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JOAN
BIMSON BA (HONS) 1st. Class
Based in Southport Merseyside UK
Tel: 01704 507300
email: joan@artypig.com/LADJBIM1@livjm.ac.uk
Personal Profile
An Art Historian with a background in music. Possessing highly developed
communication and interpersonal skills and a commitment to promoting understanding
of the Arts.
Skills Profile
Communication
Part-time Lecturer and Module Leader at LJMU.
Elected Student Representative for three consecutive years whilst undergraduate
at LJMU: acted as spokesperson for fellow students and liaised between
students and staff.
Information Guide at the Text Garden, Calderstones Park, Liverpool for
Artranspennine ‘98, delivered presentations and dealt with visitors’
enquiries.
Voluntary helper during LJMU Open Day: represented the course, and provided
information.
Spokesperson for fellow musicians: dealt with the public in the UK and
abroad, and liaised between venue and agent.
Teamwork
During Artranspennine ‘98: organised rota of work for fellow students,
whilst liaising closely with The Tate, Liverpool.
Team Leader of student volunteers during Liverpool based ISEA conference
(International Symposium of Electronic Arts) and also during Liverpool
Biennial.
Teamwork is an integral part of the life of a professional musician. Diplomacy
and highly developed social skills are required when dealing with the
difficult logistics of touring, particularly under the added pressure
of performance.
Organisational
Coordinated an exhibition and related workshops at St. Hilda’s School,
Liverpool.
Organised, and secured funding for, an exhibition of contemporary paintings
at ‘Static’, Roscoe Lane, Liverpool, with sole responsibility
for related text and press releases.
Education and Qualifications
1997-2000 Liverpool John Moore’s University. BA (Hons) Art History,
First Class.
1996-1997 Southport College. History A Level (C).
1992-1993 Southport College. Art A Level (A).
1990-1991 Sandown College of Performing Arts, Liverpool (P.C.L.).
1968-1974 Notre Dame Grammar School, St.Helens and Southport, and Christ
the King Comprehensive School, Southport, 5 GCE’s.
Work History
September to December 2000: Lecturer and module leader to Level One
students at LJMU, teaching ‘Notions of the Artist’.
1982-1996: Professional Bass Guitarist touring extensively in Europe,
the Middle East and the Far East..
Further Information
Currently researching archival material at LJMU.
Module leader - "Notions of the Artist", BA Level 1 Art History
References Available From:-
Dr. Julie Sheldon, 0151 231 5146,
Colin Fallows, 0151 231 5142
c/o Liverpool Art School,
68 Hope Street,
Liverpool
L1 9EB
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