Issue 59 - The Students Issue
This issue celebrates emerging arts studying any form of art qualification such as BA, MA, or PhD.
We are so excited to see the talent and creativity from early stage artists. Wonderful!!!!
Artist: Sophie Hogg
https://sophiehogg4.wixsite.com/my-site-2
PARANOIA. Description: This piece is made using mod rock, red fabric, gouache paint, fishing wire, and a disconnected hula hoop covered in black tape. Inspired by a piece of my poetry, and my experience with an overwhelming feeling of perception, this piece is an installation piece and an immersive experience. I invite the viewer to stand within the semi-circle created by the eyeball sculpture to experience the sensation of being looked at (to mimic the fear of constantly being perceived or being paranoid of such a thing). (Poetry link: https://allpoetry.com/Sophie122 , poem title 'paranoia').
Artist: Disha Gupta
Disha is a Year 1 Visual Communication student at Leeds Arts University
Power (शक्ति) - Mixed Media (Collagraph: Fevicol and watercolour) on paper
Description: This collection of 15 prints, each with its own unique detail, is centred on the Mother Goddess, a powerful figure in many cultures representing creation, nurturing, and life itself. These prints, inspired by Seema Kohli's celebration of divine feminine and Gond art of madhya pradesh. Each print, although sharing a common base, features different elements, emphasizing the Mother Goddess's impact as both universal and particularly personal.
Artist: Laura Rooney-Harbottle
https://laurarh.cargo.site
I am a photographer based in the North-West of England. I am currently in my third year of study at Manchester Metropolitan University. I am approaching graduation.
Leaked #1. Description: Leaked is a series of images that explore the photographic practice of analogue photography, the use of light leaks in my images show that you can find beauty in imperfections. As well as this it embraces the unpredictability of analogue and blurs the lines between accidental and intention.
Artist: Tyler Dickinson
https://www.instagram.com/ttylersfreaks?igsh=MWFrbmNiOWw2MGI2bw==
Tyler Dickinson is a queer artist in her third year of fine art at University of Brighton. Specialising in alien-inspired sculptures, she creates otherworldly beings that aim to evoke escapism and childlike wonder. Influenced by artists such as Dan Lam and Juliana Huxtable, and drawing further inspiration from horror films, cartoons and drag, Dickinson’s work explores the bizarre and unusual. These extra-terrestrial ‘freaks’ blend surreal forms with vibrant colours to present a viewer with beings seeming to have appeared from another planet. Through these sculptures, Dickinson invites viewers into a whimsical yet eerie universe, blending boundaries between the strange and familiar.
Artist: Ross Deeley
https://www.rossdeeley.art/
Ross Deeley (b.2001, Birmingham) is an Artist who works across and in between sculpture and drawing. He currently lives and works in London. He is a student at the Royal College of Art, studying for the Contemporary Art Practice MA.
Snail. Description. This work is a humourous meditation on the passage of time. A twisting and turning beam of light mimics a Snail’s Trail. The light is lyrical and draws through space. There is a temporal tension between the speed of a snail, and the speed of light. As temporal beings, snails lie outside of time, and are affected by time in different ways. There is also a tension between the everyday and commercial, and the organic form of the snail shell.
Artist: Amelia Gunn-Dalby
BA Fine Art UCA
https://www.youtube.com/@ameliagunn-dalby6144
Flames of Resistance. Description: Flames of Resistance, 2025, (2 min film) features a witch-like archetype character who reclaims the monstrous through ritualistic movements that aphorise the self-sacrifice that marginalised bodies make in our culture. This character evolves throughout Gunn-Dalby’s work as “the act of dancing is an exploration and invention… dance mimics the processes by which we relate to the world, connect with other bodies, transform ourselves and the space around us.” (Federici, 2017: 46) The pure pleasure of movement is a cathartic release of the subliminal alienation of the other which shatters boundaries as a form of resistance as the monstrous emerges through the dance. Kristeva considers Lacan’s theory of jouissance to suggest a new semiotic language that expresses a feminine enigmatic phenomenon where satisfaction and joy is achieved through suffering. “Jouissance alone causes the abject to exist” (Kristeva, 1982: 9). Once the subject distinguishes the other from self, they are free to emerge from the chrysalis with complete autonomy over the powers of their monstrous bodies.
