Anita Taylor: interview

Published 11/08/2014

Anita Taylor, dean of Bath School of Art and Design at Bath Spa University and the founder of the Jerwood drawing prize project, talked to Studio International about her own drawing practice, the importance of drawing in education, and the development of the Jerwood drawing prize.

Jerwood Gallery, Hastings
17 July 2014

Interview by MK Palomar
Filmed by Martin Kennedy

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