Art and Design staff
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Ms Sherril Dixon
Senior Lecturer
Sherril Dixon is teaching following gemmological academic study. She has 10 years of stone trading experience and is a Director of a company with a gem trading arm, following various positions in management and business within property and estate management.
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Ian Dodds
Deputy Course Leader in Illustration
Ian Dodds has worked as a freelance illustrator since 2002. His work covers Editorial, Design and Publishing Illustration working for a number of national and international clients including The Japan Times, Radio Times, Guardian, Cycling Plus Magazine, The Economist, Institute of Directors, Financial Times, Independent on...
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Martin Donnelly
Lecturer in Graphic Design
Martin is a multi-disciplinary creative and educator with over 20 years of experience in the design industry and seven years in education. In 2000 Martin Graduated from Birmingham City University with a First Class BA (Hons) degree in Graphic Design by Negotiated Studies and became a founding member of midlands based creative...
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Professor Anthony Downey
Professor of Visual Culture
Dr. Anthony Downey is Professor of Visual Culture, with a focus on the Middle East and Global South (Birmingham City University). Developing national and international partnerships with artists and cultural organisations, Downey's interdisciplinary research contributes to and supports a critical understanding of postcolonial...
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Dr Lara Furniss
BA Art and Design Course Director
Lara has twenty years professional experience working internationally across many art and design disciplines. This extensive cross-disciplinary professional experience directly informs Lara’s teaching, with a primary interest in developing new pedagogic approaches to non-discipline specific problem solving. Lara’s research...
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Dr Shiyu Gao
Leverhulme Early Career Fellow
Dr Shiyu Gao, awarded the Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship, is working on their post-doctoral research project about surveillance and art in digital China. Before joining BCU in January 2024, Shiyu taught Art History and Theory at the University of Edinburgh, where they obtained their PhD in History of Art in 2023 and Master...
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Robert Gibb
Associate Professor – International
As Senior Lecturer, Robert teaches across a range of subjects, with specialist areas including Photography, Fine Art, Curation, and Art & Design history.
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Andrew Gillespie
Lecturer in Fine Art
Andrew Gillespie is a contemporary artist based in Birmingham. He is interested in the collision of surfaces, structures and materials. He regularly translates familiar imagery and objects through printmaking and casting, exploiting the shift in status and content that occurs with each gesture. He makes composed...
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Jonathan Griffiths
Lecturer in Graphic Design. Video and Motion Graphic – Designer, Director.
Jonathan Griffiths is a Video and Motion Graphic Designer, Director, company owner, and Lecturer at Birmingham City University. Over 15 years creative and digital agency experience working for national and international creative studios and brands underpins his work today. Within 2 years his company has received direct...
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George Hart
Associate Professor in Digital Arts
George Hart was the first member of his family to go to University, which has given him an understanding of the challenges students face when going to universities. The enthusiasm of a wonderful art teacher at school inspired George to follow his creative ambitions and make the most of his talent. This encouraged him to...