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Category Archives: Meet the staff
Welcome to the School of Art and Media!
Professor Tamar Jeffers Mcdonald welcomes you to the School of Art and Media. Read More
Meet the staff: Siobhan Martin: Textiles technician and graduate
“I had an amazing experience at the University of Brighton. From working in London for Ben Sherman to designing fabric in traditional British mills, to living in Paris for three months and designing fabric for Chanel, and working in a Woven design studio in London.”
Meet the staff: Roderick Mills, Illustration
“I love the conversation via the tutorial with students, helping students to find their own visual language through enquiry, investigation of subjects, experimentation, and play, to help students find themselves and what they want to make work about. ” Read More
Meet the staff: Vanessa Marr, Digital Design lecturer
“I’m passionate about the role of design to do good, not just as a tool to make the rich richer. As visual communicators, we possess powerful skills to inform and persuade, which I believe can be used to make a difference.” Read More
Illustration course leader revealed as artist behind smash-hit true crime podcast
Roderick Mills, course leader for BA(Hons) Illustration has been revealed as the artist behind the original artwork for the latest hit podcast from The New York Times, ‘The Coldest Case in Laramie’. Read More
Meet the staff: Dr Simon McEnnis, subject lead media
“I knew from a very young age that I was going to be a journalist because I loved creative writing at School. I was having a clear-out over Christmas and I found a football match report that I wrote when I was 13 and my teacher left the comment “could have been lifted from the sports pages” which turned out to be a premonition given my career path. Read More
Dr Lance Dann, award winning podcaster and Media Production lecturer
“I began telling stories with sound and on the radio back when I was a student, there was a University radio station where they played 90s rock and my flatmate and I used to show up playing records backwards, reading from poetry books and making strange noises. They banned us within a month, so I turned it into a career!”
My career journey: fashion lecturer Sarah Humphrey-Smith
We know the path to success doesn’t always go smoothly, so we asked our lecturers about the ups and downs on their path to the University of Brighton. Today we’re speaking to Sarah Humphrey-Smith, fashion design lecturer who says: “I started looking at designers like McQueen and Comme and was just like – I want to do that! I was captivated by the magic of how you could create these spectacles on bodies.”
My career journey: music and sound art lecturer Johanna Bramli
We know the path to success doesn’t always go smoothly, so we asked our lecturers about the ups and downs on their path to the University of Brighton. Today it’s Johanna Bramli, who runs our digital music and sound art degree and says: “it’s a cliché story but it was thanks to a fantastic music teacher who saw through my quiet ways and believed in me that I found my confidence.”
My career journey: Phil Tyler, Fine Art Printmaking lecturer
We know the path to success doesn’t always go smoothly, so we asked our lecturers about the ups and downs on their path to the University of Brighton. Today it’s Phil Tyler who runs our fine art printmaking degree and says that as a boy he was told “get a trade and a proper job” but the school art room and inspiring teachers meant art college was where he found his solace.
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
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.
Meet the staff: Michael Spooner
Michael Spooner is L4,5&6 tutor on our Interior Architecture BA(Hons).
Michael is an architect and educator, with a passion for understanding how people and cities work. He trained in medical science in Canada and Japan, before arriving in London to study at the AA, RIBA Studio and Bartlett. As associate director at dRMM, he led the design and delivery of many award-winning projects, including the 2017 Stirling prize-winning Hastings Pier.
Meet the staff: Sophie Ungerer
Sophie Ungerer is L5&6 tutor on our Interior Architecture BA(Hons).
Sophie Ungerer is an architect, practicing, teaching and exploring in London and Brighton.
Sophie is curious about the threshold between the interior and the city. How can our designs reflect the transient urban lifestyle of today and respond to the social and environmental global challenges we are facing?
Meet the staff: Judit Pusztaszeri
Judit Pusztaszeri is a spatial designer and researcher with interests in social normality and how this permeates design and teaching practice. Her work has explored this theme in several domains, including architectural sites of memory, everyday environments, and educational practices.
Meet the staff: Lucy-Ann Gilbert
Lucy is a spatial designer and educator who has worked in a range of settings including film, exhibition design, collaborative design through making, architectural practice alongside working in education where she has taught L5&6 Design Studio since 2016. As of 2021 Lucy has begun co-course leading the Interior Architecture BA(Hons) course and running the L4 Design Studio.
