Dr Gareth Brookes
- Kingston School of Art
- Department of Illustration Animation
- Design, Arts and Creative Practice
Lecturer in Illustration
About
I am a graphic novelist and researcher. I have published four graphic novels, the most recent being The Dancing Plague (2021) and The Compleat Angler (2025) both published by SelfMadeHero. I use unusual material approaches in my work, including embroidery, pyrography, various forms of printmaking, and pressed flowers. In my academic work I employ a practice-based approach to explore ideas of embodiment and trace, and consider how technology affects our engagement with materials.
Alongside Maggie Gray, Nick White, John Miers and Isabel Greenberg I help run the Kingston School of Art Comic Club.
Qualifications
- PhD in Comics Studies from Central Saint Martins, UAL
- MA (RCA) in Printmaking
- BA (Hons) Fine Art, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne