Senior Lecturer in Fine Art

Tel: +44 (0)1243 816199
Email: T.Sandys-renton@chi.ac.uk

Specialism: Sculpture and Video

Tim has worked in a wide variety of sculpture materials (i.e. welded stainless-steel, concrete, fibreglass, cast bronze etc) but more recently has been working with digital Video and photography. Recent work has explored the combination of sculpture with digital video, while his most current work investigates pinhole photography and it’s relation to drawing, time and technology.

Tim's work has been exhibited nationally. Recent exhibitions; ‘Drawing on Research’ at The Otter Gallery (2008) and at Worthing Museum and Art Gallery ‘Interventions’ responding to the collection of the museum. His work is in public and private collections.

Tim was a founding member of Artel Studio Trust in 1999 (www.artel.org.uk), and has twice been a Company Director of the group.

Between 2000 - 2001 Tim was part of the Artists Professional Development Scheme, run by ETA (Education Through Art) and funded by the Arts Council.

Tim was as a trustee of the Chichester Art Trust (who run the Chichester Open Art Exhibition) between 2001-2006.

In April 2006 Tim was instrumental in setting up studios4artists, for which he is Charity Secretary & Director, and Chair of the Trustees. Studios4Artists are working towards the realisation of The Well Studios (tbc), Chichester's creative hothouse, an affordable work-place for artists, designers and their businesses. Studios4artists aims to develop and sustain affordable studio facilities as part of the massive Graylingwell Hospital re-development, with an emphasis on providing career development for local artists and designers, including graduates.

Tim’s recently been part of a ‘cultural entrepreneurship’ mentoring scheme run by the ICA gallery (funded by ACE), being mentored by the Chairman of Trustees for the ICA and Cockpit Arts, and by the Executive Director for Cockpit Arts.

Tim is currently undertaking a course in ‘Accredited Management Training’ (ILM level 5).

Tim is Project manager for the commissioning of a public sculpture at the University of Chichester. (Funding from Rolls Royce Motor cars, in collaboration with Chichester District Council).