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Career profiles
Career profiles
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
Career profile: Oliver Braid
After his show for New Work Scotland Programme at Collective Gallery, Edinburgh and before his solo show at Liverpool’s Royal Standard this year, Oliver shares some thoughts on his career as an artist so far, including ideas on how to make a self-made residency and how to organize your own ‘graduate diary’.
Read on…Profile: artist, a-n.co.uk January 2012
Career profile: Elizabeth Wewiora
Three years after graduating from Glasgow School of Art photographer Elizabeth Wewiora steps in to her career path so far and takes us along for the ride.
Read on…Profile: artist, a-n.co.uk November 2011
Career profile: Joe Simpson
Since graduating from Leeds University in 2007 Joe 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 sits in the BP Portrait Award 2011, the artist takes some time out to fill us in on his career so far.
Read on…Profile: artist, a-n.co.uk October 2011
Career profile: Thom Walker
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…
Home page story, a-n.co.uk October 2010
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Career profile: Charlotte A Morgan
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…Home page story, a-n.co.uk June 2010
Career profile: Amy Croft
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
Career profile: Michelle Rowley
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
Career profile: Alice Ladenburg
Alice 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 day-to-day running… Read on…
Profile: career, a-n.co.uk September 2009
Career profile: Sarah Rowles
After studying Art History for a year at Goldsmiths College in 2006 Sarah then undertook a Foundation course at Camberwell College of Art, in order to re-enter Goldsmiths on the BA Art Practice course, of which she is about to go into her third… Read on…
Profile: career, a-n.co.uk August 2009
Career profile: Katie Adams
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
Career profile: Maria Bojanowska
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
Career profile: Andrew Maclean
Andrew Maclean (b.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
Career profile: CJ O'Neill
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 specializing in ceramics in her third year. The ‘Next Move’… Read on…
Profile: career, a-n.co.uk June 2009
Career profile: Louise Shelley
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
Career profile: Micheal Aitken
Michael 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
Career profile: Jack Hutchinson
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
Career profile: Mitra Memarzia
Mitra 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
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