Meet the staff: Phil Tyler
Artist and printmaker Phil Tyler is course leader of BA(Hons) Printmaking. Read More
Lecturer launches Brighton’s first animation festival: 23-24 April 2022
Kate Jessop who teaches on our Animation BA(Hons) has set up Brighton International Animation Festival, the city’s first ever animation festival. Read More
Graduate and lecturer showing in the Sky Arts Portrait Artist exhibition
Phil Tyler, Printmaking BA(Hons) course leader, Sara Lavelle, Illustration BA(Hons) graduate, and Morag Kaister, Fine Art Painting BA(Hons) graduate are all in the Portrait Artist of the year show at Compton Verney which opened last weekend.
Photography staff and students in Martin Parr Foundation show
Work by graduate Lisa Barnard and tutor Xavier Ribas is featured in this show in Bristol which opens on 27 January.
Double award win for University of Brighton audio producer
Media lecturer Dr Dann has won two awards at the leading industry showcase for podcast, radio and audiobook production. Read More
Watch technician Tanya Gomez throw, join and glaze one of her signature ceramics
Tanya who works with students on our 3D Design and Craft BA(Hons) has been interviewed and filmed creating one of her undulating pieces for the latest issue of Ceramic Review. Read More
See the Domestic Academics display at our Grand parade building
Visit Vanessa Marr, course leader on the University of Brighton’s Design for Digital Media degree pandemic quilt project at the Grand Parade building.
Photography Lecturer Martin Seeds has a solo exhibition ‘No Country For Young Men’
Artist and photography lecturer Martin Seeds has a solo exhibition at London gallery, Seen Fifteen (4-21 November), supported by the School of Art & Media, Research and Knowledge Exchange Funding. Read More
CineCity film festival showcases work of Brighton academics
Two University of Brighton academics, Frank Gray and Sophie Dixon, feature in the annual CINECITY film festival (5-14 November), and the region’s biggest celebration of cinema. Read More
Photography lecturer Zoe Childerley has solo exhibition Beyond the Pale
Beyond the Pale is a touring exhibition that explores territory, land and belonging on the Anglo-Scottish border and beyond – it runs 15 October – 27 November at Solaris in St Leonards-On-Sea. Read More
International retrospective for Animation lecturer
Kate Jessop is presenting a masterclass, on the international jury and has also curated a programme at the AniFilm Animation Festival in the Czech Republic.
Our students are supported by award-winning technicians
Our art and media students always tell us our technicians are brilliant – and they’ve been rightly recognised in the One Brighton Staff Awards, winning the Team Contribution to Teaching and Learning award. Congratulations!
Artist Will Kendrick joins School of Art as lecturer as part of the Freelands Painting Fellowship scheme
Will, a video installation artist, will be teaching on Brighton’s Fine Art Painting BA(Hons).
Lecturer Philip Connolly releases short film Fruit Fix starring Derry Girls’ Jamie Lee O’Donnell
Philip Connolly who teaches on Brighton’s Film BA(Hons) has released a new short film on YouTube featuring TV and film stars Jamie Lee O’Donnell, Mark Benton and Adnan Mustafa – in the new release we see Hope (O’Donnell) struggling with anxiety ahead of a big moment in her life, using an unusual technique to cope. Read More
Fashion and Textiles lecturer helps probe sustainability failings in fashion
Dr Jules Findley Lecturer in Fashion and Textiles is participating in a multi-university project looking at current sustainable practice across the creative industries including sourcing, use, disposal and recycling of materials – from silversmithing to digital equipment. Read More
Podcast: Simon McEnnis – Sports Journalism and sport during Covid-19
Principal Lecturer Simon McEnnis discusses the future of sports journalism. Read More
Join Fine Art MA course leader Amy for experimental Sound & Light workshop
Artist Amy Cunningham is running an experimental workshop (Sat 6 March) in collaboration with the De La Warr Pavilion in which she invites participants to listen to and record sounds and images found around the home. Read More
Podcast: Dr Holly Chard talks about John Hughes and Christmas
Getting in the festive spirit for this week’s pod – Dr Holly Chard from the School of Media focuses her research on the films of John Hughes including Home Alone, Miracle on 34th Street remake, National Lampoon. Read More
School of Art lecturer is part of UoB team delivering pioneering research into sanitation crisis
Alice Fox from the School of Art is among an interdisciplinary team of University of Brighton academics delivering pioneering research to help address the sanitation crisis across Asia and Africa. Read More
Animation and digital design lecturer nominated for a Motionographer award
Kate Jessop, has been nominated for one of the biggest awards in animation and motion design internationally for her comedy Queerer Than Thou, previously selected for development in the Berlinale Talent Lab.
