Meet our tutors - Elizabeth Kelleher

Elizabeth always loved art and studied it at college but went on to teach primary and special education for many years. Finally, when enjoying a family holiday in the Lake District, she purchased a beautiful etching by Simon Bull. This struck a familiar chord within her and Elizabeth was once again inspired to start pursuing her passion. At this stage, Elizabeth was combining raising children with part-time teaching, so she wasn't sure if it would be possible. However, after some research, she discovered that her local adult education centre had a print studio and also a crèche. Soon enough, she became an enthusiastic member of this print studio and was completely fascinated and addicted to printmaking and its many processes. And it wasn't long until her work and passion returned results; Elizabeth went on to exhibit her own work in many galleries. Her work is also held in permanent collections, for instance, in the Scarborough Museum Trust and in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

Now, we are lucky enough to have Elizabeth as a tutor with us here, at Kent Adult Education. She is a brilliant teacher and her courses are very much led by her learners. Elizabeth says: "We feed off each other, sharing and extending ideas and skills. We are always learning and building on technique. Including myself!"