Neville Cox is an exam scheduler at LAMDA drama school by day, and an art lover by night; in between both he’s quietly plotting his return to sculpture. Based in Tooting after growing up in East Sussex, he spends his working hours coordinating performing arts exams for school children and his free time drifting through London's gallery openings and exhibition spaces.
He's the kind of person who once swam with stingrays at the Great Barrier Reef and now finds himself obsessed with The Great Women Artists podcast. His philosophy is simple but sturdy: keep going, because if you're breathing, there's more right with you than wrong with you. For Neville, that means showing up, staying curious, and trusting that persistence outlasts rejection every time.
Tell us a bit about yourself. What do you do? and what does a regular day look like for you?
“I am Neville, 39, working in Hammersmith for a drama school called LAMDA, where I schedule LAMDA Exams for school children. Think music grade exams, but for performing arts!”
Where did you grow up? and where do you live now?
“I grew up in East Sussex and now live in Tooting (SW London).”
What's your favourite thing about the city you live in?
“I like the art scene in London and I often go to exhibition openings and gallery events.”
What's a personal goal or dream you're working toward?
“I want to get back into sculpture and have even bought the stand for working with clay!”
What's one fun fact about you that most people don't know?
“I swam with sting rays in The Great Barrier Reef :)”
What’s something you’re currently obsessed with?
“The Great Women Artists podcast podcast with Katy Hessel.”
What's a piece of advice you try to live by?
“Keep going. We all have rejections and failures in our lives, but try to keep going, because if you are breathing there is more right with you then wrong with you.”
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