Michael Clarence is the latest artist to receive a prestigious Freelands Fellowship to work for a year within University of Brighton’s School of Art and Media. Read More
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Painting Alumni Morag Caister wins Sky Arts Portrait of the Year
The win for Morag, who graduated from Fine Art Painting in 2019, means that alumni from the University of Brighton course hold both the current Portrait Artist of the Year and the Landscape Artist of the Year following Elisha Enfield’s win of that title earlier this year. Read More
Craft student making her mark in TV craft series
Chloe Hook is enjoying her run in the series Handmade, C4’s primetime competition to find Britain’s best woodworker. Read More
Lecturers Domestic Academic Quilt project exhibits at Loughborough
A large quilt installation, the brainchild of Vanessa Marr, course leader of Design for Digital Media, with accompanying audio reflecting on women academics’ experiences during the Covid pandemic will be exhibited at Loughborough University this week. Read More
Student-led exhibition explores the nature of design this summer.
The exhibition, titled Design Matters, will feature objects chosen by 14 MA and PhD students which they consider to be particularly ingenious examples of design. These objects could be made by the students or something of historical, social or cultural significance. Read More
Fashion students team up with Burberry to tackle industry waste
University of Brighton students are tackling fashion industry waste by making clothes from surplus fabric supplied to them by global fashion house Burberry. Read More
Crafts graduates picked as ones to watch by the Crafts Council
Two of this year’s graduates from University of Brighton have been chosen among 2022 names to watch by the Crafts Council magazine Crafts. Read More
Illustration legend and ex art school lecturer Raymond Briggs dies
Raymond Briggs, creator of masterpieces of illustration as diverse as The Snowman and When The Wind Blows, has passed away, aged 88.
3D alumna Anna Bullus awarded honorary degree
Anna came up with the idea of recycling discarded chewing gum while studying 3D Design and Craft. Read More
Illustration student Imogen Donegan named as one to watch by the AOI
The Association of Illustrators has name recent Illustration graduate Imogen Donegan as one of 10 talented new graduates to watch. Read More
Textiles student releases a graduation love song to the city
Sadie Horler has released a love song to the city, in the same week as her graduation. Read More
Brighton honours Turner Prize-winning artist Helen Cammock
University of Brighton has awarded an Honorary degree of Doctor of Arts to ground-breaking artist and photography alumna Helen Cammock for her work in creative arts and social care. Read More
Graduates 2022: Valerie Savchits: MA Fine Art
I enjoyed having conversations with my tutors. Individual Essay and Mentoring Module tutorials helped me to deepen my interest in the chosen subjects. Read More
Graduates 2022: Clive Parsley: MA Fine Art
Having been guided by my tutors and mentor to hone my research proposal, within the first couple of months I felt confident enough to steer away from my planned use of medium and experiment in new techniques. Read More
Graduates 2022: Jane Beecham: MA Fine Art
The course at Brighton has been amazing. It has completely given me the boost and redirection I felt I needed. Read More
Painting graduate Miranda Forrester making waves at Soho House
University of Brighton art graduate Miranda Forrester is combining designing fabrics for Soho House’s new Brighton outpost with international painting success. Read More
Graduates 2022: Martina La Trobe-Bateman: Photography MA
“I have absolutely loved my time at Brighton. I completed both my BA and my Master’s here. I feel seen and known here. One is never just one of many, I felt like my lecturers believed in me long before I learned to do so for myself.” Read More
Graduates 2022: Anastasios Nyfadopoulos: Fine Art MA
Graduates 2022: Lucy Lavender: Inclusive Arts Practice MA
“I have loved my time at Brighton. Jayne and Jo, our course leaders have been fantastic. They have really lived up to the course mentality of inclusivity by being extremely flexible to help prevent exclusion on days when having a new baby made it hard to join in.” Read More
Graduates 2022: Sofia Smith: Photography MA
“I was particularly interested in the course at Brighton because it has a focus in the early stages on experimentation and theory, which was perfect for me as I my undergraduate degree was in English literature and creative writing.”
