image" area of The Nottingham Trent University’s Fine Art Department, Nottingham, UK.
1995
Team teaching, Background to creative holography, Academy of Media Arts
Cologne, Germany.
1994-95
Team-teaching, undergraduate course, Video, Academy of Media Arts Cologne, Germany.
1991-1995
Seminars, lectures, workshops on Light as a Sculptural Medium, Academy of Media Arts Cologne, Germany.
1990
Holography Project, Fine Art students, University of Reading.
1990
Visiting lecturer, Fine Art Dept, University of Reading.
1989
BTEC Theatre Design, thesis supervision and assessment, Croydon College.
1985-1990
Perception/holography courses, BTEC Theatre Design, Croydon College.
1984
History of Art lecturer, BTEC Theatre Design, Croydon College.
1982-1986
Visiting Lecturer, Richmond Holographic Studios.
Visiting Lecturer, Royal College of Art, Holography Unit.
Examination and Advisory
2021 External examiner, PhD, School of Art, Design and Architecture, University of Plymouth, UK.
2020 Internal independent Assessor, PhD, School of Art and Design, Nottingham Trent University, UK.
2019 External examiner, PhD, Institute of Creative Technologies, De Montford University, Leicester, UK.
2017 Internal examiner, PhD, School of Art and Design, Nottingham Trent University, UK.
2016 Internal examiner, PhD, School of Art and Design, Nottingham Trent University, UK.
2015 Internal annual monitoring. PhD, School of Art and Design, Nottingham Trent University, UK.
2011 External examiner, PhD, School of Architecture and Design, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
2008 External examiner MFA, College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, Australia.
1994 External examiner x 2, PhD, Dept of Photography, Royal College of Art, London, UK
1993-1995
Internal examiner, project supervisor, Academy of Media Arts Cologne, Germany.
Diploma in Audio-Visual Media (Departments of Media Art, Media Design, Film and TV).
1985 External examiner, MA, Royal College of Art, London, UK.
Educational Projects
1990
Light/sculpture workshop for children, Watermans Arts Centre, Brentford, London, UK.
1985
Light workshop for children, Tom Allen Centre, Newham, London, UK.
1985
Milton Keynes Art Gallery, Darlington Arts Centre, UK.
Nottingham Castle Art Gallery, Nottingham, UK.
1983-
Developed programme to use holography as a resource in primary schools.
Light Fantastic Gallery, London, in association with Inner London Educational Authority.
