About us

This exhibition is the culmination of the excellent work undertaken by our Masters students over the last year or two and shows the diversity of creative thinking, skills and professional approach to practice that they have achieved in that time. Both full-time and part-time students have come from a variety of backgrounds and experiences to contribute to the debates and extend their individual practices, with a good proportion of international students to offer enriched cultural understandings of art and design. This is therefore, a particularly lively show from the three courses of Fine Art, Art & Design and Design for Advertising, with multi-disciplinary work ranging from painting, sculpture, print, illustration and photography to audio-visual pieces, animation, glass work and installation.

Thanks goes to the highly motivated and dedicated staff who have supported theses students through the Master’s programme. Dr Alistair Payne, Prof John Roberts, Lester Meachem, Pat Dillon, Dr Louise Fenton and the rest of the MA staff team are all experienced researchers and/or professional designers and artists in their own right, who have shared their knowledge and expertise with the students to deliver exciting and challenging opportunities for learning. The result of their valuable input is clearly evidenced in the quality of the student work on show at The Public.

Following on from this exhibition and graduation, we wish our students continued success in their endeavours and future plans whether this is to further develop their individual practice, work in the creative industries, teach, or continue to research at doctoral level. We hope that the MA experience has left them well-equipped to prosper and make their mark on the world.

Prof. Dew Harrison
(Associate Dean for Research and Postgraduate Studies)