Artist: Diana Capstick
https://www.dianacapstick.com/
Currently completing her MA at Falmouth University,
CONSCIENCE. Description/ Conscience This vessel embodies the entanglement of faith, morality, and control. The gleaming gold glaze evokes religious iconography and sacred relics, yet the barbed wire disrupts its sanctity, symbolizing oppression and suffering. The cross, crowned with a baby, speaks to the entwinement of innocence and institutional power, while creeping fingers crawl round the surface, grasping for escape or absolution. A clay heart, fragile yet defiant, pulses at its core—bearing witness to the weight of judgment and whispered condemnations. Wire spirals out of control, mirroring the uncontrollable spread of gossip, a force that binds and strangles as much as it reveals. Capstick, D. (2025) Conscience. [Ceramic sculpture]. 15cm x 56cm.
Artist: Stacey Allan
www.staceyallanart.com
I am a third-year BA Fine Arts student at the University for the Creative Arts in Farnham
Shell, fragment I. Description. To be described as a shell has negative implications, but shells are beautiful and protective; they’re both armour and sanctuary. This sculpture is part of a series of ceramic shells representing the stories of silenced women.
Artist: Alison Dollery
www.alisondollery.com
Alison holds a BA (Hons) in Fine Art (grad 23) and is currently studying at the Royal College of Art. Alison recently gave talks at the Royal Academy of Arts 2025, where her work was described as ground-breaking.
Full Bodied - Manufactured Body Aesthetics. Description Professional Photography, Artists Body as a Canvas and Paint. Part of the Manufactured Body Aesthetics Series//Questions for Art and Body Language. Full-bodied can refer to subverting the understanding of a large body. Why is full-bodied described as meaningful? Why is full-bodied described as meaningful? Who, what, or how do we describe our body language, image and size? Lusty Strong Rich Plush Why do some bodies give the general impression of substantial weight and rich texture? How does full-bodied become relatable when a real body and its flesh have been manipulated with paint? This question questions image manipulation in media about what our bodies are becoming in the 21st Century and its effect on how we experience our body image.
Artist: Louise Richards
https://www.louiserichardsart.com/
I am now studying for a Professional Doctorate at UEL
Ironing. Description. Ironing, throughout the video, it becomes clear that I am ironing my face. This unsettling yet deeply symbolic gesture pushes the boundaries of self-discipline, transformation, and domestic labour, questioning societal pressures around perfection, gendered expectations, and how we attempt to smooth out our identities—literally and metaphorically. It is also a piece about ageing and how women’s faces are represented in the media. The piece navigates the tension between self-care and self-erasure, inviting viewers to reconsider daily life's mundane yet often oppressive rituals.
Artist. Kirsty Bunce
https://kirstybunce.portfoliobox.net
Like... Description. Focusing on the communication of experiences living with Crohn's, 'Like' is a zine intended to work as a communication guide for people living with Crohn's as well as people who know someone living with IBD, in response to a university brief focusing on conveying empathy. Utilising imagery, I likened several experiences to visual cues to evoke a visceral reaction and a sense of understanding having struggled in the past with vocalising the impact of these things. My illustrated characters were used throughout the zine in conjunction with hand-drawn type to convey the experiences living with Crohn's in an alternative way, I used emotive comparisons to best communicate the impact and feelings of these highlighted areas. The final zine was risograph printed and hand bound.
Artist: Gladys Tan
https://www.behance.net/gtyt
Gladys Tan holds a Diploma in Fine Arts from The One Academy in Malaysia and continued her journey to the United Kingdom, pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Fine Art at the University of Sunderland.
"Untitled S-01" (2025). Description: My work incorporates discarded yarn coated in plaster to create free-standing sculpture. Its organic structure emphasises the ephemerality and fragility of the materials, reflecting the contingency and complexity of life.
Artist: Milo Moores
milomoores.com
Milo Moores (b.2003, London) is a dynamic multidisciplinary artist, who primarily working within sculpture and installation. He currently lives and works just outside of London and is in his third year, studying BA in Digital Art, at the University for the Creative Arts.
