Tutors

Christina left her role as a Commercial Operations Manager in the end of 2011 to pursue intensive training in drawing and painting.

She is currently building a career as a portrait artist and painter of bespoke commissions.

Her main focus is on portraiture, working mostly from life, using oils in the Alla Prima method. She enjoys the challenge of capturing the observable, the hidden and the inferred, as evidenced in a sitter’s face and environment.

While classically trained in Sydney and London, she adds her own expressive touches to her works - combining the real with the imagined and experiments with different media. She also paints landscapes, still life and large abstract works. 

 Michael Simms is a multi-award winning artist based in Sydney. Born in Adelaide, he completed degrees in psychology and film at Flinders University.

Michael's art demonstrates an deep command of classical skills combined with a contemporary perspective on his subjects.

For any student he provides a strong ability to help you develop your technique and approach to art as well as practical guidance on developing your career as a professional artis.

Sam's students benefit learning from her exceptionally strong skills in drawing and painting.

She has won the Hornsby Art Prize Emerging Artists Award & was First Place in the Hornsby Young Artists Competition.

Samantha attends University of New South Wales (College of Fine Arts) and enrolled in a double degree of  Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Arts, and was previously a student at Sydney Art School.

After initially building a succesful career in the corporate sector Sue has moved into the world of visual arts where she has specialised in pottery and silver jewellery.

Sue has been Certified as an Advanced Instructor and assessor for Art Clay Silver and also tutors children's classes in painting and drawing.

Sue also holds the position of Studio Manager at Sydney Art School.

Susanna has a wealth of skills and credentials as an artist. 

She holds a PhD from the Universtity of NSW Art & Design, where she was also a sessional lecturer in Jewellery and Object Design.

Her jewellery is held in numerous domestic and international galleries as well as the Art Gallery of NSW.

Susanna is also highly skilled in drawing, painting, printmaking and sculpture. 

Varry holds a Diploma of Visual Arts, Certificate in Training and assessment, a Certified Art Clay Instructor and Assessor. One of our Senior children's tutor's who has students across four of our studio's Varry is an exhibiting artist and works in all forms of art ... painting, drawing, mixed media, sculpture, printmaking and jewellery.

A natural communicator. Varry's students find that her breadth of experience creates a balanced perspective in her teaching and helps them to explore multiple creative options.

Daniel Vivas is a visual artist and printmaker.

Prior to coming to Sydney Art School he was previously a Professor at Universidad de los Andes Venezuela where he lectured in printmaking and drawing.

Ben Ryan a portrait artist based in Sydney, Australia. His work is grounded in the classical tradition and he has studied painting at both the Julian Ashton Art School and the Florence Academy of Art.

In his work, Ben aims to engage with a lineage of Australian portrait artists while also imbuing his pictures with light effects most closely associated with the Dutch Golden Age of art.

Tim is a multi-media artist and music producer and is currently studying for his Diploma of Visual Arts at Sydney Art School.

Jessica is one of the "new wave" of tutors at Sydney Art School having served her apprenticeship under our senior tutors, learning the skills from some of the best artists in Sydney.

The kid's in the Mini Monet classes love Miss Jessica.  A natural people person and organiser - she can always keep her students on task and engaged (from primary schoolers to adults).  Her artistic style is contemporary and creative.

A prolific artists, lovable rogue and entertainer. Gary loves to communicate with his students and help them to connect to a vibrant and colorful outback.

He once rode a motorcylce around Australia ... funding his trip by by paintings he created sold and bartered during his 9 month adventure.

Back in the studio Gary has an ability to help his students discover to a new way of seeing and representing their subject matter in their own artistic style.

Sydney Art School continues to grow and we are always on the lookout for great tutors.

The quality of our tutors is a key ingredient in the success of the School. 

The School engages tutors on a sessional basis, & our team of tutors includes graduates of Sydney Art School,  professional teachers and qualified trainers and even some university lecturers. 

If you would like to find out more about opportunities to be a tutor at Sydney Art School then we would love to hear from you.