Illustration and Animation BA(Hons): Who teaches this course

• Staff teaching on this course

Find out more here about the Faculty or School where you will be taught and about some of the key teaching staff for this course.

Top practitioners are involved in the development of our programme; and you'll be taught by active professionals with a wealth of experience and contacts in their various fields.  Here are some of the members of staff who'll be teaching you:

Geoff Grandfield, course director

Illustration tutor across all three years of the BA course. He completed the MA Illustration at the Royal College of Art and has subsequently been a regular contributor to many newspapers and magazines including the Guardian and the Radio Times.  He has illustrated many authors, including Raymond Chandler and Graham Greene for the Folio Society and Margaret Atwood and John LeCarre for BBC Spoken Word.

Jake Abrams

Second Year co-ordinator and ilustration tutor. His illustration practice includes children's books, national advertising campaigns and diverse projects for a range of international design clients.

Jane Webster

Third year co-ordinator and Illustration tutor. Her practice as an illustrator has a wide range of clients across editorial, advertising, design and product branding, specialising in observational and reportage processes.

Chris Shepherd

Animation co-ordinator and tutor. A BAFTA nominated television/film writer and director, Chris has an equally impressive profile as an animation director specialising in moving image and live action.

Martina Bramkamp

Animation co-ordinator and tutor who studied graphic design and animation in Germany before taking her Animation MA at the Royal College of Art. Her films 'Heavity' and 'Attempt no.5' have been seen worldwide at international festivals.

Mark Harris

First year co-ordinator, studio and printmaking tutor. Mark's fine art printmaking work is in the collections of the V&A Museum and Deutsche Bank.

Rebecca Davies

Printmaking and studio tutor. Her own practice explores public space environmental artwork and materials.

Paul Wright

Illustration studio tutor. His freelance practice includes the production of illustrated novels,'Smelling a Rat' published by Jonathan Cape. His career has also encompassed book jackets, television work, newspaper illustration, advertising, animation and mural design.

Paul Jenkins

Studio, visual editing and photography tutor. Specialist input for photography and image / text design.

Noel Benstead (visiting)

Life-drawing tutor.

Lucy Sullivan (visiting)

Chris Bianchi (visiting)

Bill Bragg (visiting)

Jon Grey (visiting)

Marielle Fauchon (visiting)

Richard Hogg (visiting)

Adrian Johnson (visiting)

Stephen Fowler (visiting)