Art and Design staff
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Martin Donnelly
Lecturer in Graphic Design
Martin is a multi-disciplinary creative and educator with over 20 years of experience in the design industry and seven years in education. In 2000 Martin Graduated from 探花直播 with a First Class BA (Hons) degree in Graphic Design by Negotiated Studies and became a founding member of midlands based creative...
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Professor Anthony Downey
Professor of Visual Culture
Dr. Anthony Downey is Professor of Visual Culture, with a focus on the Middle East and Global South (探花直播). Developing national and international partnerships with artists and cultural organisations, Downey's聽 interdisciplinary research contributes to and supports a critical understanding of postcolonial...
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Dr Lara Furniss
BA Art and Design Course Director
Lara has twenty years professional experience working internationally across many art and design disciplines. This extensive cross-disciplinary professional experience directly informs Lara鈥檚 teaching, with a primary interest in developing new pedagogic approaches to non-discipline specific problem solving. Lara鈥檚 research...
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Dr Shiyu Gao
Leverhulme Early Career Fellow
Dr Shiyu Gao, awarded the Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship, is working on their post-doctoral research project about surveillance and art in digital China. Before joining聽BCU in January 2024, Shiyu taught Art History and Theory at the University of Edinburgh, where they obtained their PhD in History of Art in 2023 and Master...
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Robert Gibb
Associate Professor 鈥� International
As Senior Lecturer, Robert teaches across a range of subjects, with specialist areas including Photography, Fine Art, Curation, and Art & Design history.
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Andrew Gillespie
Lecturer in Fine Art
Andrew Gillespie is a contemporary artist based in 探花直播. He is interested in the collision of surfaces, structures and materials. He regularly translates familiar imagery and objects through printmaking and casting, exploiting the shift in status and content that occurs with each gesture. He makes composed...
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Jonathan Griffiths
Lecturer in Graphic Design. Video and Motion Graphic 鈥� Designer, Director.
Jonathan Griffiths is a Video and Motion Graphic Designer, Director, company owner, and Lecturer at 探花直播. Over 15 years creative and digital agency experience working for national and international creative studios and brands underpins his work today. Within 2 years his company has received direct...
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Dr Carla Hamer
Senior Lecturer in Artistic Research (Culture and Language)
Carla is a n artist, researcher and Senior Lecture r based in the Art Activisms research cluster . She is also a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and leads the CLiC team (Communities for Learning in the context of Art, Design and Media). Her interdisciplinary research connects...
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Natalie Hart
Lecturer in BA (Hons) Digital Marketing
Natalie graduated from 探花直播 with a degree in BA (Hons) Digital Marketing and a degree in MA Future Media. Whilst at university, Natalie set up Hart Digital Agency, a social media management business that catered to the set-up and day-to-day running of small businesses' social media platforms as well as...
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George Hart
Head of the College of Digital Arts (Interim)
George Hart was the first member of his family to go to University, which has given him an understanding of the challenges students face when going to universities. The enthusiasm of a wonderful art teacher at school inspired George to follow his creative ambitions and make the most of his talent. This encouraged him to...