Biography

Tara Sabharwal was born in India. After studying Painting at M.S University (Baroda, India) she completed her Masters at the Royal College of Art in London, On returning to India (1986-89) she had solo shows in Delhi and Mumbai then returned to London for three years on fellowships and solo shows. In 1990 Tara emigrated to New York, while continuing to work and show in the UK and India.

She received the British Council Study Scholarship, travel grants from Durham Cathedral fellowship and Myles Meehan grant, the Royal Overseas League award in the UK and the Henry Street Settlement, Joan Mitchell CALL (Creating a living legacy) and Gottlieb Individual support grants in the United States.

Her work is in the British Museum collection, Victoria and Albert Museum (London), The New York Public Library, Peabody Essex Museum (Boston) and at The Library of Congress in Washington D.C.

She has taught at Cooper Union school of Art and The Guggenheim Museum in New York City.

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  • BA Painting MS University 1975-1980 Baroda, India

    MA Painting Royal College of Art 1982-1984 London, United Kingdom

  • Joan Mitchell Foundation- Support grant 2020, New York, USA

    Gottlieb Individual support grant 2016 New York, United States

    Joan Mitchell Foundation - Creating a Living Legacy CALL Award 2015 New York, United States

    International Collaborations - Henry Street Settlement 2001-2002 New York, United States

    Royal Overseas League Award 1989 London, United Kingdom

    Durham Cathedral Fellowship 1989-1990 Durham, United Kingdom

    Myles Meehan Fellowship 1988-1989 Darlington, United Kingdom

    British Council Scholarship and travel grants 1982-1984 London, United Kingdom

  • Constellation Studios, Woodcut residency, 2022, Lincoln, NE, USA

    Reading Road Helen Frederick, Handmade paper, 2022, MD, USA

    MassMoca 2019 Massachusetts, United States

    Vermont Studio Center 2019 Vermont, United States

    Butterfly House - Cochran Collection 2019 Georgia, United States

    Guanlan Printmaking Base 2018 Shinzhen, China

    Scuola Internazionale di Grafica 2018 Venice, Italy

    American Embassy 2017 New Delhi, India

    Atelier Beisinghoff 2017 Kassel, Germany

    Womens Studio Workshop 2016 New York, United States

    Under-Pressure Club 2015 Nebraska, United States

    Conversazioni in Contemporaneity 2015 Spongano, Italy

    Uttarayan Sculpture Camp 2015 Baroda, India.

    Center For International Cultural Exchange HISHIO 2008 Katsuyama, Japan

    Cooper Union 2004 New York, United States

    Henry Street Settlement 1992-1993 New York, United States

  • MONA, Museum of Nebraska Art Nebraska, United States

    The British Museum London, United Kingdom

    Uttarayan Baroda, India

    The New York Public library New York, United States

    Victoria and Albert Museum London, United Kingdom

    Peabody Essex Museum Massachusetts, United States

    Library of Congress Washington D.C. United States

    DLI Museum  Durham, United Kingdom

    Darlington Art Center Darlington, United Kingdom

    Sunderland University Sunderland, United Kingdom

  • 2023 ’In the Forests of the night’, decade show curated by Jesal Thakar and sponsored by Art Alive gallery, Bikaner house, New Delhi, India.

    2019    Aidron Duckworth Museum    New Hampshire, United States

    2018    Wilmer Jennings Gallery    New York, United States

    2018    Manhattanville College Purchase    New York, United States

    2017    Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art    Georgia, United States