Graduates 2022: Jennifer Davis: Fine Art MA
“There have been so many perks to this course, I have surprisingly enjoyed aspects of it that I didn’t think I would, such as creating a presentation to discuss my practice. This was at first a worry for me but after talking to an audience about my work I felt confident about my presentation and public speaking skills that I may need in the future!” Read More
Graduates 2022: Cassandra Joucerand: MA Inclusive Arts Practice
It’s not just about the art practice, it’s also about the artists and giving everybody a chance to be creative. Read More
Graduates 2022: Cameron Bridgeman: Fine Art MA
“I was attracted to the MA course in Brighton for two main reasons. Firstly, it has a strong reputation. And secondly, a number of friends have attended this university so I was very familiar with the campus and course.” Read More
Graduates 2022: Marie Sahy: MA Fine Art
Academic writing is not my forte, so I was glad when the teachers encouraged me to be creative with my critical essay. I started a graphic novel about fiction in art. Read More
Graduates 2022: Eva Yu: MA Fine Art
For art students, it is like paradise, the most beautiful city makes me feel the urge to create! Read More
Graduates 2022: Gaia Segattini: MA Fine Art
My mood was always in a creative state here, not only because of the help I received, also because our studios are located in a very good position of the city! Seeing the sea while working, is a great motivation booster! Read More
Graduates 2022: Thom Georgeson: Fine Art Painting
The studios are an open and friendly place, and once people get to know each other more and everyone comes out of their shells a little (especially after lockdown) you won’t want to leave. Read More
New UKRI funding for Brighton to accelerate real-world research impact
University of Brighton has received £450,000 to boost its innovative arts and humanities-based research and impact initiatives over the next three years. Read More
Graduates 2022: Maddy Bostridge: 3D Design and Craft BA(Hons)
“I have had a chance to try out so many material areas and techniques, gradually building a really broad skill set and giving me the confidence to define my specialisms and discover exactly why and what i want to make. ” Read More
Graduates 2022: Ugne Petreikyte: Illustration
“I am grateful that the course in Brighton is not set in stone for what kind of work you are expected to make – for those who find traditional illustration not fitting for their practise, they are encouraged to use other mediums which makes the course incredibly multidisciplinary.” Read More
Graduates 2022: Maisie Woodley: Design for Digital Media
“DDM offers a huge range of avenues to explore, and I can recommend it to anyone who wants to try something new alongside their own specific discipline.” Read More
Graduates 2022: Kirsty Atek: Illustration
“I’m glad that I chose to study Illustration because an equal amount of realism is taught, as much as ‘fantasy’ is encouraged; all the skills I’ve gained from my time at Brighton can be applied to the industries that I hope to work in and I’m still able to create work that fulfils me creatively.” Read More
Graduates 2022: Kahee Jeong: Fine Art: Painting
“My professors, great artists as well, have been very supportive and dedicated to their students. Particularly, their tolerant attitudes towards my works have contributed to my achievement.” Read More
Graduates 22: Emma Vine: 3D Design and Craft
“The course continuously motivated me to push my boundaries, both theoretically and through various materials.” Read More
Graduates 2022: Nikkan Woodhouse: 3D Design and Craft
“The 3D design course at Brighton has always interested me for its focus on materials exploration and narrative.” Read More
Graduates 2022: Jordan Smith:Design for Digital Media:
“When people ask me what I do at University saying ‘Design for Digital Media’ doesn’t cut it. I describe it as ‘Graphic design with an art focus but also animation and so much more.”
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Graduates 2022: Cerys Matthews: Fashion Communication
“I feel I’ve been guided and pushed by my tutors and the opportunities presented to me throughout the course but have also felt a great sense of freedom to explore my own styles.” Read More
Graduates 2022: Kate Birss: 3D Design and Craft
“I feel hugely lucky that in fact, Brighton is the best possible place to study 3D Design and Craft in terms of course content, tutors, technicians, workshops and peers.” Read More
Graduates 2022: Meg Ryan: Fine Art: Sculpture
“I have found my time at Brighton amazing; its an incredibly special place and I’ve found it attracts a very friendly and kind collection of people.” Read More
Graduates 2022: Shaun Yates: 3D Design
“The course provides opportunities to develop a range of practical skills, but even more significantly, I think, it encourages you to consider the broader context of your work.” Read More
Graduates 2022: Hannah Tracy: 3D Design and Craft
“I’ve really enjoyed my time on the course as it has given me the opportunity to explore my own creative process and interests in craft.” Read More
Graduates 2022: Doona Rhee: Film
“Over my three years at Brighton, I have been encouraged by my tutors to nurture my talents in subject areas where they have seen potential, which has helped me developed my confidence and professional skill.”
