Author: nowen2013
New Academic Year Starts Here!
After a long (wet) summer break, here we are at the start of a new academic year waiting to welcome a new intake of 1st year BA students and also MA students to start their Illustration studies at FAlmouth University. This comes a week after celebrating with the class of 2015 at their fantastic graduation ceremony, overseen by our new Chancellor, Dawn French. I hope to get more photographs of this event soon.
Staff are looking forward to welcoming the new intake during freshers (induction) week and 2nd and 3rd year students a week later.
This year importantly sees The Illustration Subject area at Falmouth University taking up residence throughout all three floors of the Fox 2 building at the Woodlane Campus. This is important as it not only brings the MA and BA courses together geographically for the first time but also creates more space and light within the studios. The studios are already looking good and are ready to go. Work, including the installation of new windows hopefully will be totally complete by the end of October 2015.
Some great news came in from one of our alumni, Charlotte Orr, who is confirmed as having won the ‘Public Realm’ category under New Talent in the AOI World Illustration Awards. Well done Charlotte!
Share this:
New Designers Exhibition & Private View
Mark and Keryn have done a great job of putting up, the New Designers Exhibition, the 2nd of our two graduate showcases in London this year. This is physically a considerably bigger show than the D&AD exhibition and includes the majority of this year’s Falmouth Illustration graduating students. This year the students have done a great job of preparing their boards for the exhibition with the help of Cally back in Falmouth. The final show is a credit to the effort that everyone (staff and students) have put in this year. The Private view kicked off at 6pm and before long there was a healthy number of people gathering around the Falmouth stand. In attendance was Ginny Button, Director of the Falmouth School of Art while industry visitors included Sheri Gee from the Folio Society and Louise Power from Walker books amongst others. Also paying a visit during the evening was recent Falmouth Illustration alumni Will Grill, who last week was awarded the Kate Greenaway Gold Medal for his book ‘Shackleton’s Journey’, a project that he began while a student at Falmouth. Here are some pictures from the night….
Entrance to Business design centre
Will Grill
Falmouth Students
Ginny Button and illustration staff talking to Will Grill
The ND Private View
The ND Private View
The ND Private View
The ND Private View
The ND Private View
Falmouth Students
Mark Foreman talking to students
Panorama of the final stand
The finished stand
The finished stand
Share this:
Falmouth Illustration at New Blood Graduate Showcase
The D&AD New Blood Graduate Showcase kicked off with its private view last night. Nigel and Sue set the show up earlier in the day in what can only be described as tropical conditions. The Falmouth stand was up and looking good just after lunch giving us a chance to have a look at other stands. The overall standard is very good this year with what seems like more illustration on show than in previous years.
The private View kicked off at 6pm and almost immediately industry clients began to show interest in the work on show by Falmouth students. The contact book has continued to fill up today also. Well done to all the students that attended for their professionalism.
Now we move onto tonight’s New Designers Private View. Mark and Keryn have worked hard to put up a fantastic exhibition at the Business Design Center in Islington. We are all looking forward to catching up with this year’s students one final time. Here are photos from the New Blood PV with more from tonight’s New Designers PV to follow tomorrow….
Detaial of show
Detail of show
Detail of show
Private View Night
Detail of show
Detail of show
Private view night
The final show
Share this:
Falmouth Illustration at New Designers & D&AD New Blood 2015 graduate showcases
If you are in or near London and want to see work from the fantastic new crop of talented illustrators coming from Falmouth University’s renowned BA (Hons) Illustration course this year, then come along to either the New Designers or New Blood graduate showcases next week. Staff and students are looking forward to catching up with alumni and potential future clients. Here are details of both events:
NEW BLOOD:
Old Spitalfields Market, Brushfield Street, Spitalfields, London, E1 6AA
Tuesday 30th June – Thursday 2nd July
Private View Tuesday 30th, 6-9pm
(nearest tube: Liverpool Street)
For free visitor ticket visit: http://shop.dandad.org/events/new-blood-exhibition-2015-visitors/
NEW DESIGNERS:
Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, London, N1 0QH
Opening Times:
Wednesday 01 July
VIP & Press Preview: 3pm-6.30pm
Awards Preview Evening: 6.30pm-9pm
Thursday Late 02 July: 10am-8pm
Friday 03 July: 10am-6pm
Saturday 04 July: 10am-5pm
To book tickets visit: http://www.newdesigners.com/tickets
Share this:
Falmouth Illustration alumni Will Grill wins Kate Greenaway Gold Medal!
