Karin

I am Karin Merx and I live in Croydon. I am a professional academic, course content creator, professional portrait artist, editor, and podcaster. I am a MA Art Historian, studied Cultural Studies at the Open University in the Netherlands, Classically trained in Art both privately and at the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam, and Classically trained Musicician at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam (flute). I taught for 20 + years and enjoy teaching about the subjects I love (English 11+, Art painting with oil, Art History. When I'm not tutoring English11+ or Art, I paint portraits as a story or create an art book of a specific story. I have spent years teaching one-to-one in institutions as well as at home. Teaching, mentoring and coaching are my nature.

Tutoring Experience

・Residential tutoring English 11+, Verbal Reasoning 11+ and SATs preparation.
・Online tutoring English 11+, Dutch, Art (portraiture painting with oil) Art History Essay, and 11+ English + Verbal Reasoning.
・Course-Creator & Facilitator at Online Arts Education
・Host of the internationally acclaimed academic podcast, Michael Jackson's Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation and Art Talk.
・Author of the academic book, ‘A festive parade of Highlights. La Grande Parade as evaluation of the museum policy of Edy De Wilde at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam’ published with academic publisher Eburon.
・Academic editor of 'The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies
・MA Art History achieved in 2012 Open University Netherlands
・BA Cultural Philosophy achieved in 2009 Open University Netherlands

Tutoring Approach

I love learning and I know learning can be a really joyful experience. I can help you to expand your knowledge and show you how learning can open your horizons. I focus on all the tools and insights students can use to achieve the results they need and to be successful.

I am available to tutor students on the subject English 11+ (GL+CEM), and painting with oil. I also offer assistance with research proposals for University Masters or PhD. My tuition sessions are a minimum of 1 hour.

Tuition takes preferable place Online, to minimise distractions for students. If you are not familiar with online studying and tuition I can give you a free trial for the first 15 minutes. Online tutoring has proofed to be more focussed and the student appears to be more concentrated and less distracted.