Graphic Design MA course leader launches The Grid virtual installation
Louise Colbourne’s studio-LAB project sees her create accessible ‘maker spaces’ within virtual reality environments – and for this first installation Larry Achiampong and David Blandy showcase selections from their video works A Terrible Fiction and Finding Fanon 2. Read More
Photography lecturer releases new book Dinosaur Dust
Dinosaur Dust is a collection of photographs by Zoe Childerley exploring encounters between people and nature in the Mojave Desert. Read More
Photography lecturer Daniel C Blight in conversation about The Image of Whiteness
University of Brighton Photography lecturer Daniel C Blight discusses his recent book The Image of Whiteness: Contemporary Photography and Racialization with Fergus Heron, MA Photography course leader. Read More
Podcast: Simon McEnnis – Sports Journalism and sport during Covid-19
Principal Lecturer Simon McEnnis discusses the future of sports journalism. Read More
‘Waste It’s Mine It’s Yours’
The Dreamcatcher Foundation and staff from the University of Brighton have been working with residents of Melkhoutfontein, South Africa to turn waste into products, helping to generate income and clean up the environment. Read the report on DICE by Imani Dlamini and watch the film. Read More
A beacon for London Bridge
University of Brighton Professor Charles Holland’s eye-catching Tooley Street Beacon is helping Londoners navigate a popular area in the capital. Read More
Decolonising the Curriculum Issue 3
A new issue of Decolonising the Curriculum, teaching and learning about race equality, is out now. Content is written by University of Brighton staff, students and alumni. Read More
Sequential Design/Illustration graduates pay tribute to iconic artist and UoB lecturer George Hardie in French exhibition
Claire Colnot and Amish Shah have curated a retrospective exhibition for illustrator, graphic designer and former lecturer Professor George Hardie – whose work includes renowned cover artwork for Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. Read More
Artists Larry Achiampong and David Blandy in conversation with Dr Marlon Moncrieffe
Dr Marlon Moncrieffe studies migration stories and national identity; Decolonising the curriculum; Critical multicultural education; Black-British histories used with the primary school curriculum and Black-British histories in cycling. Read More
Lecturer Daniel C Blight discusses ‘the white gaze’ on Shade podcast
University of Brighton photography lecturer and author of The Image of Whiteness: Contemporary Photography and Racialization, Daniel C Blight recently appeared on Lou Mensah’s Shade podcast – click through to listen.
Fashion Comms lecturer calling for mindful stitching submissions
Lecturer Dr Jules Findley is calling for mindful stitching submissions inspired by coronavirus restrictions. Read More
Design lecturer’s work highlighted in Grayson Perry show
The University of Brighton’s Vanessa Marr says it was a surprise when her work was featured on Channel 4’s Grayson’s Art Club – a self-portrait stitched into a duster. Read More
We may be in lockdown – but the teaching goes on
Product Design course leader heads team making vital equipment for NHS
James Tooze assembled the team from the School of Architecture and Design to respond to an urgent call for more PPE for those working with patients with coronavirus.
Film critic Mark Kermode praises lecturer’s podcast
The Cinematologists podcast run by lecturer Dario Llinares, course leader of the University of Brighton’s Film BA(Hons), was praised by respected film critic Mark Kermode in a Guardian article on the best in culture right now. Read More
Solo show for Printmaking course leader
Phil Tyler who leads our Printmaking BA(Hons) will be exhibiting his new work at the Zimmer Stewart Gallery in Arundel near Brighton 4-25 April 2020. Read More
“Don’t waste the waste” construction firms urged
Sustainability expert and Senior Architecture Lecturer Duncan Baker-Brown is hosting an international exhibition and seminar aimed at promoting the circular economy at FutureBuild in London (3-5 March), along with 27,000 industry ‘influencers and shapers’.
Photography lecturers exhibit in London
Dr Asa Johannesson and Martin Seeds both Lecturers, and practicing artists, on the BA(Hons) Photography course are exhibiting their work in a group exhibition at the Borough Road Gallery, London.
