Tim Edgar is an artist and academic based in Dorset. He is an experienced lecturer, teaching both contextual studies and studio practice across photography, fine art and film. He has worked at all levels of arts education in a variety of institutions, most recently as Head of School for Preparation for Higher Education at Arts University Bournemouth. In 2021, he developed and delivered a Contextual Studies programme for Foundation students at the Beijing Academy of Creative Arts. More recently he delivered a Contextual Studies programme for the Online College of the Arts, and BA Commercial Photography at Arts University Bournemouth.

Tim's photographic practice explores landscape and natural history, with a particular interest in the everyday and the overlooked. His subjects include habitats, walking, nests, insects and birds, revealing the richness of the seemingly unspectacular. His self-published book Rookery appeared in 2003, followed by Insect Theatre, published by Black Dog Publishing in 2013. In 2017, his series Mark of a Dog was featured in Really Good Dog Photography, published by Penguin and Hoxton Mini Press.

His current drawing practice occupies the intersection of art, mathematics and science. Working with a range of analogue media, he creates intricate, highly detailed works that investigate relationships between the microscopic and the cosmic, particularly the parallels between cellular structures and astronomical forms. His work has been published in the inaugural issue of Seisma, a journal dedicated to art and neuroscience, and was selected for the Royal West of England Academy's Open Exhibitions in both 2025 and 2026.

At the heart of his recent work is a systematic approach to drawing and painting. While each piece begins with an underlying structure, the slow, intensive process allows chance and unpredictability to emerge. The resulting works move beyond pure mathematics, embracing serendipity, material vulnerability and the subtle imperfections that arise through making. They explore the fragile relationship between artist, process and material, celebrating the beauty of imperfection and impermanence. The intense process allows a “randomness” to creep in, ensuring final pieces are not merely mathematical but contain an element of serendipity. They play on the frailness of both artist and materials, and explore the beauty of imperfection and impermanence.