Simon Beeson
Forres
My creative practice began in architecture, but diversified to include public art, sculpture, teaching and curatorship, exploring play, sculpture, architecture and pedagogy.
As both an artist, architect, and teacher, my concerns are with inhabited places. I am interested in the useful as well as the poetic. From small scale work to larger temporary or permanent public work or exhibitions. I concentrate on the ordinary things that anchor us and our feelings in the world. This has led me to education and community engagement as well as my own work. Influences: public art, public gathering places, seating, architecture. Qualifications: 2017- in progress PhD Architecture by Design, University of Edinburgh; 1995 Master of Architecture, University of Minnesota, USA; 1987 Architects Registration Board; 1986 DipArch, Hull School of Architecture; 1983 BA Hons, University of Manchester; Teaching Experience: 2007-2020 Course Leader, Architecture, Arts University Bournemouth; 2002-2006 Full-time Level 1 coordinator, Architecture, Edinburgh College of Art; 2000-2002 Part-time Tutor, Architecture, Edinburgh College of Art; 1990/01 Part-time Tutor, Architecture, University of Dundee; 1997 Part-time Tutor, Architecture, University of Edinburgh; 1996 Part-time Tutor, Architecture, University of Central England; Areas of work: Primary education, Secondary education, Tertiary education, Adult education, Community arts, Curating, Exhibiting, Healthcare arts, Lecturing, Public art, Workshops. Collections: Sculpture at Tyrebagger, Aberdeen. Relocated to Moray in 2020.
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