Teacher Profiles

Paul Regan - Director
Paul founded the Insight School of Art in 2001 having successfully managed secondary school art departments in London and abroad. As well as directing the school, he mentors Level 4 and MaSS artists, and teaches classes in all mediums. He has had work shown in a number of galleries, most recently at the artsdepot open (winner 2009), 21st Century Watercolour (Bankside Gallery) and shortlisted for the Cork Street Open.

Michael Kirkbride - Teacher
Michael is a member of the New English Art Club who exhibit at the Mall Galleries and has had work selected for the Royal Academy Summer Show on a number of occasions. His paintings are about people, objects, styling and the subtle nuance of gesture. He is an experienced teacher, most recently having taught drawing at the London Collage of Fashion.

Di Roberts - Teacher
Di has been teaching adults at the Insight School of Art since 2002, having previously had a very successful career working in secondary schools. She teaches watercolour, acrylics and life drawing, and is responsibility for our popular chalk pastel workshop programme. As an artist Di specialises in portraiture and pastels.

Rob Verrill - Teacher
As well as being responsible for the art education of our 6-12 year olds, Rob also teaches at Haberdashers Aske's School for Girls (Juniors). He is an excellent watercolourist who has exhibited at the Mall galleries with the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours (2010 and 2011) and the ING Discerning Eye exhibition (2011).

Karen Walters - Teacher
Karen has responsibility for our classes in St Albans. She gained a degree in Fine Art from the University of Humberside (where she was awarded the Dean's prize for Endeavour in the field of Fine Art), and a PGCE teaching qualification from the Institute of Education. Previously Karen had worked in secondary, further and adult education for ten years. As an artist she specialises in portraiture.