Naomi Batts
Online Tutor, Illustration BA(Hons) (Online) & Integrated Master’s Combined Arts MA (Online)
Naomi is an artist, educator and creative practice researcher. Naomi’s art practice focuses on botanical and natural forms, playing with blurred shapes and overlapping lines. She explores the unpredictability of textured surfaces, using it to disrupt the ‘knowing’ in her work.
She completed her master’s degree in Drawing in 2024. Her research focuses on ways to build fulfilling relationships with creative practice, specifically approaches to rewilding process using elements of antifragility.
Naomi was a chosen speaker for the Illustration Research Symposium in 2019 and will return to speak in November 2026. In 2026, Naomi started on the Integrated MA Combined Arts: Creativity alongside her role on the Illustration BA(Hons) Online course that she's taught on since 2022.
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Qualifications
Qualifications
| Year | Qualification | Awarding body |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MA Drawing | Arts University Plymouth |
| 2014 | BA (Hons) Illustration | University of Plymouth |
Honors and awards
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Art University Plymouth's Ones to Watch |
Research Interests
Research interests and expertise
Current research explores ways to build fulfilling relationships with creative practice, specifically questioning the role of intuition in the learning space.
Research Topics
- Drawing
- Arts Education
- Creative Practice
Teaching
Areas of teaching
- Illustration
- Collaboration
- Mixed Media Processes
- Narrative
- Exploration and innovation
Professional Engagement
Independent professional practice
- Spring Open Exhibition, St Ives Society of Artists, St Ives 2025
- Love Letters Exhibition, Under Gallery, Plymouth 2025
- Masters Graduate Show, Arts University Plymouth 2024
- Open Studios, Arts University Plymouth 2024
Engagement with professional associations and societies
- Speaker at Illustration Research Symposium 2019 & 2026
- Workshop Facilitator at Drawing Worldlines workshop 2022
- Lead Workshop Facilitator with Artwork Exeter and Headway Devon 2022
