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2021 William Docherty
Monday, 26 April 2021
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Our 2021 Artist in Residence is artist, William Docherty, has been an art educator for over 40 years and is a practicing artist, painter and sculptor. His work has featured in numerous exhibitions. William was born in Glasgow and studied at Leicester University. Following his graduation with a BAHons, he moved to Birmingham to study Post Graduate Education at the School of Art. He taught in Birmingham for a year then moved to New Zealand, to a teaching position with Palmerston North Boys' High School, initially as a solo arts teacher, then as Head of Visual Arts. William has held roles including Assistant Chief Moderator of School Certificate Art, and for many years was a moderator for Level 1 and Level 2, and marker for Level 3 and University Bursary Art-Design. During his 6 week residency William led various workshops and assisted art students to develop their portfolios whilst creating his own body of work for exhibition. This culminated with a successful Exhibition called 'Multiplicity' at the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts in June. |