ALUMNI NEWS & STORIES

A beautiful painting of the Saltburn Cliff Lift by a former fine art student from The Northern School of Art's Middlesbrough campus is featuring in a UK-wide art exhibition. Penny Tetlow's artwork is one of a series of postcard images included in Network Rail's 'Wish I Was There' exhibition that is being displayed at major railway stations across the country […]

A leading art director who is currently working on an animation for Netflix shared some tips and advice about careers in the film and television industries in a recent session for students. Art director and visual development artist Dommi Fox was taking part in the Professional Studies Wednesday sessions hosted by The Northern School of Art's Middlesbrough campus team where […]

Jason Hynes studied BA Hons Photography with us, graduating in 2007. He is now a successful photographer, recently winning Portrait of Britain 2020. We caught up with Jason to chat about his career and what he's been up to since leaving us at The Northern School of Art! What did you study here at the Northern School of Art? Can you […]

Every year the best of our Textiles degree students showcase their work at the prestigious New Designers event with many students coming away with new job opportunities, new commisions or awards. This year, 2020 Textiles graduate Amelia Paveley has been shortlisted of the New Designers Wilko Retail Design Award! Amelia's brief was to design a collection of textiles, surface patterns […]

Alumni student Danny Lowe studied a UAL Diploma in Photography at our Middlesbrough campus, he's now shooting for global brands and publications such as GQ, Esquire, Vogue, Interview Mag, L'Officiel and more. We sat down with Danny to chat about his time at The Northern School of Art in hopes of inspiring future careers! Can you tell us a bit […]

Sisters, Natalie and Danielle Futo both studied a UAL Extended Diploma in Fashion Design at The Northern School of Art and since have founded an online global fashion brand, Lielle. We wanted to catch up with our alumni and the founders of Lielle in hopes to inspire and highlight to budding designers what can be achieved. Can you give us […]

The filmmaker behind the Emmy nominated documentary 'Game Of Thrones: The Last Watch' is presenting an online talk being hosted by The Northern School of Art. Acclaimed artist and filmmaker Jeanie Finlay, whose work also includes the BIFA (British Independent Film Awards) nominated Seahorse,  BIFA winner ORION: The Man Who Would Be King and her film about men, music and […]

Costume graduate Eileesh Lightowler showcased her Catherine Parr costume at our Made By degree show back in June. Now the showstopping costume is displayed at Gainsborough Old Hall in Lincolnshire to portray the wears of King Henry VIII's 6th wife. "Blackwork, I've done a tonne of it, but none more on one project than I did for my Final Major […]

Zoe Widdowfield studied Production Design for Stage and Screen and recently graduated in the summer. She came to study at degree-level from our Green Lane campus where she left with triple distinction in Level 3 Art and Design. Zoe's final project was shown at our Degree show in the summer and received lots of praise! She has now decided to […]

We grabbed a chat with alumni student Jessica Langford who studied Applied Arts with us here at The Northern School of Art. Since graduating, Jess has gone on to become a contemporary applied artist creating jewelry, ceramics, illustrations and glass work. Hi Jess, your work is beautiful, can you tell us where you get your inspiration from? Oh thank you! […]