STUDENT NEWS: MACMILLAN PRIZE

We are delighted to announce that 2nd year students YOUSAF HOUSSAIN and ISHAA LOBO have both been highly commended for this year’s Macmillan Prize For Children’s Picture Book Illustration. Their books, created as part of the course, will be on display at the Coningsby Gallery next month along with the other shortlisted and winning submissions.

This coveted award, which is currently in its 33^rd year, has discovered such talent as Emily Gravett, Gemma Merino and Bethan Woollvin, amongst many others.

YOUSAF HUSSAIN

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ISHAA LOBO

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LIFE DRAWING

As part of the course we run weekly life drawing sessions. Here’s a look at some of the work our students have recently produced;

 

ALEXANDRA SURUGIU

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BETTY KIM

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MARIANA PINTO-FELIX

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MAX BROWN

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SHAZLEEN KHAN

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YOUSAF HUSSAIN

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WIKTORIA RADKIEWICZ

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STUDENT WORK- BFI FILM SEASON

As part of his final year work, 3rd year student CONOR FENNER-TOORA has created a series of film posters for a season of British kitchen-sink dramas;

 

Find more of Conor’s work online;

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STUDENT WORK: HAMLET

As part of her 3rd year work student WIKTORIA RADKIEWICZ translated and illustrated Zbigniew Herbert’s poem “Tren Fortynbrasa”. Below are a selection of pages from the project;

Find more of Wiktoria’s work online;

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GRADUATE WORK: VARIETY MAGAZINE

We’re delighted to say that graduate LUKE SPICER was recently commissioned by Variety Magazine to illustrate an article about billionaire Ron Burkle’s ill-fated forays into Hollywood (read the article in full HERE). Below are his illustrations for the piece;

Find more of Luke’s work online;

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STUDENT WORK: JACQUES COUSTEAU

Last term our 2nd year students were given a brief  which tasked them with creating an illustrated biography of famous figure from history. Student ILKE MISIRLIOĞLU reinterpreted the life and discoveries of pioneering marine scientist Jacques Cousteau;

Find more of Ilke’s work online;

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STUDENT WORK: HOW TO DESTROY THE WORLD

As part of her 3rd year work student HANNAH PATEL  has created an infographic poster about how to destroy the world;

 

 

Find more of Hannah’s work online;

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STUDENT WORK: 1ST YEAR GRAPHIC NOVELS

Our first year students recently completed their graphic novel brief which tasked them with creating a four-page autobiographical comic. Below are Keith William’s sensitively told story of how he decided to pursue illustration and Wilson So’s dreamy childhood memory;

KEITH WILLIAMS

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WILSON SO

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STAFF NEWS: ROYAL SOCIETY OF PAINTER-PRINTMAKERS

We are delighted to announce that graduate and GAA BEN HENDY  has been elected as a member of the ROYAL SOCIETY OF PAINTER-PRINTMAKERS, one of the world’s premier printmaking organisations. The society hold regular exhibitions to showcase the best of contemporary printmaking from their home at Bankside Gallery, next to Tate Modern. In addition to being elected into the society Ben has also had a piece of work selected to become part of the RE Diploma Collection at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Below are a selection of his prints;

 

 

 

 

 

Find more of Ben’s work online;

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SKETCHBOOKS: AMSTERDAM

Each year the Illustration BA travel to another city to spend several days sketching, exploring and taking in a new environment. This year’s destination Amsterdam; below is just a small sample of the work produced by our students and staff on the trip;

 

MEGAN WILSON

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YOUSAF HUSSAIN

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MARTIN URSELL (TUTOR)

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JESS MACADAM

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PAULINA KSIAZKIEWICZ

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AMY SCOTT

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JOANA CARVALHO

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ALDOUS EVELEIGH (Drawing Tutor)

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SAUDAH MUKADAM

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ELISSE VAHI

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MARIANNA FERNANDES

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WILSON SO

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NAIMA RAMANAN

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MERT GOKBERK

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VALERIYA KORBINA

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ALEX MOORE (GAA)

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BEN HENDY (GAA)

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