Tony Peart

Tony Peart is an Associate Senior Lecturer and Year 1 Tutor for BA Graphic Design and BA Illustration at University of Cumbria's Institute of the Arts. A practicing artist and collector of nineteenth-century decorative arts, he serves on the CFA Voysey Society editorial board.

Qualifications:

• MA Fine Art, Newcastle Polytechnic
• BA(Hons) Graphic Design, Leeds Polytechnic
• Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy

Research expertise:

• Arts and Crafts Movement (especially CFA Voysey)
• Nineteenth-century design history
• Regional craft traditions
• Artistic pedagogy

Publications include archival studies of Voysey's textile, furniture and tile designs. Curatorial work includes exhibitions on Arts and Crafts metalwork and William Morris's influence in Northeast England. Teaching emphasizes foundational skills development and school outreach for art programs.