Hazel
MULTI-MEDIA ARTIST | PORTFOLIO MENTOR
Hazel is a London-based multi-media artist represented by Workplace Gallery and an Associate Lecturer in BA Fine Art at Oxford Brookes University. She recently completed a funded Creative Practice PhD at Newcastle University and holds an MFA with First Class Honours from the Slade School of Fine Art, UCL.
With over ten years’ experience across university teaching, disability-arts organisations and professional studio practice, Hazel supports students from GCSE through to MA and PhD level. She has guided students in preparing competitive art school portfolios, postgraduate applications and ambitious degree show exhibitions, including progression to leading institutions such as the Royal College of Art.
Her practice spans sculpture, film, installation, kinetics, sound, projection mapping and digital media. Drawing on experience across academic, commercial and publicly funded art contexts, including Whitechapel Gallery’s London Open and solo exhibitions with Workplace, Hazel offers students clear insight into how contemporary art operates beyond the studio.
She combines rigorous critical dialogue with practical experimentation, helping students develop articulate, ambitious and submission-ready portfolios.
Neurodiversity / SEN Experience
Trained in the Social Model of Disability, Hazel has worked extensively with students with a range of physical, learning and communication needs, particularly in disability-arts settings, supporting them in developing successful portfolios and Arts Award qualifications.
Education
The Slade School of Fine Art, UCL
MA Fine Art
Newcastle University
PhD Creative Practice
Selected Exhibitions
Whitechapel Gallery
Tate Modern
Selected Work
Teaching Approach
From Studio to Exhibition
Hazel supports ambitious, sustained projects beyond coursework. As an exhibiting artist and funded PhD researcher, she guides degree show, postgraduate and funding applications with cohesive, submission-ready work.
Inclusive & Responsive
Trained in the Social Model of Disability, Hazel has led workshops and one-to-one sessions for students with diverse physical and learning needs. Her approach prioritises adaptability, empathy and clear structure to remove barriers to creative progress.
Thinking Through Making
Hazel encourages experimentation as a route to clarity. Drawing on her interdisciplinary practice across sculpture, film and digital media, she helps students break creative blocks by shifting medium, expanding research and developing ideas through making rather than over-planning.
Expert Admissions Insight
As an Associate Lecturer in BA Fine Art and MA Computational Arts, Hazel contributes to application discussions and degree-level assessment. She brings insider knowledge of marking criteria and progression pathways, helping students position their portfolios with clarity and confidence.
Areas of Expertise
Sculpture & Installation
Moving Image & Animation
Conceptual Development & Research
Portfolio Strategy
Essay Writing & Dissertations
Digital & Adobe Creative Suite
Levels Supported
- GCSE & iGCSE
- A Level & Equivalent
- IB Visual Arts
- AP & US High School
- Art Foundation & UAL Level 4
- BA / BFA Admissions
- MA / MFA Admissions
- PhD Admissions
“I’m most proud of seeing my students expand beyond what they thought possible – transforming uncertainty into articulate, self-directed practices, leading to academic and creative progression.”
