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Career profiles for students: designed to supply advice and inspiration, the interview-based content covers the stories of professionals in the creative sector who have all studied practice- or arts-based degrees
Mitra Memarzia is a freelance artist/educator, creative producer and associate lecturer. She graduated in 1998 from Fine Art (Combined Media & Arts) at Sheffield Hallam University, where she went on to study a combined theory and practice Mphil.… Read on…
Profile career, a-n.co.uk June 2009
Jack Hutchinson is an artist, writer and critic. He studied MA: Drawing at Wimbledon School of Art (2006-07), receiving a Professional Preparation Master’s Award from the Arts and Humanities Research Council. Following graduation he has… Read on…
Profile career, a-n.co.uk June 2009
Michael Aitken studied Fine Art at the John Moores University in Liverpool graduating with first class honours in 2005. As well as developing his own practice he works concurrently at Tate Liverpool, Cumbria University as a visiting lecturer and as… Read on…
Profile career, a-n.co.uk September 2009
Louise graduated from Glasgow School of Art with a Fine Art Degree in 2005. Whilst studying she was involved in the artists' run exhibition space Park Circus with her peers and had been volunteering one day a week at doggerfisher gallery in… Read on…
Profile career, a-n.co.uk June 2009
CJ O’Neill was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1978 and studied BA (Hons) Three Dimensional Design at Manchester Metropolitan University, graduating in 2000 after specialising in ceramics in her third year. The ‘Next Move’… Read on…
Profile career, a-n.co.uk June 2009
Andrew Maclean (born 1980, Kirkcaldy) graduated in 2007 with MSc Electronic Imaging from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, and in 2003 with BA (Hons) Fine Art from the same institution. In 2004 he became a committee member of the… Read on…
Profile career, a-n.co.uk July 2009
Maria studied at Wimbledon College of Art for an Art Foundation diploma and Leeds University, graduating in 2008 with a BA in Contemporary Art Practice. She also lived in Brno, Czech Republic for a year with the Erasmus programme, studying at… Read on…
Profile career, a-n.co.uk August 2009
After falling in love with clay at the age of 12 Katie finally went to art school in her mid 20s bursting with a hunger for experimentation, and graduated with a degree in ceramics from Camberwell College of Art in 1997. She is now self-employed as… Read on…
Profile career, a-n.co.uk August 2009
After studying Art History for a year at Goldsmiths College in 2006, Sarah Rowles undertook a Foundation course at Camberwell College of Art in order to re-enter Goldsmiths on the BA Art Practice course. She is about to go into her third year on… Read on…
Profile career, a-n.co.uk August 2009
Alice Ladenburg graduated in 2008 with a BA (Hons) in Drawing and Painting from Edinburgh College of Art. Continuing to live in Scotland's capital, she works four days a week in the commercial art world at Ingleby Gallery, taking part in its… Read on…
Profile career, a-n.co.uk September 2009
Richard Taylor talks to Michelle Rowley about her career, practice and collaborative thirst for ideas. Read on…
Profile career, a-n.co.uk March 2010
Richard Taylor talks to an artist with added arts professional experience about the role of the studio in research-led practice and the importance of cultural discourse. Read on…
Profile career, a-n.co.uk March 2010
Richard Taylor talks to Charlotte A Morgan about writing as a research process and striking the balance in adapting opportunities to her interdisciplinary practice.
Read on…Profile career, a-n.co.uk June 2010
The embellishment of international study resounds with the affect of writing and the scripture of applied materials to define a multidisciplinary art practice: but how do you pull yourself away from the developed peer structure of art school? Read on…
Profile career, a-n.co.uk October 2010
Since graduating from Leeds University in 2007 Joe Simpson has developed his craft as a painter blending his practice with commissions and more personal projects. With his show 'Musician Portraits' open in London, and his portait of Maxi Jazz in the BP Portrait Award 2011, he takes time out to fill us in on his career so far.
Read on…Profile career, a-n.co.uk October 2011
Three years after graduating from Glasgow School of Art photographer Elizabeth Wewiora discusses her career path so far and takes us along for the ride.
Read on…Profile career, a-n.co.uk November 2011
After his show for New Work Scotland Programme at Collective Gallery, Edinburgh and before his solo show at Liverpool’s Royal Standard, Oliver Braid shares some thoughts on his career as an artist so far, including ideas on how to make a self-made residency and how to organise your own ‘graduate diary’.
Read on…Profile career, a-n.co.uk January 2012
After his first solo show in London this June, Richard Taylor talks to Chris Agnew about MA study, moving his studio practice to Romania, individualising professional practice, plus much more.
Read on…Profile career, a-n.co.uk July 2012
After a busy 2012 of solo shows, festivals and art fairs; we talk to Scottish artist Kevin Harman about his career since graduating from Edinburgh College of Art's MFA in 2010. And pick his brain on art education today.
Read on…Profile career, a-n.co.uk January 2013