London Art Portfolio’s Director, Julia Dennis is a professional artist who has taught Fine Art and Design in the UK, Italy and Papua New Guinea in Further and Higher Education art institutions.
She is up to date with course structure and content of the International Baccalaureate, AS/A2 Level, Degree, Post Graduate and Professional practise specifications in Art, Design and Architecture.
Julia is experienced at co-ordinating EU and British Council funded projects, such as a Comenius and Erasmus project with Finland, Belgium, Sweden and the UK. Julia designed the project brief. The project involved both staff and student exchanges learning much about each other’s cultures and education systems.
Julia has many years of experience in preparing portfolios for Degree applications, organising exhibitions and preparing students for interviews. She has great success in placing British and International tutees onto the right course at the right level at any stage in your career in Fine Art, Fashion and Textile Design, Graphic Design, Photography and 3D Design/Architecture.
Julia has many years of experience as a PGCE Higher Education Mentor, whilst being Course Leader In Fine Art and Design at Northbrook College Sussex. The National Diploma in Fine Art offered many different specialist options within art and design, i.e. painting, sculpture, installation, photography, video, animation, graphic design, fashion and textiles.
PGCE
Placements for PGCE students were carefully allocated, with careful consideration for relevant skills and personal development for each course. The selected PGCE students were introduced as trainee lecturers. As a mentee they were given practical, and academic advice during the various stages of the planning, organisation and management of delivering of a course.
Mentees were introduced to the course document, handbook and assessment and evaluation procedures, usually shadowing the course leader and other lecturers during different sessions at the start. As a mentor Julia taught the teacher trainers to understand and gain experience in the following:
Overseas Mentor
While leading the Foundation Course, Julia actively promoted female enrollment both locally and through radio and television broadcasts across different regions of PNG. Her efforts resulted in a 50% increase in female enrollment. Among the students she admitted was Winnie Woeni, a pupil from the Cheshire Home for hearing-impaired individuals. Despite initial communication challenges, Winnie flourished in the course and gradually began to communicate effectively. Since Julia’s departure from PNG, Winnie has emerged as the country’s first prominent female national artist. Witnessing the success of a student with a disability has been immensely gratifying for Julia and she is very proud of Winnie
Julia mentored Gickmai Kundun, a celebrated sculptor from Papua New Guinea, during her time leading the Foundation Course in Art and Design there. Gickmai’s work, which gained international acclaim, showcased his unique approach to sculpture, blending traditional themes with contemporary methods and materials, such as metal. Julia’s mentorship supported Gickmai’s journey as he explored new techniques and reflected on his country’s culture and environment in his art.
London University of Arts Colleges such as: Central Saint Martins, Chelsea, LCC, LCF, and Camberwell; the University of Creative Arts group of art schools; Goldsmiths, Ravensbourne College of Arts and USA and European applications.
Recent success in application for internships at Fashion Houses and Design Studios; Peter Pilotto, Iris van Herpen…
Julia has 100% success rate for all committed students, onto Foundation, Degree and Masters level in art design at the best London University Art Schools and elsewhere.
Visit Julia’s artist website now to find out more: www.juliadennis.co.uk to find out more about her art exhibition history and research under Biography alongside projects and international work throughout the website.
