Degree Show 2025 Jie Wang BA Art and Design Jie Wang is a Leeds-based artist whose practice explores themes of diaspora, memory, architecture and belonging. Rooted in her personal experience, her work reflects on the emotional landscape of displacement and the remnants of home. Working with a variety of materials, often textile, woodwork and paper, …
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Samuel Tharby
Degree Show 2025 Samuel Tharby BA Art and Design My art and design project transformed a bedroom into a football-themed space, exploring nostalgia through collectibles. I created custom bedding, stickers, and posters, incorporating retro team logos and iconic imagery. The design evokes personal and cultural memories, blending childhood passion with creative expression in a uniquely …
Amy Rennison
Degree Show 2025 Amy Rennison BA Art and Design As a creative, I am interested in the senses, exploring themes of sanctuary, light, and the quiet power of stillness. My work invites viewers to pause, reflect, and discover a sense of peace within the gentle interplay of light and shadow. Through immersive installations and evocative …
Hannah Slater
Degree Show 2025 Hannah Slater BA Art and Design My work investigates how modularity can be used to create adaptable lighting environments. Using 3D printing, the designs reimagine the unique flowing contours and curves of naturally stacked rock formations, offering an appreciation of light and form. Through stackable, modular lighting that draws on tactile minimalism, …
Ellie May
Degree Show 2025 Ellie May BA Art and Design ‘The Viewing Room’ explores surveillance, voyeurism and media consumption, inviting viewers to reflect on their roles as both watchers and the watched. Using familiar interfaces of TV, CDs and social media, it reframes everyday passive acts as ethically ambiguous, highlighting human desires, power dynamics and society’s …
Alexandra Rosenthal
Degree Show 2025 Alexandra Rosenthal BA Art and Design Beyond the Façade is a multidisciplinary body of work exploring the relationship between architecture, identity, and emotional space. Through carefully constructed miniatures, it contrasts Brutalist exteriors with detailed interiors, encouraging viewers to consider how personal expression and individuality exist within structured environments, and how physical space …
Alice Lee
Degree Show 2025 Alice Lee BA Art and Design I am a realist artist and designer based in Derbyshire, working primarily with paint mediums. My practice focuses on commissioned work, landscapes, human form and portraiture. Further works available to view on Instagram: @art_byalicelee. My degree show project explores the relationship between narrative and image, drawing …
Lily Orme
Degree Show 2025 Lily Orme BA Art and Design ‘Form follows feeling’ explores how emotional care can be embedded into physical form. It subverts minimalist design by inviting adults to rediscover childhood comforts. Through tactile, playful forms, it creates a safe space designed to reduce anxiety and promote emotional wellness through instinctive engagement. handshakeConnect with …
Diyi Wang
Degree Show 2025 Diyi Wang BA Art and Design I explore the overlooked relationship between the nature and human being through tea, petals, and pattern. Using delicate materials and botanical imagery, the work invites slow, mindful observation of the natural world we often aestheticise but fail to truly see. handshakeConnect with An overview, “The Forgotten …
Cecilia Martin
Degree Show 2025 Cecilia Martin BA Art and Design I have a curiosity for experimenting with textiles as a medium.My most recent work explores the tension between chaos and control. Using weaving, knotting, and reclaimed materials, my work embraces imperfection, emotional expression, and material transformation. I aim to evoke a sensory response and reflect on …