CV

Graham Hodgson FRPS AIfL

Personal details
- Born Hull, Yorkshire, 1948.

Organisations
- Fellow of The Royal Photographic Society, 1992.
- Associate of the Institute for Learning, 2007.
- Director of Highfield Photography Workshops, 1992-2005.
- Hon. Treasurer of South Dartmoor Community Darkroom 1995-1996.
- Member of Arts Live, from 1996.
- Member of The Royal Photographic Society's Contemporary Distinctions Panel, 1999-2007.

Photographic education
- Self taught.
- Workshops given by: John Blakemore; Thomas Joshua Cooper; Fay Godwin; Paul Hill; John Nesbitt.

Relevant teaching qualifications / courses attended
- Artists' Training & Placement Scheme (West Devon Association for Visual Education), 1994.
- City & Guilds 7307 Further & Adult Education Teachers' Certificate, 1996.
- City & Guilds workshops on delivering C&G photography courses, 1998, 2001 & 2003.
- Changing Views of the Landscape 2 conference, 1998.
- Making Learning Happen workshop given by Prof. Sylvia Downs (Devon County Council), 2001.
- Basic Skills Awareness training course, Families First Project, Exeter College, 2003.
- Good Picture? symposium on digital imaging, 2003.

Awards
- South West Arts training grant, 1993.
- South West Arts support for Turning the Tide, 1993.
- A4E Express Arts Council Lottery grant (to Highfield Photography Workshops) for The Dartmoor Photography Project, 1997.
- South West Arts support for attendance at Changing Views of the Landscape 2 conference, 1998.
- Devon County Council support for attendance at Good Picture? symposium on digital imaging, 2003.

Solo exhibitions
- Turning the Tide: Exeter & Devon Arts Centre, 1993; Brewhouse Arts Centre, Taunton, 1994; Wharf Arts Centre, Tavistock, 1995.
- Shadows in the Park: Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Exeter, 1995; Royal Photographic Society, Bath, 1997; Plough Arts Centre, Torrington, 1997; Central Library, Birmingham, 1997.
- Light & Dark: The Dartmoor Gallery, High Moorland Visitor Centre, Princetown, 1998.

Group and open exhibitions (selected)
- Sterts Art Centre, Liskeard, 1992.
- The Royal Photographic Society, Bath, 1993.
- The Royal Photographic Society, Bath, 1995 (& tour to Thames Valley University, London; Woods Gallery, Leicester; Village Arts, Cleveland).
- Exeter & Devon Arts Centre, 1993 & 1995.
- Back to Nature, Sterts Arts Centre, Liskeard, 1994.
- Strandline, City Museum & Art Gallery, Plymouth, 1994.
- The Gallery, Dartington Hall, Totnes, 1994, 1995 & 1996.
- Plymouth Arts Centre, 1994.
- Seven Photographers & A Poet, St. Martin's Gallery, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London, 1997.
- The Royal Photographic Society, Barbican Centre, London, (& tour) 1999.
- Nine Days of Art, Follaton House, Totnes, 2002; the photographer's studio, Dartington, 2005, 2006 & 2007.
- Art at Delamore, Delamore, Cornwood, 2003, 2004 & 2005.
- The Royal Photographic Society, Bath, (& tour) 2003.
- Trees, Leaves, Forests and Seeds, Harbour House, Kingsbridge, 2005.
- Doddiscombsleigh Art Show, Doddiscombsleigh, 2005 & 2007.
- Mark, Dartington College of Arts Gallery, Devon, 2006.
- Royal Photographic Society (in association with Peninsular Arts, University of Plymouth), Sherwell Gallery, Plymouth, 2006.
- The Great Create Festival of the Arts, Greenway, Devon, 2009.
- Still Life Revisited, The Royal Photographic Society, Cube 3 Gallery, University of Plymouth, (& tour) 2009.

'Virtual' exhibition
- Gallery at http://www.artslive.org.uk

Published / written material
- Photographs and articles in various publications.
- Flexistudy material for City & Guilds 9231 course (Ivybridge Community College), 1997 & 1998.
- Guided Self Study material for GNVQ Media course (Plymouth College of Art & Design in association with the Further Education National Consortium)

Teaching subjects / level
- Photography: beginners to advanced students; basics to exhibition standard black & white fine prints.
- Digital Imaging: beginners to intermediate students; using Adobe Photoshop software.
- City & Guilds 9231 Parts 1 & 2; City & Guilds 6922 & 6923; plus various non-accredited courses.

Teaching experience in photography
- Organiser and leader of workshops for adults and young people (including Highfield Photography Workshops 1992-2005; Dartington Hall Programme, Dartington Hall, Devon, 1998; 'Peoples Artweek' for Artizan Arts Collective, Totnes, 1998; as well as other groups).

- Adult education courses, from 1993, (King Edward VI, Brixham, South Dartmoor & Kingsbridge Community Colleges and Mid-Teign Adult Education) including City & Guilds courses (Ivybridge, Paignton and Teignmouth Community Colleges and Exeter Adult & Community Learning) - currently for Devon County Council and South Devon College.

- Tutor of photography as part of Access to the Arts in Higher Education (King Edward VI College), 1995-1999.

- Workshops for young people from 1994: as part of the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme (King Edward VI College); Photography for Young People (REACH - Rural Arts & Sports Project); The Eye of the Beholder (an Arts Live project supported by the National Lottery through the Arts Council); a community project with Callington Community College (an Arts Live project supported by Barclays New Futures); Stone Universe (an Arts Live project supported by South West Arts and Dartmoor National Park); as part of the Year of the Artist Museums and Galleries Month (an Arts Live project organised by Engage).

- Lectures to clubs and societies, from 1993.

- Distinctions workshops for the Royal Photographic Society, 2002-2007.

Teaching experience in digital imaging
- Adult education courses from 2000. (Ivybridge, Paignton and Teignmouth Community Colleges; Exeter Adult & Community Learning and Mid-Teign Adult Education) - currently for Devon County Council and South Devon College.
- Private sessions including for Dartmoor National Park and Marchand Petit Ltd.

Residencies
- St. Boniface's College, Plymouth, 1994 & 1995.
- Ivybridge Community College, Ivybridge, 1994.