Q&A
What next? Two recent graduates reflect on their time at art school and how they transitioned to life as working artists
Ashleigh Trim How did you enjoy your degree?
ABOVE Ashleigh Trim, Basking in Lemon Yellow, 2019
I loved my time at Falmouth, I had great tutors and was surrounded by awesome and talented people. I miss constantly being surrounded by other artists, being able to bounce off each other’s ideas and energy. One of the biggest reasons I was so drawn to Falmouth was the location and it is one of the main reasons I have ended up basing all my work on landscapes and nature.
22 ArtStudent_From the creators of Artists & Illustrators
How did you set yourself up after you left university? I pretty much just carried on painting, carried on making work as if I hadn’t left. I was lucky to be selected for Saatchi Arts “Invest in Artists” feature and so was able to sell a lot of my paintings, which made room and a bit of money for me to continue making more. I also moved to Cardiff right after uni and, just before I
graduated, I emailed all the local galleries and submitted to a few local call outs so that I’d have a feel of the area and opportunities before I moved there.
What is the one thing that you know now that you wish you'd known in Fresher's Week? To not take it too seriously and have fun with it. I love trying different things and it took me three years of university to just get to the starting point of what I truly wanted my practice to be.
