Susie Hodge
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Susie Hodge is a British author and artist who has written more than fifty books and many articles and web resources for both children and adults, within genres such as art history, practical art, history, design, science, religion and biography.
She was previously a copywriter at Saatchi & Saatchi
and JWT
. She has an MA
in Art History
from Birkbeck, University of London
, where she is now a governor.
An experienced teacher, lecturer and speaker, she has given talks at various institutions on such diverse topics as Ancient Egyptian Art, Modern Art
, Impressionism
, English Landscape art
, Fashion design
and JMW Turner.
She lives in Westcliff-on-Sea
, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
. Throughout the year she runs workshops and seminars for various creative institutions and has also appeared in TV documentaries that specialise in the arts and history.
She was previously a copywriter at Saatchi & Saatchi
Saatchi & Saatchi
Saatchi & Saatchi is a global advertising agency network with 140 offices in 80 countries and over 6,500 staff. It was founded in London in 1970 but now headquartered in New York. The parent company of the agency group was known as Saatchi & Saatchi PLC from 1976 to 1994, was listed on the London...
and JWT
JWT
JWT is one of the largest advertising agencies in the United States and the fourth-largest in the world. It is one of the key companies of Sir Martin Sorrell's WPP Group and is headquartered in New York. The global agency is led by Worldwide Chairman and Global CEO Bob Jeffrey who took over the...
. She has an MA
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in Art History
Art history
Art history has historically been understood as the academic study of objects of art in their historical development and stylistic contexts, i.e. genre, design, format, and style...
from Birkbeck, University of London
Birkbeck, University of London
Birkbeck, University of London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. It offers many Master's and Bachelor's degree programmes that can be studied either part-time or full-time, though nearly all teaching is...
, where she is now a governor.
An experienced teacher, lecturer and speaker, she has given talks at various institutions on such diverse topics as Ancient Egyptian Art, Modern Art
Modern art
Modern art includes artistic works produced during the period extending roughly from the 1860s to the 1970s, and denotes the style and philosophy of the art produced during that era. The term is usually associated with art in which the traditions of the past have been thrown aside in a spirit of...
, Impressionism
Impressionism
Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement that originated with a group of Paris-based artists whose independent exhibitions brought them to prominence during the 1870s and 1880s...
, English Landscape art
Landscape art
Landscape art is a term that covers the depiction of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, and especially art where the main subject is a wide view, with its elements arranged into a coherent composition. In other works landscape backgrounds for figures can still...
, Fashion design
Fashion design
Fashion design is the art of the application of design and aesthetics or natural beauty to clothing and accessories. Fashion design is influenced by cultural and social latitudes, and has varied over time and place. Fashion designers work in a number of ways in designing clothing and accessories....
and JMW Turner.
She lives in Westcliff-on-Sea
Westcliff-on-Sea
Westcliff-on-Sea is a suburb of Southend-on-Sea, a seaside resort in the East of England and unitary authority in Essex. It is situated on the northern bank of the Thames Estuary and about 34 miles east of London.-Geography:...
, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Royal Society of Arts
The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce is a British multi-disciplinary institution, based in London. The name Royal Society of Arts is frequently used for brevity...
. Throughout the year she runs workshops and seminars for various creative institutions and has also appeared in TV documentaries that specialise in the arts and history.
See also
- List of non-fiction writers
- List of illustrators
- Children's non-fiction authorsChildren's non-fiction authorsList of authors who have written non-fiction books for children. For a discussion of the criteria used to define something as a work of children's literature, see children's literature.* Peter Ackroyd - history* David A...