CONTACT INFORMATION:

ursulamathers@yahoo.com


EDUCATION:

Robert Gordon University, UK - Masters in Art & Design with Distinction, 2019

Plymouth University, UK – Steiner Waldorf Eearly Years FdA, 2010

Bennington College, Vermont USA - BA in Liberal Arts, Painting & Illustration, 2000

Studio Art Centers International, Florence ITALY - semester, 1999

SF Art Institute, San Francisco USA - summer courses, 1997

The Putney School, Vermont USA – high school diploma, 1996

SF Waldorf School, San Francisco USA – K to 8, 1992


FURTHER EDUCATION COURSES:

Mindfulness in the Classroom, University of Aberdeem, UK, 2022 Creative Entrepreneurship Short Course, SCQF Level 11, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK, 2021 


MEMBERSHIPS: 

Visual Arts Scotland, Society of Scottish Artists, Aberdeen Artists Society, a-n The Artists Information Co, ArtWorksAlliance 


AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS:

YAPA Award, Aberdeen, UK, 2021

Visual Arts and Craft Maker's Award, Aberdeen, UK, 2021

Graduate in Residence, Gray’s School of Art, UK, 2019/2020 

Visual Artist’s & Craft Maker’s Award, Aberdeen, UK, 2016 

Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Pictor Association, Turin, ITALY, 2002 

Premio Citta’ di Pisa, L’hotel Duomo, Pisa, ITALY, 2001 

The Slotnick Scholarship: Excellence in Painting, USA, 2000

The Park McCulla Award, USA, 1998 


WORK EXPERIENCE IN THE ARTS:

Artist Commission, Aberdeen Art Gallery, UK, 1/2021. Selected for a commissioned piece to be included in the Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums collection. Research, preparation, and execution of commission, public engagement and liasing with Gallery staff.  

Graduate in Residence, Gray’s School of Art, UK, 2019 – 6/2020. Assisting with the Masters in Art & Design program while having a studio provided and access to the school facilities in order to continue with my artistic practice. 

Freelance Illustrator, various Publishers, EUROPE, ASIA 4/01-1/13 Illustrating children’s books, from classic fables to new stories; researching for the project, preparing storyboards, dummys, and final illustrations in watercolor and collage, conversing with publisher for changes and final editing before publication .

In-house Illustrator, ErasmusCD libri, Pisa, ITALY 5/02-9/06 Creating original designs and illustrations, logos and headings, working on various projects from decorating the Water Museum, il Museo del Acqua, to creating illustrations for various projects.

Apprentice Art Teacher, Putney School Summer Programs, Putney, VT USA 6/03-8/03 Assisting with painting classes, creating lessons and working one on one with students, teaching a children’s book illustration class.

Assistent Designer, BirgitDesign, San Francisco, CA USA 6/98-8/99 Foux painting, marbling, gilding, art restoration, designing, proposing and painting murals (from private homes to church ceilings) participating in client meetings, designing stationary and business cards.

Visiting Artist, Grazia Ceramics, Deruta. ITALY 6/99–7/99 painting majolica ceramics, creating new styles and producing models for a new line of plates, cups, dishes, etc.

Gallery Attendant, Usdan Gallery, Bennington College, VT USA 9/99-6/00 explaining exhibits to visitors, planning, hanging, displaying and overseeing artwork.

WORK EXPERIENCE IN TEACHING:

Parent & Child Group Leader, Seedlings Initiative Group, Aberdeen, UK. 6/14 – 3/2020. Offering a space where parents can share a calm morning with their children, making bread, singing songs and creating seasonal crafts, starting a craft group and singing group for older children and organising festivals with families throughout the year.

Lead Nursery Teacher, Berkeley Rose Waldorf Inspired School, Berkeley, USA. 7/2016-6/2017. Working with a group of sixteen 3-4 yr olds, creating age appropriate activities and rhythm, involvement with parents, colleagues and school community through meetings, festivals and events.

Waldorf Kindergarten Teacher, Aberdeen Waldorf School, Aberdeen, UK. 1/10 – 11/13. Preparing daily, weekly, seasonal/annual schedule, implementing it, working with parents, celebrating festivals, attending conferences and teachers meetings, meeting with perspective parents, reviewing children, child studies, craft work for the classroom and weekly with the children, memorising stories and new ring times and new songs/finger plays, creating puppet show, maintaining harmony within myself and the group.

English Teacher, The British School of Pisa, ITALY. 10/00 – 6/03 teaching English to children between the ages of 4 and 19 in groups of four to 25 students, as well as adult classes. Creating lessons, preparing students for exams, practising listening, conversation, reading and writing skills through activities that involve students in a meaningful way and excite learning and the imagination. Material used: songs, literature, interactive games, art.


