UAL Foundation Diploma in Art & Design
Our Graduates
Returning to education as a mature student, Andy quickly showed a natural flair for photography, shooting a cover feature of Biffy Clyro for the NME in his second year. Since his graduation, Andy has gone from strength to strength, shooting artists ranging from Beyonce to Slayer for some of the world’s most prestigious music magazines.
Andy has also worked on large commercial commissions for major brands, including Red Bull, Converse, Peugeot and Disney.
Interview with Andy Ford
Rhys Coren completed a Foundation Diploma in Art & Design before going on to complete a degree in Art & Visual Culture at UWE Bristol, and completing a postgraduate diploma in Fine Art at Royal Academy Schools London. Rhys' work explores rhythm, colour and texture, and is characterised by cartoon-like clouds, grids of colour, shadows and the interplay of lines.Now based in London, Rhys was recently commissioned to create a nine metre long public artwork made from bespoke terrazzo, displayed behind Bond Street Crossrail Station in London. He has had solo exhibitions at Galeriepcp, Paris; Seventeen, London; Grimm Gallery, New York and Lumiere Festival, London, with group exhibitions at Identity Gallery, Hong Kong; Spike Island, Bristol; Maria Gallery, Milan and RISE, Berlin.
Zowie left Arts University Plymouth in 1985 and went on to set up the highly successful independent fashion label Boudicca. In 2008 Boudicca was invited to become a guest member of Haute Couture in Paris and showed its first Haute Couture collection to rave reviews.
Zowie and her partner Brian Kirkby have always been involved in the arts, collaborating with Tate Modern, artist Gillian Wearing, architect David Adjaye and film director Mike Figgis. She is now Head of Fashion at Royal College of Art in London.
Zowie was awarded an Honorary Fellowship in 2022 by Arts University Plymouth in recognition of her outstanding contribution to fashion and to fashion design education.
Visit www.platform13.com to find out more about Boudicca.
Molly Erin McCarthy, a.k.a molmor / mol, is an artist and streamer who graduated from BA Fine Art in 2020.
She works across sculpture, installation and interactive mediums to explore how we form, and are formed by, the physical and philosophical landscapes we reside in.
While at Workroom Molly will be exploring how to create better synergy between her artistic practice and freelance work, aiming to share and collaborate with other residents and identify new and exciting ways to be a creative entrepreneur.
Emily Collins is Head of Advocacy and Communications (South West) at Arts Council England, having previously worked as Digital Manager for Crafts Council, the UK’s national charity for craft.Emily completed a Foundation Diploma in Art & Design at Arts University Plymouth in 2009, going on to study BA (Hons) Graphic Design at UAL. Her professional roles since have included Team Leader overseeing marketing and communications for Uni Connect, an Office for Students initiative, Digital Content Editor for Arts University Plymouth and Project Manager for Crafts Magazine.Her expertise includes delivering user-first digital content, products and services, optimising social strategy, user experience and search engine optimisation for national brands.
Kez Dearmer is a visual artist, specialising in painting, 3D modelling and rendering, drawing and model making. Kez graduated from a Foundation Diploma in Art & Design in 2015 with a Distinction before studying Fine Art at UAL.
Kez had his work chosen for exhibition and was awarded the Young Artist Award at the Plymouth Contemporary 2021 and had his work included in the exhibition ‘The Great Wen’ at Usual Business Gallery in London.
Now based in London, Kez works as a 3D artist as well as illustrating for The Neat Review, a long-form, print-only art journal exploring the crossovers between art and magic.
Jake Paget, who graduated with a Distinction in Art & Design, is a co-founder of McKinley & Paget, a brand renowned for its plant-based candles and fragrances. The brand was born out of a simple need: to create a plant-based candle that combined good design and natural ingredients. Starting with trading at local markets, the company quickly expanded its reach, securing international stockists and high-profile collaborations. Over the years, they've been featured in prestigious publications like GQ and Wallpaper Magazine. In 2021, they undertook a significant rebrand and received a commission from the Royal Collection Trust for an official Buckingham Palace winter candle. Based in Devon, Jake continues to innovate, recently launching a scent branding arm and focusing on expanding the brand's presence across the UK.