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Elise Ruffell

Elise Ruffell

An experienced lecturer and course leader in creative education, art and design and mathematics within Higher and Further Education. Elise is also a ceramicist and printmaker.

In addition to being a tutor and unit lead on MEd Creative Education, Elise is co-lead of the PGCert in Creative Education, a programme for RCA staff on which she has taught since 2020.

Elise also leads the Teaching Fellowship Scheme, supporting staff to achieve HEA Fellowships and works on other educational and staff development activities.

Elise has been teaching since 2007. Prior to joining the RCA in 2020 she led and taught on courses within teacher education, art and design, ceramics and mathematics at several UK Further and Higher Education institutions and within community settings.

Elise is also an exhibiting artist specialising in ceramics, glass and printmaking.

Elise holds an MA in Ceramics & Glass from the RCA, a BA (Hons) in Ceramic Design from Central St Martins, a BSc (Hons) in Statistical Science with Information Technology from the University of Exeter and a Certificate in Education from the University of Plymouth.

More information

Elise is currently contributing to a cross-institutional research project examining the impact on staff and institutions of undertaking the Postgraduate Certificate in Education and Teaching Fellowship Scheme.

Previous research interests include Embedding Maths in Creative Teaching. Elise ran CPD courses on this topic for the University of the Arts Awarding Body for many years.

Elise has also written on the subject of repurposing found objects as tools within ceramics and craft practice.

In addition to her teaching, Elise has been a practicing artist working in ceramics, glass and print since 2007. She currently combines her background in mathematics with her love of colour to produce vibrant geometric forms in parian clay.

Elise’s preferred printmaking process is monoprinting as she loves the dynamic immediacy of producing one-off colourful works, often utilising found objects as surfaces from which to print.

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts

Recent exhibitions

(2024) inDivisible. Cuckmere Haven, East Sussex

(2023) inDivisible. Cuckmere Haven, East Sussex

(2021) The Power of Material. Design Museum, London

(2020) 24:4. Wetherby Gardens, London

(2019) 01:Blue. Stanley Picker Gallery, Kingston upon Thames, UK

(2019) Lay with me. Dyson Gallery, London

Previous highlights include

(2009) Craft Showcase. The Barbican, London

(2009) Bohemia. Royal Birmingham Society of Arts, UK

(2008) Pulse 2008. Earls Court, London

(2008) Showcase. The Craft Centre & Design Gallery, City Art Gallery, Leeds, UK

(2008) Setting Out 2008. Contemporary Ceramics, London and Brewery Arts, Cirencester, UK

(2007) New Designers. Business Design Centre, London

(2007) Direction '07. Lethaby Gallery, London

(2006) Landmarks. Lethaby Gallery, London

Elise’s work has featured in various publications including Country Living Magazine, Emerging Potters Magazine, Design Arts Magazine and The Ceramic Design Course by Anthony Quinn.

(2014-21) Devised and ran CPD course for FE and HE lecturers on “Embedding Maths in Creative Teaching”, University of the Arts London Awarding Body

External links

www.eliseruffell.co.uk