Andy McCafferty is an artist and tutor working in London. He is a Slade School of Fine Art Alumni and holds a Post Compulsory PGCE from the Institute of Education. Awarded an AHRC grant, he explored relationships between art and science; the neural condition for art creation and visualising conceptual models in physics. He has exhibited in group shows in the UK and abroad including The London Group's Centenary Open and ARSciE at Blyth Gallery, Imperial College London. He had his first solo exhibition at Alsop Architects, and his work is available at the Wellcome Collection. Andy teaches creative digital skills for artists and entrepreneurs and gained funding for action research on digital wellbeing with vulnerable learners.
Andy explores ways to experience ‘objects’ in relation to how we perceive them. He makes ‘looking’ active rather than reactive showing different viewpoints; using computers to extract information from inside and outside of the body. This information is then translated into a poetic experience of patterns, sounds, and imagery.
He is interested in testing how these techniques could help people on a therapeutic level. Current research includes using interactive digital art, and scientific and medical imaging to promote meaningful relationships. The idea is to get inside and re-arrange the process then see what emerges. Using this to affect learning and promote healthy perception.
Andy exhibited his research at Zweigstelle Gallery in Berlin, and a MacMillan fundraising event. He delivered a presentation at The National Gallery, London and was nominated to submit a proposal to Digital International Creative Arts Therapies Symposium, a unique web-based symposium aiming to bring together creative arts therapists and interdisciplinary innovators across the world.
EDUCATION
2007 - 2008 Institute of Education, Post Compulsory PGCE: Art and Design
2004 - 2006 The Slade School of Fine Art, UCL, Master of Fine Arts
2000 - 2003 De Montfort University, Batchelor of Fine Arts, 1st Class Honours
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2006 The Misshapen Hybrid-Fugue, Alsop Architects, London
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 ChairArt Retrospective and Manifesto, Harborough Theatre
2021-22 Harborough ChairArt, St Mary’s place, Market Harborough
ChairArt, Eco-Village, Market Harborough
2016 The Exchange Project, The Exchange, Brunswick East, London
cueB Open, cueB Gallery, London
2015 Tracing My Echo, One Year Gallery, Taiwan
2014 MacMillan Cancer Support, Art as Therapy Installation, Kings Halls, Market Harborough, UK
Art Biennal MACI, Bogota, Colombia
Tracing My Echo: Zweigstelle Gallery, Berlin
2013 The London Group Centenary Open, Cello Factory, London
Tracing My Echo, Tettix Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece
2012 Changes, Topolski Century Gallery, London
Memoir, Topolski Century Gallery, London
2009 Lee Campbell Projects: Speedy Gonzales, Oubliette Arthouse, London
2008 ARSciE: Interdisciplinary practice between artists and scientists, Blyth Gallery, Imperial College London
2007 Space, Moogie Wonderland, Kent
2006 MFA Degree Show: Sladonia, The Slade School of Fine Art, North Cloisters
Light and Colour: 10 Slade Postgraduates, Woburn Square Studios, London
2005 Arts Unwrapped: Open Studios, Great Western Studios, London
Imagine This, Candid Gallery, London
Slade Postgraduates: New Work, curated by James Roberts, Woburn Square Studios, UCL
The Slade School of Fine Art Presents…, University of Westminster Architecture Department, London
2004 Graduate Art, Candid Gallery, London
Candid Summer Exhibition, Candid Gallery, London
City Open, City Gallery, Leicester
2003 Fresh Art ’03, Business Design Centre, London
BA Degree Show, De Montfort University, Leicester
Mobile Art: Art in a Van, London locations
AWARDS
2021 Digital Technology and Wellbeing - Action Research Programme
EdTech Mentor
2005 AHRC Grant, Professional Preparation Masters Scheme
2003 Paget and Clepham Award for outstanding work. De Montfort University, Leicester
COLLECTIONS
Wellcome Collection, London. Just Another Vanitas (product)
Private collection. The One Thing
The Exchange Project, Brunswick East, London. Self published artbook, APPerception: Pathotones (Senses of Tumour)
De Montfort University, Leicester. Chasm
RESIDENCIES
2005 Cyprus College of Art, Lemba, Cyprus. Visiting Artist at Summer School
Initiated workshops whereby students explored personal responses to colour and their environment using a variety of coloured lenses. Participants recorded their experiences and shared them with the group.
Artist’s presentation and discussion.
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2014 MacMillan Cancer Fundraising Event, Art as Therapy Installation, Kings Halls, Market Harborough, UK
2006 Light and Colour: 10 Slade Postgraduates, Woburn Square research space, Slade School of Fine Art, UK
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2010 – Pres. Haringey Learns, London
Tutor: Fine Art and Creative Digital Technologies
- Qualified EdTech Mentor
- Project Deputy: Wellbeing in Digital Skills - Action Research Programme
- Local business partnership. Project Lead; Get Online for Business
- Presenter at Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), 2020, 2021
2009 Science Museum, London
Family Programmes and Events Facilitator - Volunteer
2007-2008 Barnet College, London. Trainee Lecturer: National Diploma in Art and Design
2005 Cyprus College of Art, Lemba, Cyprus. Summer School.
GALLERY EDUCATION AND MEMBERSHIPS
2016-Pres. Engage, Personal membership.
Engage support arts educators, organisations, freelancers and artists to work together with communities in dynamic, open exchanges that give everyone the opportunity to learn and benefit from the arts.
2017 APPerception: Pathotones (Senses of Tumour), Illustrated talk.
Ongoing project exploring an interactive, potentially therapeutic App for people with Cancer called Pathotones (Senses of Tumour) which shares a common creative process with Cezanne’s, illustrated through the painting Avenue at Chantilly.
2015 Soundscapes, National Gallery, London. Exhibition publicity, #MySoundscapes
Written work outlining project developing an interactive, potentially therapeutic App based on Avenue at Chantilly by Paul Cezanne, with electronic music producer, HERD.