Congratulations to Will Grill for winning the Kate Greenaway Gold Medal! Will graduated from. Falmouth University in 2014 and follows in the footsteps of another Falmouth Graduate Levi Pinfold (2013 winner) in winning this prestigious competition. The Kate Greenaway Award is the UK’s oldest children’s book award and Will is the youngest winner in 50 years. Previous winners include Quentin Blake! Shirley Hughes, Anthony Browne, Raymond Briggs. Will’s win was marked with an appearance on breakfast television too!
Don’t forget that you can see this year’s cohort of graduating Falmouth students at New Designers in Islington and a selection also exhibiting at the D&AD New Blood showcase in Spitalfields from Wednesday onwards next week. Please come along. It would be great to see you. Our Quotes books will be available at both exhibitions.
Share this:
Charlie Davis’s menu for Zizzi
While up in Leeds on External Examiner’s duty, I popped into the local Zizzis for a bite to eat and stumbled across Falmouth Illustration alumni Charlie Davis’s menu for this well known Italian chain restaurant. Check out his work at www.charlie-g-davis.tumblr.com
Also congratulations to another Falmouth alumni, Harriet Lee Merrion who has secured agency representation with one of the World’s leading illustration agencies, Heart
Share this:
2015 Falmouth Illustration Degree Show Private View Pics
The 2015 Falmouth Illustration degree show private view kicked off last Friday with the Falmouth School of Art student awards. Joseph Cox won the ‘Outstanding Student Achievement’ Award, while Alex McGinn won the ‘Student Contribution’ award. The winners of the 2015 Reportage were also announced during the evening. Runner up was 2nd year Illustration student Piera Cirefice and the winner was 3rd year Illustration student Robyn Stock.
Both 1st and 2nd year exhibitions were for the first time held at the same time as the main degree show. The combination of all three years showing work on the same night made for a great atmosphere. The Private View before long was the busiest that it’s been for a number of years. Thanks to all the students and staff that worked hard to make the evening such a great success. Here are some photos from the night….
The 2nd year show on PV night
The PV in full flow
A busy evening at the Falmouth Illustration PV
The Hair Bear Bunch or Nick and Linda?
Mark, in his element
Charlie’s angels?
Maxwell and friend selling quotes books
The Falmouth School of Art student awards
The 2nd year show on PV night
A busy evening at the Falmouth Illustration PV
The sun shines on Gylly beach the next day
Waiting for the PV
Share this:
Falmouth Illustration Degree Show opens tonight!
This year’s eagerly anticipated Illustration degree show is about to kick of this evening. For the first time ever the 3rd year show will be accompanied by separate 1st and 2nd year shows at the same time. Here is a sample of some of the work on show tonight with images from the private view to follow shortly….
Georgina Ball
Hannah Seakins
Lizzie Houldsworth
Jessica Meyrick
Ellen Bennett
Callum Palmer
Janie Anderson
Benedict Flanagan
Rebekah Truscott
Leah Smart
Sienna Rose Wood
Level One Visual Studies
Level One Visual Studies
Level One Visual Studies
Level One Visual Studies
Level One Visual Studies
Level One Visual Studies
Level One Visual Studies
Louise Hannaford
Beth Uglow
Sofie McDonald
Anna Cooper
Phoebe Plant
Ben Karnezos
Daniel McLeod
Thierry Porter
Joshua Barrett
Share this:
Falmouth Illustration Degree Show 2015
The Falmouth Illustration Degree show 2015 starts this Friday (5th June) with a Private view in the evening between 6-9pm. The best work from this year’s third years will be on display on the top floor of the Fox 2 Building at Woodlane prior to it going up to the two major London graduate shows New Designers and D&AD New Blood. This will be one of the first chances to glimpse the new generation of talented illustrators from the Falmouth course and also purchase your own copy of our newly published ‘Illustrated Book of Quotes & Sayings: Vol 10’. Some student work will be on sale at the show too. The show will be open from 10am on Friday 5th June and will end at 4pm on Monday 8th June. Don’t miss it! If you are in Falmouth on the Friday please feel free to attend the Private View.
falmouthillustrationblog.com 