26 October 2020
On top of the World Illustration Awards
Hi! I’m Lizzie, now a freelance illustrator based in Hertfordshire, and I graduated from the BA (Hons) Illustration course at ARU in the summer of this year (2020). Read more…
Anglia Ruskin University students and graduates reflect on their courses, tutors, personal and professional development, and career paths.
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26 October 2020
Hi! I’m Lizzie, now a freelance illustrator based in Hertfordshire, and I graduated from the BA (Hons) Illustration course at ARU in the summer of this year (2020). Read more…
14 May 2020
My name is Lizzie Knott and I am a 3rd Year Illustration student. Being a student in lockdown has been a surreal experience. I didn’t expect to be completing my degree from my home, however, it has given me some time to really reflect on my intentions as an illustrator. Read more…
13 May 2020
MA Children’s Book Illustration graduate Beth Waters was recently shortlisted for the 2020 Kate Greenaway medal in Children’s Book Illustration for her book Child of St Kilda. She tells us about her time on the course, and her reaction to being shortlisted. Read more…
23 April 2020
The Photography BA (Hons) course allowed me to find my creative independence whilst working with my peers on projects and exchanging advice. Read more…
7 February 2020
I did the BA Illustration at Cambridge School of Art in 2006-2009, and then had two years out before starting the MA in Children's Book Illustration in 2011, which I finished at the beginning of 2014. Read more…
13 January 2020
Winning the Supanee Gazeley prize was the biggest shock I’ve ever had. I still don’t think it’s really sunk in. It’s an amazing thing. Read more…
17 December 2019
I spent three amazing years at Cambridge School of Art living and working with incredibly talented and like-minded creative people. Read more…
2 December 2019
I’ve always loved to draw and paint and tell stories. By my early twenties, while finishing my BFA in communication design in North Texas, I knew illustration was what I really wanted to do and that it was children’s books that excited me most. Read more…
10 October 2019
Being a fine artist is a combination of self-investigation and experimentation alongside organisation and time management. Read more…
25 September 2019
The work I am doing now is so different from many of my colleagues - even though we were all on the same course - and that diversity is a testament to the freedom the course gives to students. Read more…