Art and Design staff
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Jane Anderson
Course Director and Lecturer in Graphic Design
Jane Anderson is Course Leader for BA (Hons) Graphic Design at Birmingham City University. She has a BA (Hons) in Fine Art (1998), and an MA in Art and Design: Interdisciplinary Practice (2020). She is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), and has taught on the BA Graphic Design course since 2009, working with...
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Professor Caroline Archer-Parré
Professor of Typography
Caroline Archer-Parré is Professor of Typography, Co-director of the Centre for Printing History & Culture at Birmingham City University/University of Birmingham, and Chair of the Baskerville Society. With particular interest in typographic history from the eighteenth to twentieth centuries, Caroline has published widely and is...
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Dr Catherine Baker
Associate Professor of Art and Health
Dr Catherine Baker is an Associate Professor in Art and Health at Birmingham City University (BCU) in the UK. She is the Faculty Chair for Ethics and Research Integrity and set up and co-led the Material Encounters Research Cluster . As an artist/researcher her early PhD work involved working with neuroscientists with...
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Paul Barrett
Course Director/ Academic Lead
Paul Barrett has been the course director for BA Hons Design for Performance: Theatre, Film and Live Events since 2001. A practising scenographer, his professional credits include designs for large-scale theatre, small-scale outdoor touring productions, corporate events and festivals. He has many years’ experience as a...
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Anurag Basak
Lecturer in Visual Communication BIFCA
Anurag Basak is a visual artist and an educator from India. With over a decade of experience in university education, he has successfully synchronised his creative practice and teaching creating an innovative classroom environment for the students. His academic journey also includes teaching international students at...
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Brian Bishop
Senior Lecturer in Fine Art; Course Director, BA (Hons) Fine Art
Brian Bishop is an American visual artist and educator based in the UK where he is a Senior Lecturer and Course Director for BA (Hons) Fine Art. He attended the School of Visual Arts in New York, NY; Memphis College of Art in Memphis, TN (BFA 1993); and Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, MI (MFA 1995). In addition...
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Steve Bulcock
Deputy Head of the College of Art and Design
Steve Bulcock works across a range of digital media including animation, motion graphics and digital drawing systems. His research interests are concerned with challenging the notions and expectations people have in relation to their interactions with digital technology. Recent work has involved collaborations with artist Sean...
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Mona Casey
Course Leader: MA Fine Art
Mona Casey is MA Fine Art Course Director and International Lead. She is also module leader for the MA programme Models and Methods of Curatorial Practice. Mona was born in Ireland and currently lives in the UK, where she works as a curator, artist and researcher. Mona directs and has initiated a range of projects including...
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Gareth Courage
Lecturer in Illustration BA (Hons)
Gareth is an experienced educator, illustrator and designer. He has over 15 years of experience devising, designing and delivering creative learning projects for compulsory education and arts-based organisations. These have been produced in various settings across the UK and have involved participant-led outcomes as...
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Andy Denness-Hulland
Lecturer of Illustration
Andy is an experienced commercial illustrator, exhibiting artist and creative educator. With a determined interest in experimental analogue processes informing creative decisions and learning, his initial career as a solo practitioner has evolved through making connections with people, running workshops and teaching. With...