Media lecturer to present on BBC 3
Dr Lance Dann is presenting a documentary on BBC Radio 3 this coming Sunday on the immersive media and art. Read More
Breastfeeding research highlighted in short film
The Arts and Humanities Research Council have made a film about the work of University of Brighton research student and lecturer Sally Sutherland which looks at the social and cultural barriers to public breastfeeding.
Brighton graduate Helen Cammock is (one of four!) Turner Prize winners
In an unexpected announcement the 2019 Turner Prize has been shared between all four nominees, including Photography graduate Helen Cammock, who said “they wanted to make a “collective statement” at a time when there was “already so much that divides and isolates people and communities”. Read More
What is podcasting? Find out tonight
Join Lance Dann, course leader for Media Production and Dario Llinares course leader Digital Film among other noteworthy speakers for a discussion. Read More
Alice Fox speaks about encouraging arts diversity
Alice was interviewed by Turkish World News this week as an international expert on ‘encouraging diversity on the artworld’. Read More
Showcase for talented media staff
Salon is a project showcasing the artistic practice of professional services and technical staff across the School of Media. Read More
How do we meet the challenges of the climate emergency?
Watch Architecture tutor and circular economy expert Duncan Baker-Brown explain how architects can develop a crucial new role in tackling the climate emergency through reuse of natural resources.
Media Studies lecturers commended for innovative teaching
Ryan Burns and Iestyn George were recognised at the 2019 Brighton Student Union awards. Read More
Podcast with Alex Zambelli
Dr Alex Zambelli, Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Design, talks about his research on urban commons and the comparisons between architecture and archaeology. Read More
Bailey requests Brighton professor for new book
Professor in the Culture of Photography Francis Hodgson has written the text for a super-sized book of images by renowned photographer David Bailey. Read More
New Architecture podcast from Ben Sweeting.
Listen to Ben talking about his role as course leader of Architecture and his interest in cybernetics. Read More
Facebook Live of student exhibition at Hove Museum
Watch lecturer Chris Stevens and 2nd year Fine Art Painting and Printmaking students discuss work currently being exhibited in Hove Museum. Read More
Course leader’s podcasting book gets rave review
A new book co-edited by Digital Film BA(Hons) course leader Dario Llinares is “the first comprehensive interdisciplinary collection of academic work on the topic of podcasting within a media and cultural studies lens”. Read More
Watch course leader Gem Barton talk about making it in the digital sector
New jewellery book for 3D Design and Craft lecturer
Simon Bliss, Senior Lecturer on the 3D Design and Craft BA(Hons), explores the relationship between jewellery and modernism in the inter-war period in Europe and America with a particular focus on France and Germany. Read More
Tokyo trip for professor ahead of Olympics
Professor of Architecture Andre Viljoen is one of four urban agriculture experts travelling to Tokyo this week ahead of the Olympic Games in 2020. Read More
Photography lecturer gives Melbourne seminar on The Image of Whiteness
Historical & Critical Studies in Photography lecturer Daniel C. Blight discussed The Image of Whiteness at the Photography Studies College in Melbourne last month. Read More
School of Media academic earns award nomination for work with recovery orchestra
School of Media deputy Head of School Conall Gleeson, has been nominated for a British Composer Award for his collaboration with a Brighton-based orchestra that supports people in recovery from drug and substance abuse. Read More
New Cinematologists episode – listen now
Dario Llinares who leads our Digital Film degree co-hosts the popular film podcast – the latest episode went out today and focuses on David Lowery’s A Ghost Story. Read More
Photography lecturer has solo exhibition
Zoe Childerley’s exhibition ‘Beyond the Pale’ exhibition is inspired is by the artist walking the length this border during an artist’s residency in Northumberland in 2016. Read More
Brighton to become a ‘creative engine room’
A new ‘creative engine room’ to generate art that responds to urgent environmental challenges including climate change has been launched, hosted by the School of Media. Read More
Triple recognition for lecturer who explores grief and loss
A University of Brighton lecturer’s evocative artwork is to be exhibited in three prestigious shows. Read More
Students and staff part of Brighton Digital Festival
The creatitivity and innovation of the city is celebrated and explored at this annual festival (13 September – 13 October 2018) which of course sees contributions from our staff and students from our media subjects. Read More
Lecturers involved in campaign to make HIV-Stigma History
The drive involve Dr Carlos Peralta from the University of Brighton’s School of Architecture and Design, HIV experts Dr Gillian Dean, Dr Jaime Vera, Dr Eileen Nixon from Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust and Dr Mary Darking from the University of Brighton’s School of Applied Social Science .
