ALUMNI NEWS & STORIES

Artist and Alumna Kim McDermottroe’s first solo exhibition 'FieldJournal' launched at ARC Stockton Arts Centre last month and is open until Christmas Eve! Since graduating in 2001 Kim has built a diverse portfolio of work across a range of industries including costume design & construction, puppet design, illustration and creative direction. Her exhibition shows rough sketches, illustrations and animation storyboards […]

Photography graduate Debbie Todd hit the headlines recently after announcing plans to publish a book of her photographic portraits that capture and celebrate people's differences. Debbie, who graduated this summer with first class honours from The Northern School of Art’s BA (Hons) Photographic Practice (with moving image) degree programme, won The Northern School of Art’s Photography Award as part of […]

Graduate work from The Northern School of Art is being exhibited at the world-famous Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire. The ‘Script to Screen’ exhibition is currently on display in the Picture Gallery, Heatherden Hall, Pinewood Studios. The exhibition was created by students graduating from the BA (Hons) degree courses in both Costume Interpretation and Production Design for Screen & Stage. The work […]

Find out more about BA (Hons) Fine Art graduate Lauryn Brede, winner of Middlesbrough Art Weekender's New Graduate Award. This award is a post-education professional development opportunity offering a range of benefits designed to support the winner in transitioning from student to working artist. It includes studio, space, mentoring and the opportunity to exhibit as part of the acclaimed contemporary […]

A north east urban distillery is working with recent graduates from The Northern School of Art's degree-level campus in Hartlepool to showcase local talent. Revelry Spirits who produce premium gin and vodka from their premises in Yarm are embarking on a campaign to profile the excellent standard of work produced from creatives within our region. The idea came after master […]

Find out more about Chloe Leeson, MA Design History graduate and winner of The Northern School of Art’s inaugural Principal’s MA Dissertation Prize, which recognises the advanced ability of MA Design History students in creating original directions through in-depth research, innovation and advanced scholarship. What is your home town and which school/college did you join the School from? I'm originally […]

An award-winning acting graduate from The Northern School of Art has set up a theatre company focused on promoting northern talent which is about to take to the stage as part of Durham Fringe Festival. Joseph Casling, who has just graduated from the School's BA (Hons) Acting for Stage & Screen degree as the recipient of the ARC Award for […]

Find out more about Film, TV & Theatre Production graduate Oscar Fitchett, the winner of The Northern School of Art's Gavin Murphy Achievement Award (Film Student of the Year Award 2022). This award is given to the student who has displayed an excellent attitude in helping others and commitment to excellence throughout their studies. This reflects the memory of Gavin […]

This month, Wednesday 6th April 2022 marked our first student led research conference this year, Feminist Futures SAR research conference featured a range of talks and exhibited work from students, staff, alumni and partners centred in an around the subject of feminism. Conference presentations included  Neo-bimboism and the re-appropriation of post-feminist aesthetics as a site for radical leftism in the […]

Join us for a programme of free live online events on Wednesday afternoons focusing on employability, professional skills and practice and HE awareness – all within a CREATIVE context. The Northern School of Art's talks cover a range of disciplines and are delivered by industry speakers, creative lecturers and graduates from across the whole creative sector. These sessions can serve […]