Academic

Academic Research & teaching

Teaching has been an integral part of my artistic practice for over two decades. Since 2001, I have taught, lectured, and supervised across leading art and design institutions in the UK, Iceland, and continental Europe, focusing on professional practice, performance, and the social role of the artist. My approach is grounded in both conceptual inquiry and lived experience, encouraging students to navigate the intersection between art, economy, and ecology. I have contributed to curriculum design and mentoring at BA, MA, and PhD levels, and have been regularly invited to lecture at institutions such as the Royal College of Art, the University of the Arts London, and the Iceland University of the Arts (LHÍ). Through these engagements, I aim to foster critical, reflective, and self-sustaining practices that prepare artists to position themselves thoughtfully within contemporary culture.

2020 – 2024: Regular guest lecturer in professional practice, visual arts, LHÍ. Between 2020 and 2024 I was asked to give guest lectures on artists’ professional practice at LHÍ, both for the BA and MA students.

2023 - 2024: MA supervisor, visual arts, LHÍ In 2023/2024 Academic year, I was asked to supervise an MA student at LHÍ by Jóhannes Dagsson.

2023: Student Mentor, Loughborough University London.

2019: Course designer, Professional Practice, Visual Arts, LHÍ In 2019 I was asked to design a professional practice module for the MA Visual Arts Course at LHÍ, which I led and taught the same year.

2001 to current:  Regular guest Lecturer in Professional Practice, Arts & Economics and related subjects at the following UK and European institutions:

  • Royal College of Art – London
  • University of the Arts – London (in particular: Byam Shaw College – Chelsea School of Art – Central St Martins – London College of Communication)
  • Sheffield Hallam University
  • Manchester Metropolitan University
  • Glasgow School of Art
  • Academy of Fine Art – Palermo and Florence, Italy
  • Cittadellarte - Michelangelo Pistoletto Foundation – Biella Italy
  • University of Brighton
  • Farnham College of the Creative Arts
  • Chichester College
  • A-N The Artists’ Information Company - UK
  • The Artists and The Others – Netherlands - Germany

2013 – 2014: Lecturer and course designer in Professional Practice, Performance and Visual Arts, University of Brighton

2010 – 2011: Lecturer and course designer in Professional Practice – London Metropolitan University

 

 

List of Education and training qualifications

2024: Certificate, Philosophy of the Mind, MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MITX course.

2021: Certificate, Antifragility in a Changing World, MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MITX course.

2018-2022: PhD Doctorate, Social Science, University of Loughborough, Loughborough, UK. Thesis: "The Making of The Artist - From Genius to Professional - Social Value and Individualisation in UK Visual Artists 1980-2010." (AHRC CDA Scholarship).

2015-2018: PhD Doctoral Candidate, Cultural and Media Policy Studies, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK. (AHRC CDA Scholarship).

2004: Short Course, Digital Art Practice, FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology), Liverpool, UK.

2003: Individual Short Course, Video Publishing, Artsway Gallery, New Forest, UK.

2002: Certificate in Arts Management, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.

1999-2003: CCE Printmaking, University of Brighton, Brighton, UK.

1998: Desktop Video Publishing Short Course, Brighton City College, Brighton, UK.

1996: BA and MA in Painting, Academy of Fine Arts, Florence, Italy.

 

 

Memberships

Emilia Telese is a member of the following associations:

  • SÍM – Samband Íslensk Listamann – The Association of Icelandic Artists
  • ÍG – Íslensk Grafík – Association of Icelandic Printmakers