Alumni Summer Studio

About

Each summer the Gallery at Plymouth College of Art hosts a group of alumni graduates, who take over the space, turning it into an active studio space. The alumni are selected through an annual open call process and are offered the opportunity of dedicated studio space and critical input into their work (through a series of studio visits led by arts professionals and lecturers). This summer, four artists and designers will be situated in the gallery developing and testing out new ideas, working alongside each other and producing an informal presentation of their work at the end of the studio period. The gallery remains open to the public throughout the studio period and visitors are welcome to meet and chat with the artists and view their work as it progresses. Tha࠯s Lenkiewicz is an artist based in Plymouth who graduated with a (Hons) in Fine Art in 2010. Tha࠯s utilises a variety of mediums, with a focus on painting, drawing, casting/sculpture (plaster and concrete) and photography. Jack Parrott graduated with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art: Critical and Curatorial Practices in 2013. Jack continued his studies at London Metropolitan University, undertaking an MA in Curating the Contemporary. As well as developing a curatorial practice, Jack continues to work as an artist, making performative videos, drawings, prints and photography. Drew Turner Is a freelance graphic designer and illustrator based in Plymouth who graduated from the college in 2009. Drew's practice draws on an interdisciplinary approach to design, using a mixture of photography, digital painting, photoshop, 3d renderings, hand drawing and textures. Drew is also co-producer of the ‘Just Us Collective' alongside Mark Grant. Ben Wheeler will graduate this summer from the BA (Hons) Animation degree. Ben is a versatile 3D modeller-animator and cut out animator who enjoys the relationship between art and technology and creates work that combines CGI and organic movement.