GRADUATE/STAFF NEWS: COMPETITIONS

We are delighted to announce that graduate FRED CAMPBELL and our Graduate Academic Assistant ALEX MOORE have both reached the long-list for the WIA AWARDS and MYRIAD FIRST GRAPHIC NOVEL COMPETITION respectively. Find out more about their selected projects below;

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The WIA Awards are organised by the AOI (Association of Illustrators) in partnership with the USA-based Directory of Illustration. This high-profile, international competition recognises innovation in the field and showcases the best the industry has to offer. It is judged by distinguished professionals from the global illustration industry.

Fred Campbell’s large scale illustration and animation work for Gingerline’s immersive, interactive theatre experience THE GREAT EXPEDITION has been long listed in the site specific category;

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Find more of Fred’s work online;

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Now in its fourth year, the Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition celebrates work by new talent and established artists who have not previously published a graphic novel.

Alex Moore’s book, The Fine Art of Destruction was their  Final Major Project, written and illustrated as part of Middlesex’s Children’s Book Illustration and Graphic Novels MA.The book tells the story of a man’s ill-fated attempts to save his father’s art gallery which inadvertently set the fractured remains of his family, and those closest to them, on a devastating collision course;

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Find more of Alex’s work online;

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GRADUATE WORK: A CHRISTMAS CAROL 

The countdown to Christmas is well and truly under way. We’re getting into the festive spirit with this look at graduate FRED CAMPBELL’s illustrations for the Dickensian classic, ‘A Christmas Carol’ which he developed for his portfolio;

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Find more of Fred’s work online:

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THOUGHT BUBBLE 2016

Leeds’ Though Bubble festival is one of the UK’s biggest independent comics and arts festival. With hundreds of exhibitors ranging from Illustrators, comic book artists and small press publishers it’s a fantastic showcase of talent from all areas of the industry.

This year a number of our students, graduates and staff were exhibiting at this year’s con;

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WIKTORIA, SHAZLEEN and HENRY are currently studying at Middlesex. Between them they have self published a number of independent comics.

WIKTORIA RADKIEWICZ

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SHAZLEEN KHAN

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HENRY MATA

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JESSICA LIM graduated from Middlesex’s illustration BA in 2013. ‘Jessica Lim is JESSICAXYL, a UK-based illustrator. She loves drawing food and animals, and is big into cute culture and bright colours. She is currently freelancing and working on her first fictional comic, Bao & Pom.’

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graduate group THE DRAWN CHORUS COLLECTIVE were represented over the weekend by FRED CAMPBELL, AMBER COOPER-DAVIES, ALEX MOORE, SUMMER DU PLESSIS, CHARLOT KRISTENSEN, MICHAEL O’BRIEN and BEN HENDY. Composed of 19 multi-disaplantary illustrators they have produced a number of book and crafts and were also selling items produced by individual memebers.

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GRADUATE WORK: CHRISTMAS

In the run up to Christmas here’s a look at some festive-themed work by a number of our graduates and staff;

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AMBER COOPER-DAVIES

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CHARLOT KRISTENSEN

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YUN RU

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FRED CAMPBELL

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EILEEN KAI HING KWAN

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DAWN WILLIAMS

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ALEX MOORE (GAA)

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THE DRAWN CHORUS COLLECTIVE PRESENTS ‘TALES FROM THE DEEP’

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The Drawn Chorus is a collective of illustrators largely composed of graduates from Middlesex’s Illustration BA. Working together since 2013 the group has organised three large-scale exhibitions; Curiouser and Curiouser, The Greatest Show on Earth and AHOY!. Recently they branched into the world of self-publishing with Tales from the Deep. Featuring a narrative and plot outlines by FRED CAMPBELL, the book is a 100 page graphic novel anthology collecting ten sea stories penned, drawn and paper cut by members of the collective plus guest artists including 2nd year tutor MARTIN URSELL.

Check out the rest of the post for more art from the book!

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FRED CAMPBELL

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ABIGAIL MOULDER

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NADINE SHERER

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FRED CAMPBELL

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MARTIN URSELL

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CATHY KWAN

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LEFKI SAVVIDOU

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ZANNA ALLEN

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ALEX MOORE

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DANIEL DUNCAN

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Copies of Tales from the Deep are available from the DRAWN CHORUS SHOP. Reviews for the book can be read on the Forbidden Planet blog, Music City Comics and Down the Tubes.

See more work by the Drawn Chorus Collective on their WEBSITE, FACEBOOK and TWITTER.