Education

1959-63  Barden Secondary Modern School for Boys

1963-66  Burnley Municipal College and School of Art Pre Diploma

1966-69  Hornsey College of Art  Diploma in Art & Design

1969-72  Royal College of Art MA (RCA)

Teaching

1973       Coventry Polytechnic Part-time Lecturer, Department of Art and Design

1974       Coventry Polytechnic Full-time post: Lecturer; Faculty Drawing Master

1981       Senior Lecturer

1987       Second Year Tutor

1991        Acting Senior Tutor in Painting; Chairman of Fine Art MA Planning Committee

1992        Third Year Tutor, Fine Art; Tutor, Art History and Theoretical Studies (Art and Sexuality)

1996        MA Fine Art Course Leader

2000        Supervisor, Practice-Based PhD

2002        Early retirement from Coventry University

Visiting lecturer

1973        Coventry Polytechnic

1978/9    Liverpool Polytechnic

1984        Middlesex Polytechnic, Oxford Polytechnic, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee

1985        Workshop with Stuart Brisley, Ikon Gallery Birmingham; Workshop, Mappin Gallery, Sheffield

1984/7    Goldsmith College MA Fine Art

1986/8    Slade School of Fine Art (Postgraduate)

1986        Sheffield Polytechnic

1987        Trent Polytechnic

1988        Hull College of Higher Education

1990        Reading University (Postgraduate)

1990        Chelsea College of Art (Postgraduate)

1992        Glasgow School of Art

1996        Wimbledon School of Art (MA Drawing)

1997        Cheltenham and Gloucester Graduate Research Programme

After retirement from full-time teaching

2002/3   Coventry University  Design and Digital Media. (Postgraduate)

2004       Coventry University  Fine Art

2005       Coventry University  Design and Digital Media (Postgraduate)

2006       Coventry University  Fine Art (part-time)

2007       Coventry University  Fine Art

2007       Royal College of Art  Painting School

2010       Coventry University

2011       Coventry University  Fine Art (part-time)

2011       Facets Talk. Coventry University Feb 23

2012      The Last Tutorial, in conversation with George Shaw The Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry Feb 9

2015      Reflections On National Identity, lecture in relation to the Recording Britain exhibition at the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry Feb 3

2016      Dresden, University of the Third Age Coventry July 12

2016      Workshop for Halloween The National Museum of Computing Bletchley Park, Milton Keynes Oct 28

2017      Contemporary Arts Practice Coventry University MA Feb 7

2017      What’s the Meaning of This? John Yeadon reflects on 50 years of Work. Facets Talk Coventry University Oct 12

2017      Fun Factory: Lanchester Polytechnic Faculty of Art & Design 1980-83 Panel discussion, with Jonathan Waller & Alan Van Wijgerden Class Room, Coventry Dec 13

2018      Three Faces of the WITCH: The Story of the Harwell/Dekatron WITCH. Lecture with Kevin Murrel & Delwyn Holroyd The National Museum of Computing, Bletchley Park MK 15 Feb

2018      Coventry/Dresden Arts Exchange. Arts Lab talk Class Room, Coventry March 18

2018      Reflections on National Identity. Lecture University of the Third Age, Coventry April 2

2018      Coventry Dresden Arts Exchange Talk Coventry Association for International Friendship, Coventry Council House Nov 22

2018      Dresden Lecture Cardinal Newman School, Coventry  Dec 20

2019      Queer Lecture 2nd Year Complementary Studies, Coventry University Feb 19

2019      Guest Lecture Coventry Pride, The Priory, Coventry Feb 26

2019      Gallery Talk Fearful Symmetry, Lanchester Research Gallery, Faculty of Arts & Humanities, Coventry University Feb 28

2019      Dresden Talk Talk with Us: Twin Cities. Coventry Biennial of Contemporary Art Event Oct 19

2021      Take 5 Leading Tutor, Artist Education Programme, Coventry Arts Collective. Coventry Biennial of Contemporary Art Event

2021      Slow Boat Ikon Youth Programme. Coventry Canal Basin

2021      Speedycrits Artist Development Programme

2021      Why Dresden? Lecture. Coventry Dresden Arts Exchange Friendship Festival Coventry Dresden, LTB Showrooms, Coventry

2022      Talk for Ikon Youth Programme Lecture. Ikon Gallery Birmingham

2022      Artists Talk: Queering Edward Lear. Ikon Gallery Birmingham