Tahney Fosdike

I’m an Australian arts writer, editor and educator in Paris, with a Master of Art Curatorship and a BA in History and Anthropology. I’m widely published as an arts writer and have worked professionally across contemporary art, museums, galleries and cultural organisations in Australia and Europe.

My teaching style is conversational, curious and grounded in looking closely at art. Rather than treating art history as a list of dates, movements and names to memorise, I help you get why artworks emerged when they did: the social and political contexts around them, the ideas artists were responding to, and the connections between art, culture and history.

I work as an art critic with Salon, a contemporary art platform in France, where I lead one-to-one critical discussions with professional artists about their work. I’ve also developed and taught my own art-writing workshops through Compass North, including workshops on artist statements and biographies, both online and in galleries in Melbourne. Through The Suburban Review’s Jumpstart a Journal program, I've also mentored emerging editors and writers.

Alongside my practice, I’m an English teacher working with children and teenagers in France, so I’m comfortable adapting lessons to different ages, levels and learning styles.

Lessons can be tailored to what you need, whether understanding a period or movement, preparing for an exam or assignment, developing visual-analysis and essay-writing skills, or exploring art history with someone who loves talking about art. I love making complex ideas approachable without making them simplistic.

I look forward to meeting you!