Workshops

About the instructor

Finding his early inspiration in the natural world, Toby Wright developed a wide range of subjects along with the study of the old masters in Florence. He developed his career with various galleries from London, to New York and Los Angeles, balancing his personal figurative work and landscapes with various portrait commissions.

Following his Bachelor of arts degree in illustration from the U.K, he travelled to Florence Italy, where he graduated and taught at The Florence Academy of Art. His positions included director of the drawing program for the sculpture department, and principal instructor in the advanced painting program. He teaches various workshops and occasionally is a guest instructor at all branches of FAA.

Spending as much time painting outdoors as indoors, he paints from life for his landscapes and in the studio for his figurative work. His most recent commission is a historic 13-person group portrait for Monaco’s oceanographic museum. It represents for the first time since 1909, the museum’s counsel of administrators under Prince Albert II of Monaco.

His love for Nature has lead him to unique places. As an artist aboard the Elysium expedition to the Arctic, Toby Wright painted in the extreme conditions of Svalbard, Greenland, and Iceland. With a passion for working from life, he engages directly with nature; whether snorkelling with Orca and Humpback whales in the Arctic waters of Norway, or drawing underwater with the sea lions in the sea of Cortez. He continues to search and expand his vision of where painting will take him next.

The workshops at The Florence Academy of Art / Sweden are designed for students with a strong desire to develop their artistic skills. Most of the instruction is on an individual basis and our instructors adapt the exercises to your level of experience. This means that the courses are suitable for both beginners and professional artists.In addition to the individual feedback there will also be group lessons and in-class demos. The skills you acquire during your course can be applied directly to your continued artistic endeavours.

Each course lasts 5 days but if you sign up for more weeks you will have the opportunity to study one subject more intensely or try two different courses! A discount is given when you sign up for multiple workshops. If you have any questions please send an email to info@florenceacademyofart.se or call us at
+46317060860 during our office hours.

Full payment for each course is required to secure your spot in the workshop. Until payment is received spots can be given away to others who pay the course fees.

A minimum of 4 students is needed to hold the course. If this number is not reached before the class starts we will cancel the course. Please do not make any travel or hotel bookings until you have confirmed with us by email or phone.

If you withdraw from the course 30 days or more before the first day of class you will receive a 75% refund. If you withdraw seven days or more before the first day of class you will receive a 50% refund. If you withdraw less than seven days before the first day of class then you will not receive any refund.

The Florence Academy of Art reserves the right to substitute instructors of any course at the last minute or during the session.

Class times: 9:00-12:00 /lunch/ 13:00-16:00