Teaching

  • Charcoal seascape workshop at Bethlem Gallery

  • Creative Health: Art workshops in Lewisham Hospital

  • Royal College of Nursing Online art workshops

  • Breathe Arts Health Research: art workshop for NHS doctors

  • Turning Point Women's Group artwork

  • Art workshops for women's groups with Turning Point

  • Creative Health: Breathe Arts Health Research Music and art collaborative workshops for well-being

  • Online workshop series for NHS staff with Breathe Arts Health Research

  • Creative Health: RHS / Lewisham Hospital Healing Garden workshops

  • Beach draw workshops

  • Breathe workshop with GP surgery

    Breathe Arts Health Research workshop with staff at a GP surgery

  • Online art workshops for wellbeing

  • Sketchcrawl workshop for The Big Draw

  • Chelsea Physic Garden: Help Us Grow drawing workshop for recovering addicts

Liz’s upcoming in person and online workshops can be found on Ticket Tailor

Liz is an experienced facilitator, teaching art to people of all ages and abilities. Her work includes: in-person and online workshops; teaching art and drama to early years, children and young people; running mindful art sessions for adults; delivering workshops in NHS and creative health settings, giving advocacy talks and lectures at universities and businesses; and providing Continuing Professional Development training for teachers and staff.

Liz is an ambassador for The Big Draw, the world’s largest drawing festival, focusing on the role of creativity for mental health and wellbeing.


”Liz Atkin brings endless energy, creativity, and enthusiasm to everything she does. She has facilitated a number of drawing workshops with The Big Draw, engaging participants of all ages and abilities, and these events are always uplifting and inspiring. Feedback is consistently positive, with many participants praising her friendly, welcoming attitude and the inclusive, confidence-boosting atmosphere she creates. Liz is a joy to work with, and we’re incredibly proud to have her as a Big Draw Ambassador.”

Matilda Barratt (she/her), Director of The Big Draw

UK

Apple

Arts Depot

Barking and Dagenham Council

Bethlem Gallery and Bethlem Royal Hospital

Breathe Arts in Health Research

Chelsea Physic Garden

Clerkenwell Design Week

Extant UK Leading Company for Blind and Visually Impaired artists

Guys and St Thomas’ Hospital 

Half Moon Theatre 

Hayward Gallery

HMP Send for Watts Gallery

Imperial College Institute of Psychiatry

King’s College London

Lewisham Hospital

London Arts and Health Forum 

London Bubble Theatre Company

Oxford University, Centre for the Creative Brain

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Queen Mary University of London

Richard House Children’s Hospice 

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

Royal College of Nursing

Royal Horticultural Society 

South London and Maudsley NHS Trust

St Andrews University, Scotland

St Margaret’s House

St Mungo’s Homeless Charity

Stratford Circus and Children in Need

Tate 

Teacher Development Fund, Paul Hamlyn Foundation

The Big Draw

Turning Point

University College London

Wellcome Collection

International

Akiyoshidai International Art Village, Japan

BFRB Conference, Germany

Centre for Mental Health at National University of Singapore

Guislain Museum, Gent, Belgium

Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore 

Lasalle College of Arts, Singapore 

OCD Center of Los Angeles USA 

Oulu Museum of Art, Finland

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles USA 

University of California, Santa Barbara USA 

USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles USA 

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