    SOLO PAINTING EXHIBITIONS:
Sociopolitical Stories, Sir Ian Wood, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK, 2020 
Colour & Form, Pheonix Centre, Newton Dee, Aberdeen, UK, 2020 
Experiential Colour, Christian Community, Aberdeen, UK. 2020 
Art in the Waiting Room, Camphill Medical Practice, Aberdeen, UK, 2019 
Recent Work, Newton Dee, Aberdeen, UK, 2010 
Paintings by Ursula Mathers, Galleria Eclectica, Pisa, ITALY, 2007 
Botanical Paintings, Art Op, Pisa, ITALY, 2006 
A different Shade of White, Lo Chalet, Torre del Lago, ITALY, 2004-5 
Solo Show, Five o’clock, Pisa, ITALY, 2004 
Personal Exhibition, Il Ciglieri, Pisa ITALY, 2003 
Light Origins, Jackson Pollock Centro, Pisa ITALY, 2002 


GROUP SHOWS:

Gallery Heinzel, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK, 2022 
Creative Entrepreneurship Showcase, Look Again, Aberdeen, UK, 2022 
Aberdeen Artists Society, Aberdeen Art Gallery, UK, 2022 
Borders Art Fair, Edinbugh, UK, 2022 Micro-Commissions, Aberdeen Art Gallery, UK, 2022 
What Our Winter Feels Like?, Aberdeen Music Hall, Aberdeen, UK, 2020
Little Originals, Roseangle Gallery, Dundee, UK, 2019
Christmas Exhibition, Camphill Medical Practice, Aberdeen, UK, 2019

MA Degree Show, Gray’s School of Art, RGU, UK, 2019 
Submit, WORM, Aberdeen, UK, 2018 
Winter Open, Moray Ar Centre, Findhorn, UK, 2018
North East Open Studios, Aberdeen Waldorf School, Aberdeen, UK, 2012 
Paintings by Ursula, Green Edge Cafe, Sheffield, UK, 2008
Il Tè, La Limonaia, Pisa, ITALY, 2006
Trame di Donne, Chiesa di S.Zeno, Pisa, ITALY, 2006
Edizioni Plus Illustration Exhibit, Palazzo Rettorato, Pisa, ITALY, 2005
M. Currier Center Opening, The Putney School, Vermont, USA, 2004
Action Painting, Stazione Leopoldo, Pisa, ITALY, 2004
Imago Mundi, Imago Galleria, Pisa ITALY, 2002
Fuoricentro Inougurazione, Gruppo ARS NOVA, Livorno ITALY, 2002
Imago Inaugurazione, Imago Galleria Pisa ITALY, 2002
Premio Citta’ di Pisa, Hotel Duomo, Pisa ITALY, 2002 
Prints by Hand, Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley CA, USA, 2001 
Senior Show, Bennington College VT, USA, 2000  
Spring Exhibition, SACI, Florence ITALY, 1999 
Peep Show, Junior Exhibition, Bennington VT, USA, 1998 
One of a Kind, Ghiradelli Square, San Francisco CA, USA, 1997 
Dark Horse, Sausalito CA, USA, 1997 
Young Artists Show, Brattleboro VT, USA, 1995 

SHOPS & GALLERIES:

Fine Art America, online, from 2021
A Yarn Tale: handspun skeins and wrist warmers, Aberdeen, UK, from 2018 
CreativelyUrsula, Etsy Shop: paintings, illustrations and wild wool, from 2018 

PUBLICATIONS:

Experiential Painting by Ursula Mathers, Perspectives: the Journal of the Christian Community, Spring Edition, 2021 

Pastel painting “Orange Dancing,” in Pushing Out the Boat, North-East Scotlands Magazine of New Writing and Visual Arts, issue 16, 2021 

Quarantzine, online zine in response to Covid-19 lockdown, gaada.org/quarantzine, March 01, U.K., - 2020  

The Second Book of Little Dragon Mu, Mu visits the Netherlands, written by Ann Katherine Isaacs and Robert Wagenaar, Edizioni Plus University Press, Pisa, ITALY – in press 

Alice nel Paese delle Lettere, written by Stefania Bigi, Campanila Editrice, Pisa, ITALY, 2007 

Arcobaleno sul Golden Gate, Mappamondo dagli Stati Uniti d’America, part of the Mappamondi series, Sinnos Editrice, Rome, ITALY, 2006 

Goccetta, written by Monica Bini, published with Just in Time, Torre di Lago, ITALY, 2006 I

Il Calendario del Riccio by Giuseppe De Benedittis, ErasmusCD libri in association with the Province of Pisa and UNICEF, Pisa, ITALY, 2005 

The First Book of Little Dragon Mu, Mu visits Europe, written by Ann Katherine Isaacs, including a CD with the story in 36 languages, Edizioni Plus University Press, Pisa, ITALY, 2005 

Donkey Skin by Charles Perault, The World’s Great Stories Series, Korean and English versions published, Kyowon Co., Ltd, Seoul, KOREA, 2005 

La Principessa Luna e il Pescatore di Perle, written by Andreina Chiari Branchi, published for UNICEF by ABAX Editrice, Parma, ITALY, 2004 

The Little Match Seller by Hans Christian Andersen, Ta Chien Publishing, Tainan, TAIWAN, 2003 

Gone with the Wind I & II by Margaret Mitchell, Ta Chien Publishing , Tainan, TAIWAN, 2003 

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontè, Ta Chien Publishing, Tainan, TAIWAN, 2003 

Sleeping Beauty, Ta Chien Publishing, Tainan, TAIWAN, 2003 

Drawings, Silo Journal of arts & letters, Bennington College, Bennington Vermont, USA, 1997