Tom Hackett
Born in Cambridge, Tom Hackett is a sculptor who studied fine art at Middlesex and Nottingham Trent Universities. He is a small artist based in Nottingham who focuses on sculpture and practical art pieces, such as acting out something or wearing something. He profits from these pieces of art and exhibitions. In addition to making art, he also lectures and teaches at Nottingham College to support himself and his family. As someone who has been in his lectures, I find the information that he gives out to be very helpful because it gives us an insight into what life as a small artist can be like; you can make some profit from it, but not enough to go full time. Hackett has an established reputation for his multiple sculptural installations, exhibitions, and performative interventions at contemporary art galleries and in the wider public. He makes sculptures across a wide range of media and concepts. "My work is about several inter-relating strands. None stand alone. Central to muc