Artists & Education

Jo Clements

Jo is a practicing artist who has shown work nationally over the past 10 years and continues to develop her work in video and installation art. Jo has a degree in Visual Art and Culture from Salford University, a PGCE in secondary art and design education at MMU and an MA in Contemporary Fine Art from Salford. She is also the regional subject adviser for the new art and design curriculum for Manchester and Salford and is a Validator for Artsmark for Arts Council England. Jo is also trained as an Arts Award adviser for bronze and silver awards. Jo has developed and delivered a number of CPD courses for artists and teachers, lectures part time on Salford University’s Visual Arts course, has worked in schools and arts organisations as an artist in residence as well as large budget project management. She also works closely with the TDA and has recently successfully bid for 3 years funding to deliver a Postgraduate Professional Development programme for primary teachers.

“Central to my work is the study of the manipulation of perception, how we can be directed and manipulated into constructing meaning by exposure to selective imagery and information. In addition I am fascinated by systems, often derived from the worlds of mathematics and gambling, and have begun in the last year to explore ways in which these systems can inform the outcomes of my work.

I have recently been working with archival materials originally used for instruction or description and as such have developed a deeper interest in how information and advice is disseminated to people, particularly via governing bodies and ‘experts’.”