Award-winning professor’s plea to protect the arts
A renowned Brighton illustrator protested against cutbacks in the arts in schools as he collected a top V&A award.
Building a responsible economy
“Buildings should be constructed as ‘material stores’ and designed for re-assembly in the future”, according to leading Brighton architect and senior lecturer Duncan Baker-Brown. Read More
Photography grad and visiting tutor Helen Cammock wins prestigious prize
A visiting tutor for our Photography courses and Photography BA(Hons) alumni, Helen has been announced as the winner of the Max Mara Art Prize for Women. Read More
Brighton staff speak at Royal Academy of Arts painting event
Three University of Brighton staff have been selected to speak at the Royal Academy of Arts 2018 Teaching Painting Conference: Painting the New in June.
Vice Chancellor shortlisted for Guardian inspirational leader award
The University of Brighton’s Vice-Chancellor Debra Humphris has been shortlisted for the Inspiring Leader Award at the Guardian’s Higher Education Award.
Professor becomes Fellow
Professor Karen Cham, the University’s Professor of Digital Transformation Design in the School of Media, has been made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA). Read More
Women of Impact: Course leader contributes to celebration of feminist spatial practice
Feminist approaches to spacial practice including work by Interior Architecture course leader and author Gemma Barton will be discussed this Friday at the Becoming We Forum. Read More
Marks Make Meaning exhibition
Featuring work by celebrated artists including Anthony Gormley and Rachel Whiteread, this exciting show opens at our Grand Parade gallery on 12 March. Read More
Watch Sky Arts’ Portrait Artist of the Year tonight!
Printmaking course leader Phil Tyler is featured on tonight’s programme, on at 8pm. Read More
Wastezone at EcoBUILD
Staff members Nick Gant and Duncan Baker-Brown (School of Architecture & Design) are in London this week at the Wastezone, a symposium and exhibition showing that waste is a valuable resource and opportunity, not a problem. Read More
Vis Com tutors get ready for interview days!
Art can help tackle depression
Visual arts can help reduce levels of depression and increase self-respect, according to a new study led by the University of Brighton’s Professor Alan Tomlinson.
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Lecturer Chris Stevens discusses student exhibition on Facebook Live
Painting Course Leader Chris Stevens introduces the Material Practices: Painting and Printmaking exhibition at Hove Museum on Facebook Live. Read More
What role does social media play in protest?
As part of their Aesthetics of Protest research, Dr Olu Jenzen, Senior Lecturer in Media Studies, and Dr Aidan McGarry, Principal Lecturer in Politics, looked at the 2013 Gezi Park protests to examine the role of shared images and social media. Read More
Students Christmas tribute to much loved lecturer
Students from Graphic Design and Illustration courses have come together to pay tribute to much loved lecturer Gary Powell who died earlier this year.
Lecturer Alice Fox wins THE award
Alice Fox, course leader, Deputy Head of the School of Art and founder of the University of Brighton’s pioneering MA Inclusive Arts Practice, has won the prestigious Excellence and Innovation in the Arts title at the Times Higher Education (THE) awards 2017. Read More
Media staff win prestigious UK Audio Production Awards
Huge congratulations to Senior Lecturer Dr Lance Dann who won the Gold award for Best Drama Producer and Marley Cole, Workshop Media Manager, who won the Bronze award for Best Sound Designer. Read More
Interior Architecture lecturer is behind 2017 RIBA Stirling Prize
Michael Spooner, whilst at architecture practice dRMM, was responsible for the redesign of Hastings Pier, the project which has scooped UK’s most prestigious architectural award.
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Graduate and professor in Imperial War Museum exhibition alongside major art names
Work of photography graduate Indrė Šerpytytė and Professor David Cotterrell features alongside pieces by Ai Weiwei, Grayson Perry, Gerhard Richter, Jenny Holzer, and Jake & Dinos Chapman in Age of Terror: Art Since 9/11 show. Read More
National honour for photography professor
Professor Francis Hodgson, the University of Brighton’s Professor of the Culture of Photography has received the Dudley Johnston medal of the Royal Photographic Society (RPS) as recognition for his “major achievement in the field of photographic criticism”. Read More
British and US exhibitions for fine art lecturer Tom Hammick
The work of Tom Hammick, senior lecturer on the Fine Art programme, is currently being featured in two exhibitions in the UK and US.