Graduates 2022: Julia Jolliffe: Illustration
“My experience of the Visual Communication course at Brighton has been great; the course is extremely experimental in its approach to what ‘Illustration’ means allowing students to explore lots of different methods and approaches to their work.” Read More
Graduates 2022: Matthew Dardart: Fine Art: Sculpture
I am interested in the language between contrasting materials when situated in the same body. I prefer to work in a more intuitive, less regimented way. Read More
James O’Brien heads Annual Journalism Lecture
Broadcaster, writer and LBC radio presenter James will be speaking to staff and students this Thursday in Mithras House. Read More
Graduates 2022: Kristlin Visnapuu: Design for Digital Media
Brighton is an excellent place for students and creatives with many start-up opportunities and societies. Read More
Graduates 2022: Lottie Allen: Fashion Design
“One of the main reasons I was attracted to the course was the placement year as I wanted the opportunity to work with big brands in the fashion industry and make valuable industry connections.” Read More
Graduates 2022: Lauren Rowell: Textiles
“The tutors and technicians are so helpful, and full of knowledge, I couldn’t have wished for anything more!!” Read More
Graduates 2022: Rosie Penny: Illustration
“The flexibility offered on Illustration is one of its strengths. Across the course people are engaged with animation, drawing, printmaking, moving image, collage, 3D rendering and in my case writing.” Read More
Graduates 2022: Olivia Van de Velde: Fashion Communication
“To have the option of placement was great and has meant once we graduate in July, we’ll know what to expect.” Read More
“Each year we get to make a short film and it’s a lot of fun to be collaborating with friends doing what I love”
Wiktoria came to Brighton from Poland to study Film BA(Hons) in 2020. Here she talks about her journey so far. Read More
Graduates 2022: Macy Rix: Fashion Communication
“I have found that my course has been an interesting journey over the course of three years; exploring different aspects of fashion and realising that so much process goes into every one of them.” Read More
Refugee journalists share their stories to Journalism students
Staff and students from our journalism courses have joined refugee journalists from Afghanistan, Qatar and Iran at the London College of Communication. Read More
Follow Film and Screen Studies on Instagram
You can now follow Film and Screen Studies on Instagram @fss_UoB. Read More
Graduates 2022: Max Southern: Photography
“Brighton and the BA Photography course have provided me with a space to investigate and build upon an initial interest in photography that I wasn’t yet able to articulate or translate into a body of work.” Read More
Graduates 2022: Lauren Hextall: Fashion Communication
“There’s a creative community amongst everyone that feels inspiring and supportive” Read More
Graduates 2022: Daisy Horne: Fashion Communication
“Each project challenged me in a unique way. I have grown in confidence as the years have gone by and I feel I will leave a completely different person from the girl who walked through Grand Parade’s doors four years ago!” Read More
Meet the staff: Phil Tyler
Artist and printmaker Phil Tyler is course leader of BA(Hons) Printmaking. Read More
Graduates 2022: Ellie Pike: Photography
“Three years seems to have passed in absolute flurry but nevertheless I’m leaving with the feeling that I’ve spent them well and progressed not only my photographic
creative practice but also personally”.
Graduates 2022: Lara Coassin: Fashion Communication
“Being in such close proximity to other courses has been great and I’ve met many amazing people in my last year that I had the chance to collaborate and connect with; it really made the university feel like a small creative community.” Read More
Graduates 2022: Megan Hack: Fine Art Painting
“Moving to Brighton has been an invaluable experience by placing me in a hub of creative people as well as the sea, the South Downs and the coastline as a constant inspiration for my practice.” Read More
Graduates 2022: Amber Lloyd: Fashion Communications
My course has facilitated my learning and helped me gain knowledge in the creative industry. I now feel confident in creating my own brand and starting my career as a freelancer.
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Graduates 2022: Lily Stimpson: Fashion Communications
“My tutors have made this course stimulating and although some projects weren’t my cup of tea I understand looking back on them why they were important.” Read More
Graduates 2022: Emily Paranthoen: Fine Art Painting
“The tutors have always been welcoming and have definitely been a key part in the development of my work. Being in an environment which encourages you to explore and try out different mediums and ideas has allowed me to mould my practice into something which I am really proud of.”
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Graduates 2022: Ellis Thomas-Pam: Fine Art Painting
“The fine art painting course at Brighton has been a great opportunity to develop my practice, meeting many painters and artists that have expanded my ideas and thoughts about painting. Brighton has been an exciting city to live in, with a strong community of artistic people.”