    2017    Art Alive Gallery    New Delhi, India

    2017    Kunsttempel Kunstbalcon    Kassell, Germany

    2015    SumUnited Kingdomha Gallery    Bangalore, India

    2015    Fine Arts College - MS University    Baroda, India

    2014    Manhattan Graphics Center    New York, United States

    2013    Art Alive gallery    New Delhi, India                                                                                                   

    2013   Galerie Martina Janzen    Dusseldorf, Germany

    2013    Idler Academy    London, United Kingdom

    2012    Karsruhe Art Fair - Galerie Janzen    Karlsruhe, Germany

    2008    Contemporary art fair - Citerno Castel Giorgio    Orvieto, Italy                                                            

    2008    Galerie Martina Janzen    Wuppertal, Germany

    2008    Center For International Cultural Exchange HISHIO    Katsuyama, Japan

    2007    V.M. Gallery    Karachi, Pakistan

    2006    Art Alive Gallery    New Delhi, India

    2006    John Jay college Gallery    New York, United States

    2005    Art Heritage Gallery    New Delhi, India

    2005    Cymroza Gallery    Mumbai, India

    2004    Galerie Martina Janzen    Dusseldorf, Germany

    2003    Steven Harris Gallery    New York, United States

    2002    Art Heritage Gallery    New Delhi, India

    2002    Michael Oess Galerie    Konstanz, Germany

    2002    Cymroza Gallery    Mumbai, India

    2000    Nazar Gallery    Baroda, India

    2000    John Jay Gallery    New York, United States

    1998    Gallery at 678    New York, United States

    1996    Sakshi Gallery    Mumbai, India 

    1996    Sakshi Gallery    Bangalore, India

    1996    Art Heritage Gallery    New Delhi, India

    1995    Rebecca Hossack Gallery London, United Kingdom

    1994    Galerie Schwerpunkt    Stuttgart, Germany

    1993    Galerie Scherer    Miltenberg am Main, Germany

    1993    La Monte Gallery    London, United Kingdom

    1993    Art Heritage Gallery    New Delhi, India

    1991    Harewood House    Leeds, United Kingdom

    1990    Laing Art Gallery    Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

    1990    DLI Museum Durham, United Kingdom

    1989    Darlington Art Center Darlington, United Kingdom

    1889    DLI Museum Durham, United Kingdom

    1987    Cymroza Gallery Mumbai, India

    1987    Art Heritage Gallery New Delhi, India

    1986 Christopher Hull Gallery London, United Kingdom

  • 2024

    ‘Verukal’, group show curated by TAK Contemporary, David Hall gallery, Kochi, India.

    2023

    Silver and Gold, Gallery Gaia, NYC, USA

    Mumbai Art Fair, Mumbai, India

    Agradoot: Agents of Change. Curated by Alka Pande. Art alive gallery, New Delhi, India

    ‘Eternal Paper’, exhibition of Handmade paper paintings curated by Helen Frederich. University of Maryland Gallery and The Paper Academy, Denmark.

    SAWCC Annual show, curated by Shilpi Chandra. RBPW, NYC

    Rockland Art Center, NJ. 3 Person show curated by Mary Ting.

    ‘In Transit- The body as currency’ Kay Chernush Virtual Gallery.

    2022

    ‘Hum Sab Sahmat’ Sahmat show, New Delhi, India

    ‘Shadows’, Pelham Art center, NY, curated by Shilpi Chandra

    ‘India art fair’, New Delhi, represented by Art Alive gallery

    ‘Living a Dark night’, Gallery Espace and Indian art fair ( Delhi), Ashthshila, (Shant niketan) by Kala Chaupal, curated by Paola Sengupta.

    Migration stories, Manhattan Graphics center, NYC

    2021

    ‘Home’, Abu Dhabi Art Fair 2021, represented by Art Alive gallery.

    In Between’ Lowell arts, Michigan

    ‘Migration Stories’. (Curated and participated). Wilmer Jennings gallery, NYC

    ‘Waters Meet/ Sangam’. (Curated and participated). 5 Myles gallery, Brooklyn

    ‘Lost and Found’ New York Artists circle, online.

    ‘The CODEX Project, year 2’, Works on paper gallery, Philadelphia

    2020

    'You will know me ' Curated Tara Sabharwal Art Alive Gallery Delhi, India

    ‘inBEtween' Co Curated Tara Sabharwal Studios Inc, Kansas City KA, United States

    ‘inBEtween' Co curated Tara Sabharwal Constellation, Omaha NE, United States

    2019

    ‘In Between' Co-curated Tara Sabharwal. Women's Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY

    ‘In Between- Opportunity' Curated Tara Sabharwal Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Georgia, GA, United States

    ‘Triad', Kunstbalcon. Gallery Rausch, Kassel, Germany

    2018

    ‘Lillies of the field', A Tribiute to Bob Blackburn. Robert Blackburn Printshop, New York

