Fine Art Mentorship For Art School & Beyond

Cadmium Education was founded by India, a practising artist and former Associate Lecturer in Fine Art.

India studied at The Slade School of Fine Art (UCL) and completed her MA in Painting at the Royal College of Art. She previously taught on the BA Painting programme at Camberwell College of Arts (UAL), where she interviewed prospective BA Fine Art applicants, supervised final-year dissertations and assessed undergraduate studio work. She has also worked with students at Goldsmiths, the Royal College of Art, Turps Art School and the University of Gloucestershire. Having assessed portfolios, interviewed applicants and marked degree-level work, she understands precisely how leading art schools evaluate students.

Alongside her teaching, India maintains an internationally exhibiting practice and was selected for the John Moores Painting Prize at the Walker Art Gallery in 2025. Her work is held in major international private collections. She also writes within the contemporary art world, including interviews with leading artists and press releases for established London galleries and Mousse magazine.

Before moving into higher education, she taught GCSE and A Level Art & Design at a specialist SEN school, supporting neurodivergent students to significantly improve grades and progress into higher arts education. Cadmium Education bridges the gap between secondary education and elite art institutions, offering the level of critique and portfolio strategy typically available only inside leading art schools.