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GALART CENTER

Art & Design

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ABOUT US

GalArt Center is a leading UK university preparation tutoring art company. 

 

GalArt Center is headquartered in London, United Kingdom, and has an office in New Zealand. We are at the heart of the British creative industry, connecting students to art and design trends from the UK’s creative industry and top art universities. 

 

We tailor our tutoring to suit students’ needs with our vast knowledge in art and education, whether in their creative portfolios or future careers. 

Meet the Team

​Team Introduction

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Application consultant & Director of Admissions Documentation

Altair

Altair Consulting is spearheaded by an art history aficionado with a bachelor's and master's from Oxford and a Ph.D. from Stanford. Honored at Oxford with the Caroline Kellet FPE History Award, they chaired forums that hosted discussions on topics ranging from modern art to the future of UK universities, featuring speakers like Sir Ivor Crewe and Royal Academy President Christopher Le Brun.

 

Having lectured at Stanford, they also edited for publications like America and Commonweal Magazine. This acclaimed curator crafted the first digital catalog for Campion Hall's collection and initiated academic collaborations in Central Europe and with the film industry.

 

With a deep understanding of art education in the UK and US, Altair Consulting offers personalized guidance to students, marrying essays with portfolios to secure admissions to premier art institutions.

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Application consultant & Director of Admissions Documentation

Altair

Altair Consulting is spearheaded by an art history aficionado with a bachelor's and master's from Oxford and a Ph.D. from Stanford. Honored at Oxford with the Caroline Kellet FPE History Award, they chaired forums that hosted discussions on topics ranging from modern art to the future of UK universities, featuring speakers like Sir Ivor Crewe and Royal Academy President Christopher Le Brun.

 

Having lectured at Stanford, they also edited for publications like America and Commonweal Magazine. This acclaimed curator crafted the first digital catalog for Campion Hall's collection and initiated academic collaborations in Central Europe and with the film industry.

 

With a deep understanding of art education in the UK and US, Altair Consulting offers personalized guidance to students, marrying essays with portfolios to secure admissions to premier art institutions.

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Application consultant & Director of Admissions Documentation

Altair

Altair Consulting is spearheaded by an art history aficionado with a bachelor's and master's from Oxford and a Ph.D. from Stanford. Honored at Oxford with the Caroline Kellet FPE History Award, they chaired forums that hosted discussions on topics ranging from modern art to the future of UK universities, featuring speakers like Sir Ivor Crewe and Royal Academy President Christopher Le Brun.

 

Having lectured at Stanford, they also edited for publications like America and Commonweal Magazine. This acclaimed curator crafted the first digital catalog for Campion Hall's collection and initiated academic collaborations in Central Europe and with the film industry.

 

With a deep understanding of art education in the UK and US, Altair Consulting offers personalized guidance to students, marrying essays with portfolios to secure admissions to premier art institutions.

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Application consultant & Director of Admissions Documentation

Altair

Altair Consulting is spearheaded by an art history aficionado with a bachelor's and master's from Oxford and a Ph.D. from Stanford. Honored at Oxford with the Caroline Kellet FPE History Award, they chaired forums that hosted discussions on topics ranging from modern art to the future of UK universities, featuring speakers like Sir Ivor Crewe and Royal Academy President Christopher Le Brun.

 

Having lectured at Stanford, they also edited for publications like America and Commonweal Magazine. This acclaimed curator crafted the first digital catalog for Campion Hall's collection and initiated academic collaborations in Central Europe and with the film industry.

 

With a deep understanding of art education in the UK and US, Altair Consulting offers personalized guidance to students, marrying essays with portfolios to secure admissions to premier art institutions.

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Architectural Design Instructor

Josiah

Josiah is an accomplished tutor at GALART specializing in American architectural design, with a Master's in Landscape Architecture from Harvard and a Master's in Urban Design from the University of Washington. He has served as an assistant teacher at Harvard's Landscape Architecture department and as a Graduate Policy Scholar at the Clark-Fox Policy Institute, developing policies for social change in St. Louis. His professional experience includes roles as a design consultant for Blaze Ranch, an architectural designer with AmeriCorps and 100 Fold Studio, and a project director in Johnstown, PA.

 

A recipient of prestigious awards such as the National Merit Scholar and Eldredge Travel Award, and full scholarships like the Dean's Scholarship at Washington University, Josiah combines his extensive guidance experience with a deep understanding of the U.S. architecture industry, providing invaluable help to students both academically and in their future careers.

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Senior Art History Tutor

Robbert

Robbert is a renowned visual artist whose portfolio encompasses multimedia art, portraiture, art education, and cultural history exhibitions, with his work featured in art galleries worldwide. An alumnus of Ghent University and Sint-Lucas Visual Arts, he holds an MA in Archaeology & History of Art and a Masters in Fine Art with a specialization in Painting from the Royal Academy for Fine Arts (KASK).

 

With a career that has spanned the globe, Robbert has served as the head of the Mesdag Documentation Foundation at the Netherlands Institute for Art History, earning acclaim as an art historian, researcher, publisher, and author. He is passionate about the intersection of art and education. Leading the art history initiatives at Galart, he brings to life the origins and genres of art, its societal impact, and the nexus between art and design, captivating a wide audience of students.

NZ Campus

TEL: +642059305327

ADD: 20A Saint Georges Bay Road

Parnell, Auckland 1052

UK Campus

TEL: +447545661543

OFFICE ADD: 8 Devonshire Square London EC2M 4PL

STUDIO ADD:89a Shacklewell Ln, London E8 2EB

USA

TEL: 6506139762

ADD: 777 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto,

CA 94303, United States

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