    Guanlan Printmaking Museum, Guanlan, China. Belt and Road Project. Exhibition Center

    Dunhuang, China. ‘The Win Win Project / Belt and Road International Printmaking exchange Exhibition 2018'

    ARTHAUS, Munster, Germany. ‘In Between/ Reconsider' Co-Curated by Tara Sabharwal with Barbara Beisinghoff, Tana Kellner, Roger Rigorth, Veer Munshi, Ayisha Abraham

    Eulengasse, Frankfurt, Germany. ‘In Between/ Reconsider'. with Barbara Beisinghoff, Tana Kellner and Roger Rigorth, Veer Munshi and Ayisha Abraham

    Lalit Kala Academy, Delhi. Art Now 2, 80 years of Indian Independence by Art Alive gallery

    Art Stable, Kelly Ross Fine Arts, Dorset, United Kingdom. ‘Contemporary and Twentieth century Prints'

    Museum of Nebraska Art MONA, Nebraska, US. ‘MONA Selects- Recently acquired works'

    2017

    JCC Harlem, New York. ‘Songs of freedom'. Presented by Art in Flux

    Lalit Kala Academy, Delhi. ‘Art Now'. 80 years of Indian Independence by Art Alive gallery

    India Art Fair, Delhi with Art Alive Gallery

    2016

    Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop Members show Print week

    Montage gallery, London. ‘Erotic art'

    Center for Contemporary Art, New Jersey, United States Erasing Borders

    The John Hu Presbyterian Church Sanctuary, New York. Erasing Borders

    Flushing Town Hall, New York. Erasing Borders

    Manhattan Graphics Center, New York, United States. Photogravures

    2015

    National Arts Club, New York. New York Society of etchers. 15th anniversary exhibition

    Robert Blackburn Printmaking workshop Member's show

    Williamsberg Art center, New York. ‘Erasing Borders'

    Hammond Museum, New York. Erasing Borders'

    Meru gallery, New York. ‘Equus'

    Palazzo Bacile, Sponganno, Italy. ‘Conversazioni'

    Faculty of fine arts, Baroda, India. ' Back to college'- Alumni show

    Queens's Museum, New York. Erasing Borders

    Constellation Studios, Lincoln, Nebraska. Curated International small graphics exhibition

    2014

    Triveni. New Delhi. ‘New York-New Delhi'. Curated by Tara Sabharwal

    Manhattan Graphics center, New York- Foliage show

    SIPMA contemporary, New Jersey University. ‘I live here'. Curated by Waldman and Tania Sen

    Mehu Gallery, New York

    Audobon society annual show - Salamagundi club, New York

    Manhattan Graphics Center, New York- ONE/1

    Kelly Ross gallery, Dorset, United Kingdom

    India art fair- represented by Art Alive gallery, New Delhi

    Arts Karlsruhe - represented by Galerie Martina Janzen

    Erasing borders - Queens Museum, Flushing Town hall, Williamsburg Art and historical center, Manhattanville college

    Crossing art gallery Flushing, New York

    Skylit gallery, Chelsea, New York. Curated by Jill Slaymaker

    Cologne Paper Art, Cologne, Germany. Represented by Galerie Janzen

    2013

    Meru Gallery, New York- New York Prints

    Robert Blackburn Printmaking workshop- Member's show, Hollar Gallery, Prague, Chez republic. ‘Prague/ Manhattan Graphics Center'

    MIMB 11 - Monumental Ideas in Artist books. Thompson Rivers University and Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloop B.C. Canada

    ‘Square Deal' curated by Bob Shore and Rich Turnbull. Manhattan Graphic center. New York

    MIMB 11 Monumental ideas in miniature books - Madrid Artist book fair, "MASQUELIBRO" Artist Book Fair

    Third annual juried printmaking show, selected by Roberta Waddell. Manhattan Graphic Center

    New York Society of Printmakers- 3rd national exhibition of intaglio prints. National Arts club, SAWCC Her Stories- Taunbaum Museum, Virginia. South Asian Women's Creative collective.

