Being a freelance illustrator
Mark Boardman is a successful artist and illustrator, whose painterly style is distinctive and captivating. He creates book covers, posters and other illustration for editorial.
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Nick Hornby, sculptor
Cast in pristinely white synthetic marble, artist Nick Hornby's multifaceted, abstract structures blend familiar fragments from a variety of art historical references.
A career in figure sculpture
Nikki Taylor is a sculptor, creating beautiful and expressive sculptures of the human form. She works mostly with woven wire mesh, and also in bronze, from her Surrey-based studio.
Working as a blacksmith artist
Melissa Cole is an artist blacksmith, who designs and makes products from metal using traditional blacksmithing techniques.
Philomena Francis, artist
The work of artist Philomena Francis stretches and alters over time. Her images, created using treacle piped directly onto walls, drip to form sticky puddles on the gallery floor.
News & views
Turning values into profit
Heather Kerr is an illustrator, designer and animator. With two friends she set up Atto, a multidisiplinary design agency. She spoke about the values important to a creative brand.
Smart crafting
Goldsmiths' Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Computational Studio Arts can be described as 'smart crafting'. Four students talk about their work in this exciting new field of study.
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Career article
From artist to entrepreneur
Making the transition from being a student to establishing an arts practice, business, or career within the creative and cultural industries is a challenging but exciting journey.
How to get your art exhibited
There are many avenues for an artist to pursue in order to get work exhibited. Much depends on your career to-date, the nature of the work you make, and the area in which you live.
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