. rik hammond - curriculum vitae

Rik Hammond . visual artist
Style: conceptual/minimal/abstract
Media: painting, drawing, collage, new media, installation, photography & film

www.rikhammond.com | info@rikhammond.com

. born

1969 Hastings, East Sussex, England

. lives

St. Margaret's Hope, South Ronaldsay, Orkney
With partner Clare & their two cats

. education

BA (Hons) Fine Art
Falmouth School of Art & Design, Cornwall
1989 - 1992

Foundation in Art & Design
Hastings College of Arts & Technology
1988 - 1989

Seaford Art Summer School
1987

3 ‘A’ levels & 8 ‘O’ levels
William Parker School, Hastings
1980 - 1988
(including Magdalene & Lasher Art Foundation Prize 1987)

. current work

Professional visual artist
1992 to date
www.rikhammond.com

Freelance website designer/ICT consultant/designer
watson press website design & authoring
1996 to date
www.watsonpress.co.uk

Director & Co-curator
The Peedie Gallery
May 2006 to date
www.peediegallery.co.uk

Editor
sucking mud (visual arts & poetry pamphlet)
September 2006 to date
www.suckingmud.org.uk

Senior Associate
digitalORKNEY
2005 to date
www.digitalorkney.com

. work history

Project Manager
PortCities Hartlepool
Hartlepool Borough Council
2002 - 2003
portcities.hartlepool.gov.uk
(FT / employed / temp contract)

Sessional Artist
Brooklyn Day Centre
Hartlepool Borough Council
1997 - 2002
(4 days a week / employed)

Sessional Artist
South Tyneside Arts Studio
South Shields, Tyne & Wear
1996 - 1997
www.southtynesideartsstudio.co.uk
(variable / self-employed - plus, provided new media/ICT consultancy to STAS until 2002)

Freelance website designer/ICT consultant/designer
watson press website design & authoring
1996 to date
www.watsonpress.co.uk

Professional visual artist
1992 to date
www.rikhammond.com