    Erasing borders- Art of the Indian diaspora. Queens Museum, New York, Flushing Town hall and Hammond Museum, NY

    From Paper to Print- the art of Printmaking- Monmouth Museum, New Jersey, US

    Arts Karlsruhe, represented by Martina Janzen gallery

    2012

    Multiple Encounters'. A festival of printmaking. Curated by Vijay Kumar  and India art fair. Delhi and touring to Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai and Chennai

    Erasing Borders 2012. Curated by Vijay Kumar. Crossing Art gallery, Queens. Queens Museum, Art7 Virginia and traveling to other US venues

    Back to School- Baroda artists. Guild art gallery, Mumbai, India

    Winter group show- Gallery 128, New York

    NY Society of Printmakers- 2nd National exhibition of Intaglio prints. National Arts club, New York

    Second annual Juried print show- Manhattan Graphics Center, New York

    SAWCC Her stories- South Asian Women's collective 15 year anniversary show. Queens Museum, New York

    Manhattan graphics Center- Winter show

    2011

    Peacable Kingdom- Wilmar Jennings art gallery, New York. Artists from Robert Blackburn Printmaking workshop

    Erasing borders- Queens Museum, New York, Aicon gallery, New York, U Conn gallery, U Conn

    Back to school. Artists from Baroda art college- Gallery Palette, New Delhi, India and Tao gallery Mumbai

    Arts Karlsruhe, represented by Galerie Janzen

    2010

    Gallery Espace: Marvellous Reality, held at Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi, India

    5ª Bienal Internacional de Gravura - Douro, Portugal

    Art train, United States. Celebrating America's diversity

    Robert Blackburn Printmaking workshop - Member's show

    York Society of Etchers - 10th anniversary show

    Printweek, New York - Rockaway, Queens

    Arts Karlsruhe- Germany, represented by Galerie Martina Janzen

    2009

    7th international engraving biennale, Domain and Orangery, Versailles, Paris

    Ganjifa, playing cards portfolio participation. Hornan gallery, Falun, Sweden, Impact 6, Bristol, United Kingdom and and Barr Smith Library, The University of Adelaide, Australia. Reading room gallery, University of Austen, Texas and more

    Monumental ideas in Miniature books portfolio participation. Columbia college, Chicago, Morgan education foundation, Ohio, Univ De Kalp, South Texas college and more

    Erasing borders 2009, South Asian artists in America, Dowd Fne art gallery, SUNY, NY. Elizabeth Foundation for Arts gallery, New York, Queens Museum of art, New York, Gallery at Penn college, Williamsport, PA

    India summit, New Delhi

    Art alive gallery, New Delhi. ‘Think small'

    For Hussian, artists honor M.F Hussein, organized by SAHMAT, Jamia Milia gallery, New Delhi, and Calcutta.

    Gallery Projects, Ann Arbor, Michigan. ‘Contemporary India'

    Arts Karlsruhe, Germany, represented by Galerie Martina Janzen

    New York Society of Etchers- annual selected group show

    Printweek New York- Rockaway, Queens

    2008

    Art Alive gallery, New Delhi, India. ‘Contemporary drawings'

    Art Motif Gallery, New Delhi, India. ‘Pastels: contemporary Indian art'

    Erasing Borders ‘Indian art of the Diasporas' and traveling to Tabla Rasa gallery, Queens Museum and The Guild gallery, New York

    Arts Karlsruhe, Germany

    2007

    Queens Museum, New York. Erasing Borders

    Art Guild gallery, New York, Erasing borders

    Global Arts village, New Delhi, India. Art for Prabhat

    Visual Art gallery, New Delhi, India. Encore! Art for Prabhat

    Art Guild gallery, New York. SAWCC auction

    2006

    Daegu Civic Museum, Daegu, South Korea. Print Art. NY/ Daegu

    Ulsan Cultural Art center, Ulsan, South Korea. NY/ Daegu Modern prints

    City Hall. Asian American Art Centre. NY Eviction Blues

    Indian Consulate. New York. Contemporary Indian artists

    Bose Pacia gallery, Fulbright/ Christie's auction, New York

    X Change. Palazzo della ciltura, Madugno, Italy/ Palazzacio Antico communedi Sanzano, Italy

