Our staff
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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
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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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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Robert Gibb
Associate Professor – International | Course Director - Postgraduate Studies
As Course Director for postgraduate studies within The School of Visual Communication , and as part of The Birmingham Institute of Creative Arts , Robert teaches across a range of subjects, with specialist areas including Photography, Fine Art, Curation, and Art & Design history.
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Jonathan Griffiths
Lecturer in Graphic Communication. 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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Carla Hamer
Lecturer in Language and Culture
Carla is a full-time lecturer in Language and Culture and a part-time PhD researcher originally from Argentina. With over twenty years’ experience of teaching and lecturing, Carla has worked with a wide range of students in UK and overseas. Carla gained a First Class Honours degree in Fine Art and Art History before...
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George Hart
Deputy Head of Birmingham Institute of Creative 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...
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Becky Howson
Lecturer
Becky has over twenty years of professional experience working internationally across several disciplines; graphic design, fashion communication, textile design and interior design. Becky is undertaking PhD research in typography letterpress printing and is developing experimental typographic research practice. Recent and...
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Gemma Ince
Lecturer and Personal Tutor
Gemma has 14 years of experience as a part time visiting tutor, first teaching at Central Saint Martins (where she did her BA degree), then the University of Derby. She was nominated by the NUS for an inspirational teaching award in 2017. She recently became a permanent tutor at Birmingham City University, teaching on...
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Dr Joanna Jarvis
Lecturer in Performance Design
Joanna’s background is in designing and making period costume for performance. She has combined her studies of dress in the eighteenth-century with an interest in women’s attitudes to self-presentation through their clothes and current theories on the psychology of dress. This combination is providing a rich field of study...