by Connor Thompson | Oct 29, 2026 | Alumni Profiles, Illustration Alumni
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...
by Connor Thompson | Oct 28, 2026 | Alumni Profiles, Illustration Alumni, MA Creative Practice Alumni
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....
by Connor Thompson | Oct 27, 2026 | Alumni Profiles, MA Art Culture and Curation Alumni
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...
by Connor Thompson | Oct 27, 2026 | Alumni Profiles, MA Art Culture and Curation Alumni
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,...
by Connor Thompson | Oct 21, 2026 | Alumni Profiles, Costume Alumni
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...
by Connor T | Oct 20, 2026 | Alumni Profiles, Fine Art Alumni, MA Creative Practice Alumni
Since graduating from The Northern School of Art’s BA (Hons) Fine Art course, Beth Hinde has developed a practice as a representational oil painter, working from her own photography and using projected light to explore how people’s inspirations shape them. She went on...