    2005

    Henry Street Settlement, New York. At Home: Visions of our place in the world

    Asian American Art Center, New York. Eviction Blues

    John Jay College, New York. Staff show

    Bank Street School, New York. Staff show

    Arpana gallery, New Delhi, India. Progress for People

    Cusick At Studio, Group show New York Asian Fusion gallery, New York. Revelations

    X- Change, Storefront Va Mazoni, Bari, Italy/ Federro Secondo gallery, Bari, Italy

    2004

    Indira Gandhi Center for the Arts, New Delhi. Printmakers from Manhattan. Graphics Center, New York

    Cooper Union School of Art, New York. Summer Residency program

    Gallery 128, New York.“Self- ish” Self Portraits

    The Elizabeth Foundation, New York. The Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop

    Gallery 128, New York. Jugalbandi, South Asian and American Artists

    Lalit kala Academy, New Delhi India. Sahamat, The making of India

    2003

    The Asian American Art Center and the Silk Route place. In the shadow of 9/11

    2002

    Asian American Art Center, New York. The AAAC story

    WARC, Toronto, Canada. Three person show. Funded by Canadian Arts Council

    Gallery Art Alive, New Delhi, India

    Henry Street Settlement, New York. International Cultural Collaborations exhibition

    2001

    Bharat Bhavan, 5th Bharat Bhavan International Print Biennial, Bhopal, India

    Gallery 128, New York

    The Scene Gallery, New York

    The New century Artists gallery, New York. Artists at Work, Studio in a School

    Henry Street Settlement, New York. Other

    Bose Pacia Modern, New York. Shaken and Stirred, SAWCC

    Gallery 128, New York

    2000

    Gallery 128, New York City

    1999

    National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi. Images of Delhi, also touring to Moscow

    Gallery 128, New York City

    Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London

    Indus gallery, New Delhi, India

    1998

    Columbia University

    Bernice Steinbaum gallery, New York City

    Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan, New York City

    Gallery 128. New York City

    Mercury Gallery, London. , New York City. Sita in the City, International Sita Symposium

    Macy Gallery, Columbia University, New York City. Exploring America's Cultures

    Lalit Kala Academy, Rabindra Bhawan, New Delhi. Baroda Alumni

    1997

    Gallery at 678, New York City. India Centenary

    India Mission for the UN, New York City

    Gallery 128, New York City

    Cymrosa Gallery, Bombay

    1996

    Gallery Art Motif, New Delhi

    Gallery Espace, New Delhi

    Sahmat, touring to Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta, Madras, New York. Postcards for Gandhi

    Art Heritage Gallery, New Delhi

    DLI Museum, Durham, United Kingdom

    1995

    City Hall, New York City. From the dragon's cloud, Asian American artists

    Organization Independent Artists, New York City. 'Unwanted Figures of the Imagination'

    1994

    India mission for the UN, New York City. Indian artists in New York

    Pennsylvania University, Philadelphia ‘Mosaic, Asian American artists

    Gallery 128, New York City

    Mercury Gallery, London

    Din Associates, London

    1993

    East West Gallery, London

    Gallery Seven, Hong Kong

    Henry Street Settlement, New York City. Artist In Residence

    1992

    Council for the Arts, Glen Cove, New York. Four Asian American artists

    Mercury Gallery, London

    East West Gallery, London

    Christopher Hull gallery, London

    Contemporary Art Society, London

    Oldham Museum and Art Galleries, Oldham, United Kingdom

    1991

    Hillwood Museum & Bronx River Gallery, New York City. The Printmaking Workshop

    Nese Gallery, Los Angeles

    Mercury Gallery, London

    Christopher Hull Gallery, London

    Aire Art Gallery, Scotland

    1989

    Royal Overseas League, London. Annual selected exhibition

    Christopher Hull Gallery, London

    Newcastle Art Center, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

    Bishopsgate Institute, London

    Merz Contemporary Art, London

    Ikon gallery, Birmingham and touring, United Kingdom

    Cleveland Art Center, Cleveland, United Kingdom. 4th international Drawing Biennial

    Greenwich Citizens Gallery, London

    1988

    Christopher Hull Gallery, London

    1987

    Galerie Schwerpunkt, Stuttgart. 4 Indian Printmakers

    1986

    Max Muller Bhawan, New Delhi. Prints from Garhi Workshop

    1985

    Contemporary Art Society, London. Art Market

    1984

    Christi's, London. Pick of New Graduate Art

    Christopher Hull Gallery, London

    Contemporary Art Society, Market

    Church Gallery, London

    1983

    Bernard Jacobson gallery, From Gonzales to Tara, London, United Kingdom

    British Council, Bombay. British Council Scholarship

  • 2022 Manhattan Graphics Center, New York City, USA, ‘‘Migration stories’.

