Jonty Lees

Course Leader BA(Hons) Fine Art

My research examines the Cornwall Schools Art Collection. The collection is important and culturally significant, not only for its quality and breadth but because it was created with the intention that children should have access to great art. My research takes place at Pool School Gallery where I work with children, artists and members of the wider community. 

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Contact details

Email Jonty.Lees@falmouth.ac.uk

    Qualifications

    Qualifications

    Year Qualification Awarding body
    2005 MFA The Slade School of Fine Art - UCL
    2003 BA (Hons) Falmouth College of Art. University of Plymouth

    Research Interests

    Research Topics

    • Education
    • Engagement
    • The Cornwall Council Schools Art Collection

    Research Outputs

    Publications and research outputs

    • Lees, Jonty and Hospital Rooms

      (2020), Hospital Rooms Video, online

    • Lees, Jonty and Pool School Gallery CIC

      (2019), Pool School Gallery CIC Contemporary Artist Programme 2019/2020, In: Pool School Gallery CIC Contemporary Artist Programme 2019/2020, 31 0ctober 2019, Pool School Gallery, Item availability may be restricted.

    • Halvorsen, Morten Norbye, Lees, Jonty, Cornwall Council and Pool Academy

      (2018), Pool School Gallery CIC Contemporary Artist Programme 2018/2019, In: ZENNOR, June/July 2018, Pool School Gallery CIC

    • Lees, Jonty and Tate

      (2014), Art Base Tate St Ives 21st Birthday Celebration, In: Art Base Tate St Ives 21st Birthday Celebration, June 2014, Tate St Ives

    • Lees, Jonty

      (2014), Quiet Works, Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, United States

    • Lees, Jonty, Phoenix, Dr Cassandra, Fleming, Prof Lora, Leverhulme Trust and European Centre for Environment and Human Health

      (2013), Lightening never strikes the same abstract wooden sculpture twice, In: Lightening never strikes the same abstract wooden sculpture twice, 2013, Newlyn Art Gallery

    • Lees, Jonty

      (2008), Cabaret Futura, Cell Project Space, London

    • Lees, Jonty and Institute of Contemporary Art

      (2008), The Inaugural Meeting of the Artists' Cycling Club, Institute of Contemporary Art, London

    • Lees, Jonty and Tate St Ives

      (2007), Jonty Lees: Artist in Residence, Tate St Ives

    • Lees, Jonty

      (2006), Jonty Lees, MOOT, Nottingham

    • Lees, Jonty, Halvorsen, Morten Norbye, Pool School Gallery CIC, Cornwall Council and Royal Cornwall Museum

      (2019), Cornwall Council Schools Art Collection, Pool School Gallery

    • Lees, Jonty and Tate Research Centre

      (2019), Is it Risky Showing Frisky?, In: Global Communities: Curating Modern Art Today, 26 -27 April 2019, Tate St Ives

    • Lees, Jonty, Pool Academy and Cornwall Council

      (2018), Pool School Gallery, Pool, Cornwall

    • Lees, Jonty

      (2018), Woodlane Windows, In: Woodlane Windows, 2018, Woodlane, Falmouth, Cornwall UK

    • Lees, Jonty

      (2017), Zennor Project Space, Zennor, Cornwall, UK

    • Lees, Jonty and Zennor Project Space

      (2017), Zennor Project Space Beekeeping, hypnosis and the internet. CAST Café Friday 30 June, CAST, Helston

    • Lees, Jonty, Kestle Barton and The Cornubian Arts & Science Trust (CAST)

      (2011), The Cornwall Workshop, Kestle Barton

    • Lees, Jonty, Hayward Touring, Focal Point Gallery and Southend-on-Sea Borough Council

      (2011), Outrageous Fortune Tarot Deck, Slimvolume, LONDON, ISBN: 978-1-907185-02-1

    • Lees, Jonty and Get It Together Recording Studio

      (2003), Spiral Drawing, N/A

    Externally funded research grants information

    Collaborators Currency Funder HESA Category Project title Value Year ending Year starting
    Pool Academy, Royal Cornwall Museum, Cornwall Council GBP Heritage Lottery Fund 2 UK-based charities - Open competitive process The Cornwall Council Schools Art Collection at Pool School Gallery 45400 2020 2018
    GBP Arts Council England 2 UK-based charities - Open competitive process Zennor Projects 2017/2018 12750 2018 2017
    GBP Arts Council England 2 UK-based charities - Open competitive process Zennor Project 15000 2017 2016
    Tate Liverpool GBP AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) 1 DIUS Research Councils Can We Create a Creative Community? 45000 2017 2015
    European Centre for Environment European Centre for Environment and Human Health University of Exeter Medical School GBP Leverhulme Trust 2 UK-based charities - Open competitive process Artist in Residence 12500 2013 2013
    GBP AHRC 1 DIUS Research Councils Professional Preparation Masters Scheme 2005 2004
    GBP Arts Council England 2 UK-based charities - Open competitive process Pool School Gallery CIC Contemporary Artist Programme 2019/2020 13995 2020 2019

    Teaching

    Areas of teaching

    • Fine Art

    Courses taught

    • Fine Art BA(Hons)

    Policy engagement within Cornwall

    Engagement with organisations which contribute to the development of educational, cultural or socio-economic policies in Cornwall

    Pool School Gallery, Director / Board Member, 2018 -
    Pool Academy, Partner, 2018 -
    Cornwall Council Culture Team, Partner, 2018 - 
    Royal Cornwall Museum, Partner, 2018 -
    Cornwall Museums Partnership, 2018 -
    The Camborne, Pool, Illogan and Redruth Community Network, 2018
    Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange, Trustee 2015 - 2018
    Tate St Ives, Resident Artist, 6 Oct 2007 – 13 Jan 2008
    Tate St Ives, Artist Programme, 2014
    European Centre for Environment and Human Health
    University of Exeter Medical School, Artist in Residence, February to November 2013
     

    Business Engagement

    Business start ups

    Pool School Gallery CIC

    Professional Engagement

    Social, community and cultural engagement

    Home Service, with Newlyn Art Gallery and Arts for Health Cornwall, supported by Arts Council England and The Baring Foundation 2014 – 17