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The Fine Art Printmaking Schools Project is back in the studio
Register now for graduate Brighton Rocks exhibition
Lucy Delano, graduate of MA Fine Art is opening ‘Brighton Rocks’ a new, ground-breaking exhibition coming to Pop Gallery, in the heart of Brighton’s North Laines. Read More
Hope – weaving communities together
Media alumna Laura Crow on supporting women and tackling gender inequality
Design Museum exhibition for alumna Bethany Williams
Award-winning fashion designer Bethany Williams is the subject of an exhibition at London’s Design Museum until 4 September. Read More
Illustration students take part in Bellingcat-inspired project
Second year Illustration students are taking part in a project inspired by renowned investigative news agency Bellingcat. Read More
Painting graduate wins Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year
Elisha Enfield graduated from Fine Art Painting in 2011. For the final show she undertook a £10,000 commission of the Rochdale Canal. Read More
Brighton graduate scoops major sustainable design award in Milan
3D Design and Craft BA(Hons) and Sustainable Design MA alumni Tom Meades has continued his post-graduation success story by winning a prestigious £10,000 award at Milan Design Week. Read More
Photography graduates selected for prestigious London photo exhibition
Work by two recent Photography graduates – Jess O’Neill and Joel Goldstein – is being shown at the Photo London exhibition opening on 9 September. Read More
Graduate trio among finalists for prestigious national planning awards
Three University of Brighton graduates have been shortlisted for the Royal Town Planning Institute Awards for Research Excellence 2021. Read More
Graphic Design graduate explores British history through football badges
A new book by Martyn Routledge provides an innovative vision of British history from the dinosaurs to the digital era, using an unusual lens – football badges. Read More
Graduates 2021: Alice Cathcart: Sequential Design/Illustration
My aim is to encourage a shift in perspective, revealing plants as the dynamic characters that they are. Read More
Graduates 2021: Sherry Shi: MA Sequential Design/Illustration
This project captures moments of everyday life to chronicle the many societal changes taking place in last three decades in China. Read More
Graduates 2021: Jiating Yang: MA Sequential Design/Illustration
I am always intrigued by the concepts of infinity and circulation. Planets move in orbits. Life goes around. Water vapours and drops. The tide comes back and forth. There are infinite possibilities with each small change. Read More
Graduates 2021: Erin Keen: MA Sequential Design/Illustration
The body of work I made during my MA explores the way we arrange our objects within a space. Read More
Graduating 3D student picked as rising star by Crafts Council
Annabelle Macleod, who graduates from BA(Hons) 3D Design and Craft this year, is one of seven students from throughout the UK tipped as rising stars by the Crafts Council. Read More
Illustration graduate Pia Bramley publishes debut book
Pia, who graduated in 2009, is to publish her first book, Pandemic Baby, a visual diary of her experience of becoming a parent in lockdown. Read More
Graduates 2021: Voytec Brodacki: MA Fine Art
The work of an artist is the ability to see and interpret reality. Read More
Graduates 2021: Hannah Griffith: Textiles
This course has helped shape who I am as a creative and I have made life long friends and important contacts relative to my future career. Read More
Studying Product Design at the University of Brighton taught me to always keep the end user in mind
Product Design graduate George Gilliat who now works at Lego saw the launch of the latest LEGO set he designed in June. Read More
Architecture graduate exhibits at London Festival of Architecture
Photography and textile graduates create Spanish art academy
Ángel Luis Sánchez Flores who graduates in 2019 from MA Photography and Rosa Brualla a 2019 graduate of MA Textiles created the art academy in Spain, in Salamanca. Read More
Graduates 2021: Isis Boundy: Photography
“I really loved going to the photography studios the most, as you can create whatever environment you want in there.” Read More
Graduates 2021: Amber Eder: Design for Digital Media
I chose DDM because it was full of experimentation and creative freedom; I also felt that it would teach me invaluable skills for my future career in design. Read More
Graduates 2021: Jason Thompson: Design for Digital Media
Throughout the course, I always felt free to experiment and new ideas were always met with insightful resources and guidance that has helped shape my approach to tackling a brief and how I ultimately see myself as a designer. Read More
Graduates 2021: Joshua Brammeld: Photography
I needed a course that would allow me to experiment and develop my personal approach to photography. Read More
Graduates 2021: Mia Vidamour: Design for Digital Media
It is a unique course, and through it I have met some of the most talented and creative people I know. Read More
Graduates 2021: Elsie Garner: Photography
“Being able to explore my practice and different mediums within art has helped me grow as a creative. I couldn’t have asked for better technicians, tutors or peers.” Read More
Graduates 2021: Catherine Whiteoak: Inclusive Arts Practice
My MA degree show work focuses on my creative response to the Arts Research Project carried out last Autumn. Read More
Graduates 2021: Joanna Ellams: Textile Design with Business Studies
I have made life-long friends and learnt new skills whilst also developing my technical ability ready for a career in the industry. Read More
Graduates 2021: Francesca Hales: Textile Design with Business Studies
Brighton has absolutely everything you could want, a great place to get inspired and spend your summer by the sea! Read More
Graduates 2021: Ellie Yexley: Fashion Communication with Business Studies
“My work is multi-disciplinary but specialises in creative direction.” Read More
Graduates 2021: Kynza K-j Fashion Communication with Business Studies
“I have learnt so much about myself both as a creative and a person and now feel so ready to go into the fashion industry.”
Graduates 2021: Belinda Wong: Fashion Communication with Business Studies
I started analysing the fundamental elements of fashion, reflecting on what is needed to make clothes and familiarising myself with the basics. From my research, I conclude that the most essential element of fashion is the body.
Graduates 2021: Giulia Angelucci: Fashion Communication with Business Studies
“After graduation, I am planning to remain in Brighton, and I have two great collaborations lined up with brilliant studios that are based locally.” Read More