    2021 Wilmer Jennings Gallery, New York City, USA, ‘Migration stories’

    2021 Five Myles gallery New York City, USA, 2021. ‘Waters Meet/ Sangam’.

    2020 Art Alive Gallery, New Delhi. ‘You will know me '

    2020 Kansas city art center, Kansas, US. ‘In Between/ Opportunity'.  Co-curated

    2020 Constellation studios, Nebraska, In Between. Unite.

    2019 Gertrude Herbert Institute of art, Georgia, US. ‘In between/ Opportunity

    2019 Gallery Rausch, Kassel, Germany. ‘Triad'. Co-curated

    2018 Eulengasse, Frankfurt, Germany, In Between/ Reconsider'. Co-curated

    2014 Triveni, Delhi, New York-New Delhi

    2012 Triveni, Delhi. ‘New York-New Delhi. Curated by Vijay Kumar and Tara Sabharwal

    1998 “Unsuitable girls' for SAWCC selected group show

    1992-1999 Asian American Art center, New York. Worked on Curatorial team

  • 2005-2010 Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, New York. Serve on Board of directors

    1995-Present SAWCC, South Asian Women's Creative Collective. Member contributor

    1992-Present Asian American Art centre, New York. Advising panel for ArtAsiAmerica archive

  • 2022 Manhattan Graphics Center, NYC, USA. ‘Migration stories’.

    2021 Wilmer Jennings gallery “Migration Stories’

    2020 Jawaharlal Nehru I+University, New Delhi. Seminar on Migration

    2019 Vermont Studio Center, Vermont, United States

    2019 Adrian Duckworth Museum, NH

    2019 VoCA Voices of contemporary art Interview workshop at MOMA, New York

    2018 International Printmaking symposium, Wuhan, China

    2018 Wilmer Jennings gallery, New York

    2017 University of Augusta, Georgia, US

    2017 Queens Museum, New York. 'Fatal Love, Where are we now?'

    2017 Women's Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY

    2017 Mohile Parikh Center, Mumbai, India. V-IDEO, Mumbai

    2017 KunstBalcon presentation at KunstTempel, Kassel

    2017 VoCa Talk, Fales Library, New York University, NY

  • 2019 Manhattanville college, Manhattanville, NY

    2019 Vermont Studio center, Vermont, US. Visiting artist tutorials

    2018-Present Robert Blackburn Printmaking workshop, New York. Printmaking classes for artists

    2017 Painting and Printmaking, Visiting Professor, University of Augusta, Georgia, United States

    2017-Present Women's Studio Workshop, NY. Summer Art Institute, Monoprinting

    2017 American Embassy School, New Delhi, India. Visiting Artist

    2015 University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska. Visiting Artist

    2014-Present Mc’cauley program, CUNY, New York. Visiting Artist

    1994 Robert Blackburn Printmaking workshop. Workshops

    1998-Present Studio in a School, New York.Teaching Artist

    2014-2015 McClaire University, NJ. Visiting Artist

    2007-2009 Rubin Museum of Art, New York. Teaching Artist

    2005-2007 John Jay College. CUNY, New York. Adjunct Professor

    2004-2005 Cooper Union School of Art, New York. Adjunct Professor

    2004-2011 Creative Classrooms, New York. Teaching Artist

    2001-2003 Bank street school for children, United States. Teaching Artist

    2003-2005 Art in General, New York. Teaching Artist

    2000-2002 Guggenheim Museum, New York. Learning through art'. Teaching Artist

    2001-2010 Science and Art enrichment, New York. Teaching Artist

    1989-1990 Sunderland Polytechnic, Sunderland, United Kingdom. Part-time Professor

    1988-1989 Newcastle Polytechnic, Newcastle, United Kingdom. Part-time Professor