Amelie Smith graduated from The Northern School of Art’s BA (Hons) Illustration for Commercial Application course in 2026 with First Class Honours and the School’s Illustration Achievement Award. An illustrator and designer based in the North East, she specialises in...
Since graduating from The Northern School of Art’s BA (Hons) Illustration for Commercial Application course in 2025, Jasper Gray has worked as a whimsical comic artist and illustrator in the North East, with a handmade feel built on riso textures and character design....
Angela List-Evans retrained after a career in the steel industry, enrolling in the Extended Diploma in Design Crafts & Textiles at The Northern School of Art before progressing to BA (Hons) Costume Interpretation with Design, graduating with First Class Honours in...
Chloë Leeson moved to the North East in 2014 to study BA (Hons) Costume Interpretation with Design at The Northern School of Art, graduating in 2017. “I chose to study here because I love the North East,” she has said. She returned to the School for her MA in Art,...
Poppy Ridgway’s first industry experience came through a third-year work placement on BA (Hons) Costume Interpretation with Design at The Northern School of Art, on the BBC comedy Hospital People. A second placement with someone she met there led to her first...