Splanchnic innards and leaky boundaries. Description. More info: ‘splanchnic innards and leaky boundaries’ is a wearable sculpture that ruptures the confines of the body and skin, liquefying its borders into grotesque seepage. Flesh spills outward - an oozing disembodiment that erodes the line between self and other. Permeable, unstable, it dissolves the body’s edges until only leakage remains.
Artist: Amy Noonan
https://amynoonan.myportfolio.com/
Currently working towards the final year of a Fine Art undergraduate degree.
Hand Seal. Description: This artwork delves into the profound resonance of the indexical trace, transforming the ephemeral into a tangible echo of human existence. I work with the inherent power of imprints, undeniable signifiers of an absent body. These traces, reminiscent of prehistoric mark-making, serve as a bridge across time, allowing for an intuitive connection to the human hand that created them. I am drawn to the materiality of natural, ancient materials— wood and wax—employing them to capture the fleeting presence of human touch. These materials, historically used to record and remember, as with seals and tree carving, become vessels for the silent narratives left behind. My work is not about recreating specific historical moments but about evoking the universal experience of leaving a mark, a testament to our presence. The anonymous nature of these traces is central to this work. It allows for a space of personal, subjective interpretation where the viewer can engage with the inherent mystery of the human touch. I seek to create a tangible link to the past, not through detailed representation but through the evocative power of the index, leaving a silent yet undeniable record of human presence.
Artist. Isobel Robey
https://isobelrobey.wixsite.com/artistwebsite
Third year, studying the ‘Artist Designer: Maker BA (Hons)’ course at Cardiff Metropolitan University.
Sunlit hours. Description. Sunlit hours, 2025, large tetra pak drypoint print using, 67 x 97.5 cm.
Artist: Daniélín
Www.danielin.art
Currently a full-time master’s degree student in fine art at UCA in Canterbury, my most recent work for the interim show was a digital collage large-scale projection with sound, mixed media sculptures and found objects. For this open call I have submitted a short film which was made during my BA, called Impulse to Inertia, which explores the urge to chase a dream.
Impulse to Inertia
Artist: Bethan Jones
Bethan Jones is a BA Fine Arts student and is in their second year of study at The University of Salford. Her practice explores identity and emotional expression through self-portraiture and she primarily works in water-based paints, such as watercolour and gouache.
love me less
Description. 'love me less' expresses the balance of independence and reliance, exploring the emotion of 'loneliness'. The self-portrait continues the artist's understanding of identity, or lack of, from a feminine and queer perspective. The piece is symbolic of reflection and is painted on a 12 by 8 inch canvas board using gouache.
Artist: Mitchell Fawcett
mitchellfawcett.com
Studying at BA Fine Art - Arts University Plymouth
The Journey of Light 1
Description. This is a light reflection that has come from the mirrored hangings. Three broken mirrored pieces hang in the centre of the dark room and a projector is projected into causing these ephemeral shapes and patterns on the walls.
Artist: Carol Jourdan
https://www.behance.net/carolinajourdan
Painting student at Edinburgh College of Arts, Carol, from Rio de Janeiro, Carol has lived in the UK for 10 years.
Experiments of Ink n.18
Description. Handmade inks on paper (2025), 76 x 54cm. Some inks used in this piece include: copper, rust, hibiscus, red cabbage, fallen flowers, acorns, walnuts, and black beans,… My practice displays my research on the alchemy of ink-making and its connections to the landscape, sustainability, and the sublime. Through making inks from scratch and foraging for colours, I engage with materials at their most fundamental level. My research goes beyond making paint; it deepens my relationship with the environment and embraces the unpredictability of its natural elements. The inks serve as a metaphor for the fragility of our environment, echoing its transient beauty and inherent vulnerability. My interest in making inks stemmed from a broader fascination with the origins of art materials. I started making pigments from rocks, earth, and ashes during the pandemic. Initially, I sought to explore affordable, sustainable art but quickly found it goes far beyond this. It is humbling to work with materials and processes that go back thousands of years. It starts by paying attention to my surroundings: looking out for fallen flowers, berries, bits of rust, and soil. Taking samples back to the kitchen, I experiment with dye extraction methods, using pH modifiers to change and strengthen the colour. I have found that some of my best results come from happy accidents not written in books, leaving me amazed by the wonders and ‘magic’ alchemy of our planet’s resources.