Our staff
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Maya Mistry
ADM Technician
Maya’s role involves supporting students, academic colleagues and student monitors across the Art, Design and Media faculty. Through providing technical support and assisting with learning and teaching activities for our facilities: Creative Print, Photography, The Shell, TV and Radio Studios. For Maya, acquiring new...
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Christopher Morris
Senior Lecturer and Course Leader in Digital Marketing
After graduating from Northumbria University, Newcastle in BA (Hons) Advertising & Graphic Design, Christopher Morris was employed as an Art Director for several London agencies; Lowe Howard-Spink/Horseman Cooke, The Unknown Partnership & D4. As Art Director, Christopher worked on accounts for Boots, M&S, James Capel,...
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Simon Myers
Lecturer in Visual Communication BIFCA
Simon has a portfolio of market leading illustration, in paper, digital and garment graphic design. His extensive client list includes the BBC’s Doctor Who, Sherlock, and Star Wars, as well as global fashion brands Ted Baker, Top Man and Adidas. Initially invited to teach Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop for Coventry...
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Jo Newman
Foundation Course Director and BA course leader
Jo chose a career in education so that she could provide students with learning environments where conversations, ideas and materials can be selected, combined, analysed and shared, offering them a way of socializing, caring and questioning to grow their learning with meaning for their futures. She champions the integration...
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Sofia Niazi
Lecturer in Illustration
Sofia Niazi is an artist, illustrator, and member of One of My Kind (OOMK) artist collective. As part of OOMK, she set up community Risograph print workshop Rabbits Road Press in London. She has worked on a range of commissioned projects, taken part in international artist residencies and regularly speaks about her work in...
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Rachel Oldfield
Lecturer in Illustration BA (Hons)
Rachel has worked as a successful freelance illustrator for over fifteen years. Her work has been commissioned for use on a wide range of formats including room decor, wall art, book covers, wrapping paper, greeting cards, commercial murals, surface pattern design, including six published children’s books. She has taught...
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David Osbaldestin
Interim Course Leader for BA (Hons) Fine Art and Course Leader for BA (Hons) Art and Design
David Osbaldestin is the Interim Course Leader for BA (Hons) Fine Art and Course Leader for BA (Hons) Art and Design based at our School of Art. A Creative Director with a passion for typography, David Osbaldestin is using his fine art and design skills to teach the complex art form of the printed letter. He has a wide...
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Koray Pezukoglu
Senior Animation Technician
Koray is experienced in the fields of motion graphics design, 3D modelling, animation, filmmaking and advertisement. He is a serious Cinema 4D enthusiast, researching Unity integration into Cinema 4D and live motion capture technologies. Koray provides daily or weekly software demonstrations and assists staff and students with...
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Andy Pilsbury
Senior Technician
Andy has worked at BCU as a Senior Technician within Photography since 2012. He oversees the running of the Photographic Studios, Processing Room, and Analogue Darkroom along with providing workshops and training for BA and MA students. He has a broad and varied skillset ranging from studio practice, camera and lighting...
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Nick Priest
Lecturer in Photography
Nick is the Level 5 Coordinator and Level 4 Lecturer on the BA (Hons) Photography course. He has a passion for all areas of photography and his practice has led him into documentary and portrait photography, shooting communities, people, places, and readings in psychogeography and sense of place, which is now where his...