Art and Design staff
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Chloé Masi
Senior Lecturer in Illustration BA (Hons)
Chloé graduated from the Royal College of Art in Communication Art and Design (Illustration) and gained academic experience in a number of art schools including London College of Fashion, Arts University Bournemouth, and the University of the West of England. She has experience of teaching international students at...
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Dr. Lisa Metherell
Senior Lecturer in Art and Design
Dr Lisa Metherell is Research Degree Coordinator, supporting PhD students across Art and Design. She co-leads the Art Activisms research cluster . Lisa's research is particularly informed by the tensions between queer theory and phenomenology and how what we 'know' might be usefully troubled by what we 'feel'. She is...
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Maya Mistry
ADM Technician
Maya’s role involves supporting students, academic colleagues and student monitors across the Art, Design and Media faculty. Through providing technical support and assisting with learning and teaching activities for our facilities: Creative Print, Photography, The Shell, TV and Radio Studios. For Maya, acquiring new...
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Christopher Morris
Senior Lecturer in Creative Advertising
After graduating from Northumbria University, Newcastle in BA (Hons) Advertising & Graphic Design, Christopher Morris was employed as an Art Director for several London agencies; Lowe Howard-Spink/Horseman Cooke, The Unknown Partnership & D4. As Art Director, Christopher worked on accounts for Boots, M&S, James Capel,...
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Simon Myers
Lecturer in Visual Communication BIFCA
Simon has a portfolio of market leading illustration, in paper, digital and garment graphic design. His extensive client list includes the BBC’s Doctor Who, Sherlock, and Star Wars, as well as global fashion brands Ted Baker, Top Man and Adidas. Initially invited to teach Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop for Coventry...
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Jo Newman
Foundation Course Director and BA course leader
Jo chose a career in education so that she could provide students with learning environments where conversations, ideas and materials can be selected, combined, analysed and shared, offering them a way of socializing, caring and questioning to grow their learning with meaning for their futures. She champions the integration...
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Jason Nicholson
Product Design Course Leader
From a career journey beginning in metalsmithing and related products, Jason has a wide experience in various product design sectors – in particular furniture and lighting design. He has taught across a range of specialist courses, focussing and developing ‘making’ as an integral part of the design process. A ‘hands-on’...
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Rachel Oldfield
Lecturer in Illustration BA (Hons)
Rachel has worked as a successful freelance illustrator for over fifteen years. Her work has been commissioned for use on a wide range of formats including room decor, wall art, book covers, wrapping paper, greeting cards, commercial murals, surface pattern design, including seven published children’s books. She has taught...
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Alis Oldfield
Lecturer
Interested in ecology, magic and technology, Alis’ practice is situated in the blurry boundaries between these things. Her research project imagines the internet as a landscape with ecological systems, as a way to diagnose its health. Not only does the infrastructure and energy demand of the internet have an ecological cost but...
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David Osbaldestin
Course Director for BA (Hons) Art Business
David Osbaldestin is the Course Director for BA (Hons) Art Business A Creative Director with a passion for typography, David Osbaldestin is using his fine art and design skills to teach the complex art form of the printed letter. He has a wide ranging role at ̽»¨Ö±²¥, teaching within Graphic Design,...