Arts and design news
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Alumnus designs #PatchTheSlash campaign
Dan Hatfield has been recognised for his powerful campaign, #PatchTheSlash, developed during his second year at Loughborough. The campaign won first prize in a competition organised by design teacher, Helen Nowell, in response to the 2023 Nottingham attacks.
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Opportunity for artists to join AFF scheme - deadline soon
The University has again been selected to host the Artists Futures Fund's Breakthrough Artist Fellowship (AFF).
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Alumnus named iF Design Student Award 2025 winner
Zuming Zhang (MSc Integrated Industrial Design 2024) has been recognised as the iF Design Student Award 2025 with his project called SALANCE.
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Alumnus’ family business stems from love of cycling
When we invited alumni to share their #LboroJourney stories recently, we received some great insights into the experiences of our former students. George Laight shared his story about BikeStow, his family-run business that he also spent time at university developing.
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Three alumni featured in ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ art exhibition in Tangier
Alumni Aaron Soleci, Mark Montovio, and Monica Popham represented Gibraltar in A Tale of Two Cities, a cross-cultural art exhibition recently held in Tangier.
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Alumna Megan White chosen for ceramic residency
Megan White (Fine Art 2023) has been selected for a ceramic residency in Jingdezhen, China for four months. The residency includes studio space and accommodation in Tao Yang Alley, part of the Taoxichuan Art Center. Now in her third month into the residency, Megan tells us more about her experience.
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Spalding welcomes new public art by alumnus Graeme Mitcheson
A collection of stone sculptures carved by Graeme Mitcheson, a Fine Art graduate from Loughborough, has recently been installed in Spalding, Lincolnshire.
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Loughborough alumnus receives funding boost to grow sustainable furniture business
Nicholas Munn, founder of Black Pear Bespoke based in Worcester, has received a £9,000 grant to support the promotion and growth of his furniture business.
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Alumnus’ first commercial design wins a best of best accolade at the Red Dot Awards
Oscar Oweson’s design work has been recognised with a Red Dot Award in the Design Concept category, being named the ‘best of the best’ in sustainability.
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730 Daily Self Portraits: A solo exhibition by Chaz Howkins
Chaz Howkins has an upcoming solo exhibition at Surface Gallery in Nottingham.
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Alumna selected for Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2024
Fine Art alumna Sara Osman has been selected for the Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2024 by Liz Johnson Artur, Permindar Kaur and Amalia Pica.
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Alumna selected for prestigious Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award 2024
Laura Carey (Fine Art 2010) has been accepted into the Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award at The National Portrait Gallery in London.
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Fine Art graduate explores the conflict between femininity and performance in women’s sport
As Loughborough athletes compete in Paris this summer, closer to home Loughborough Fine Art graduate, Ellie Robins, has explored her deeply felt and personal experience within the sport of powerlifting through paint and ceramics.
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Calling all Fine Art alumni: AA2A scheme at Loughborough
Applications are now open for the next round of the Artists Access to Art Colleges scheme (AA2A), which provides artists with access to facilities, expertise and networks within a higher education environment.
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Alumna Audrey enjoys writing success
Audrey Carpenter graduated with a degree in English from Loughborough University in 1990. Audrey was inspired by an 18th Century Literature module with the late Professor Bill Overton. She wrote her dissertation on Isaac Newton’s literary impact which led her to discover John Theophilus Desaguliers, a polymath whose life she explored in her PhD thesis.
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Alumna Emma Whitty’s crafty career transformation
Emma Whitty graduated from Loughborough University with a degree in Human Psychology in 1997.
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A life after Loughborough - Peter's story
Peter Rhodes (Physical Education 1968 and MA Design studies 1998) shared how his career panned out after leaving Loughborough, and how his studies have supported him.
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Alumna chooses to pursue multi-faceted creative career choices
Abigail White graduated with a BA in English and Drama in 2014 and has channelled her love for arts since. After graduation she chose to pursue a creative career.
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Alice Burnhope: Textile artist blends sustainability and community engagement
London-based textile artist Alice Burnhope (BA Textiles: Innovation and Design 2020) is making waves with her sustainable creations and community-driven projects.
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Alumna’s creative journey: from banker to author
Jenny Care (Politics 1996) left academia briefly in the 1970s where she took a year off from study and joined Barclays Bank. Jenny then embarked on a non-traditional path. Romance and family followed, but her thirst for learning remained.
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Alumna spotlight: Kelly’s creative journey
Kelly Punton is a writer and an English teacher in the East Midlands. She reads and writes stories, plays, and poetry. She graduated from Loughborough University in 2013 with a degree in English and Drama. Originally from Lincoln, Kelly now lives with her husband and dog in a small town in Nottinghamshire.
