Brendan Barry completed his MA in Photography and The Land from Plymouth University in 2012 and has since then gained a rich and varied experience in education teaching and lecturing at a variety of levels. He has a diverse background having worked as a photographer & designer in the corporate and commercial industries as well as developing and maintaining his own artistic photographic practice. His personal work combines elements of construction, education, performance and participation and is mostly concerned with the transformation of different objects and environments into spaces capable of viewing and capturing a photographic image, using the mechanics of photography as a tool for exploration and collaboration.

Caroline studied BA Fine Art at Gloucestershire College of Art and Design and was awarded her MA in Fine Art by Liverpool University. Having exhibited for several years, she shifted her practice to supporting the work of other contemporary artists and has since worked for art galleries in roles that include, education curator, project manager, exhibition organiser and curator. Caroline has extensive experience of informal education gained through youth work and gallery education and before starting at Exeter School of Art in 2015 she was an Associate Lecturer at Plymouth University.

Matthew supports provision and training in practical skills on the Fine Art course and across the wider Faculty. As a Part time Lecturer he provides lecturing and technician provision. He teaches painting, drawing, sculpting, moulding, carving, cutting, constructing and forming. If you have a certain process or artwork you want to create Matt can give you the skills to design and create it!

Matt’s training is very multi discipline artisan craftsman covering everything from constructing sea going catamarans, to restoring church ceilings, designing and creating large stain glass windows and laminating helical spiral staircases to name just a few projects. His degree was a Double Combined Honours in Fine Art and English Literature which he then expanded into the application of larger projects bridging the Art and Construction disciplines, so that he is able to bring a certain aesthetic awareness to the use of skills, bringing this “outside” knowledge back into the college context.

Mike’s first job on graduating from Somerset College of Arts and Technology was to work for Roundel Design Group in Hanover Square in central London. After a year of making the tea (reluctantly) and art-working designs (badly) he went on to work for Demon Records for 8 years producing album covers, adverts, posters, catalogues and all other marketing material for a diverse range of artists including Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe and Ian Dury. After a year travelling he returned to the UK to work for the Times Newspaper, where he designed the covers for the daily Times T2 section, designed and launched The Times ‘metro’ magazine (arts, books and listings) for The Saturday Times and worked as the design editor. He also worked as the Design editor for The Times newspaper ‘Bricks and Mortar’ property section for 3 years.

Mike has more than 20 years’ experience in graphic design and art direction and has worked with a range of clients including top music companies, national newspapers, major companies as well as social enterprises, schools, colleges, charities and local government.

He has also been a visiting lecturer at Plymouth University, Somerset College of Arts and Technology and at the University of East London.

Mike’s design practise, Krage Design is based in Exeter where he continues to be excited by the potential of design and art.

Nigel graduated with a BA (Hons) Degree in Graphic Design at Norwich School of Art in 1982. He then worked as a graphic designer for various Exeter-based design consultancies, before eventually running his own design company for nine years, producing design-for-print for a wide range of local and national clients.

He enjoyed over twenty years of working in the creative industry before gaining his PGCE qualification in 2006 at the start of his teaching career.

Since then he has taught graphic design at Plymouth College of Art and Petroc before joining Exeter College in 2011, lecturing and tutoring on the UAL Extended and Foundation Diploma courses. He is now Programme Manager of Exeter School of Art’s university-level FDA Graphic Communication course.

Gavin studied Fine Art Sculpture at Winchester School of Art, followed by an MA in Fine Art sculpture at the Royal College of Art. His professional practice is multidisciplinary, recently working with a variety of printmaking processes, wood carving as well as a range of photographic projects, he has exhibited both nationally and internationally. Gavin has worked in the creative industries for over 20 years; working for a diverse range of clients including artists, architects, museums and theatre companies. Gavin is an established member of staff at Exeter College with many years teaching experience in Photography, Fine Art and Scenic Construction.

Jessica obtained an MA in Photography and the Book from Plymouth University in 2012. In 2013 she co-founded Dodo Photo in Exeter, a gallery and project space for contemporary photography with the aim to support qualitative photography in the South West. Her practice is a careful and sensitive investigation of the social environment and more specifically of the relationship between people and places in an urban environment. The current work focuses on the medium of the photobook in order to construct photographic narratives. Jessica is an Associated Lecturer at Plymouth University, Bath Spa University and Exeter College.