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Sally Jenkins: from reader's letter to published novelist
Sally Jenkins (Economics 1984) achieved a significant milestone with the publication of her first traditionally published novel on April 25, 2023.
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From police officer to award-winning stonemason: The journey of Mark McDonnell
Mark McDonnell transitioned from a distinguished thirty-year career in law enforcement to become an award-winning stonemason.
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Former student transforms crafting passion into thriving business
Paula Milner graduated with a First-Class Honours in Printed Textiles from Loughborough University in 2006. She has left a lasting mark on the crafting community.
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Success for Loughborough University as two alumni join the UK Young Academy
Loughborough University is delighted to announce that alumni Joseph Bentley (Product Design and Technology 2021) and Professor Antonia Liguori (Design and Creative Arts, 2014-2024) have joined the UK Young Academy – a network of early career researchers and professionals established to help tackle local and global issues and promote meaningful change.
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Transforming from IT pro to thriller novelist
In an inspiring journey of self-discovery and determination, alumnus Iain Smith has defied conventional career paths by transitioning from the world of IT to becoming a thriller novelist.
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Celebrating the artistic journey of alumna Megan Rose
Megan Rose, an alumna of Loughborough University, has emerged as a beacon of creativity and success since graduating in 2013 with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art.
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Alumnus spotlight: Tom Hodge’s creative journey as The Dude Designs
Tom Hodge, known as The Dude Designs, has reshaped modern movie poster art, drawing inspiration from the golden age of film posters. His journey began in 2009 at Sony PlayStation, where he rediscovered his passion for classic poster art.
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Arts success for alumna Emilia
Dr Emilia Telese is an artist and art theorist based between Reykjavík, Italy and the UK. Born in Italy, she graduated in Painting from Fine Arts Academy in Florence in 1996 with a particular interest in XIV Century techniques, the Italian Trans-AvantGarde movement and contemporary performance.
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Alumnus utilises teaching expertise to write tests
Colin McCarty graduated with a BTech in Industrial Chemistry in 1968, and he was a teacher for the first 25 years of his working life. He taught science and became an acting head of a comprehensive as well as chief examiner for GCSE chemistry.
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Flux: A new sculpture for Claudia Parsons
LU Arts is delighted to announce Flux, the newest addition to Loughborough University’s campus sculpture collection.
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Alumna creates prints in the fashion industry
Charlotte Wills graduated from Loughborough with a BA in Printed Textiles in 2012, and immediately pursued her career in the fashion industry after being able to land a job at Next Menswear.
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Alumna Monica triumphs in TV Arts competition
Talented artist, illustrator and Loughborough alumna, Monica Popham has won the coveted 2024 Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year competition.
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Monica appears on Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year
Alumna Monica Popham has featured on the latest season of Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year, a television show where artists are selected to paint plein air in front of three judges and a set of cameras for the chance to win a commission for a gallery or museum.
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Alumna shifts career from economics to acting
Honey Gabriel came to Loughborough to study Economics, and she has always been interested in drama and acting.
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We are all protagonists - a film by a recent chemistry graduate
Alumna Tilly Gomperts Willis has directed and produced a film about a team that ran a 340-mile relay race, ‘The Speed Project’, from LA to Las Vegas. She was one of the runners herself.
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Loughborough alumnus builds a design consultancy
Tom Jarvis graduated from Loughborough with a BA in Industrial Design and Technology in 2012 and started his own business, Think Jarvis Design & Marketing, which offers the fastest WordPress based websites in the UK, using a unique site optimisation process and site editor setup.
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Alumna uses her passion for art to support charities
Lucy Hebden graduated with a BA in printed textiles in 2002 and started her career by teaching art in a local secondary school. After having children, Lucy’s passion for design was reignited and she decided to pursue it.
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Alumna publishes her own poetry
Amy Flahaut graduated with a BA in English and Drama in 2016 where she first explored the possibility to pursue a career in writing, and to fulfil that dream she decided to continue her studies and graduated with a MA in Creative Writing in 2017.
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Loughborough alumnus provides creative services to Airbus and Toyota
David Peter Simcoe graduated with a BA in Industrial Design and Technology in 1995 with a First Class Honours.
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From Chemical Engineering to a dance program: alumnus pursues passion for dance despite corporate career choices
Chukwudi Amadi graduated with a BEng in Chemical Engineering in 2015, before returning to his home country, Nigeria.
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Alum builds a digital platform to support performance art
Indy Sanders has launched a start-up, PerformVu, which is a global hub for streaming performance and video art from the world's top artists and art institutions.