Fine Art 2024

New Art, Same Walls

Foreword

“Artists are the gatekeepers of truth. We are civilization’s anchor. We are the compass for humanity’s conscience.” - Harry Belafonte

This catalogue is a celebration of years of study. It is also a celebration of the bravery inherent in studying fine art. Choosing this path means embracing uncertainty, valuing creativity over convention, and expressing truths that transcend words. In a culture that does not appear to appreciate the arts, you dared to dream, to see beauty in the mundane, and to transform visions into reality. The journey is never easy, but it is profoundly rewarding. As fine arts graduates, you are equipped not only with skills but with a unique perspective that challenges and enriches society.

Do keep in touch, let us know how you are doing, and even if you fund your continuing practice through employment not related to your degree, remember to proudly say ‘I am an Artist’.

Continue to be courageous, to create, and to inspire.

Congratulations year of 2024!! We will miss you.

Mary O’Neill Programme Leader: BA Fine Art

Kaye

Natalia Banas

Chloe Sabine Bates

Natalia Bielak

Lauren Birch

Beth Blackshaw

Harmony Bonner

Gina Bullman

Ethan Cattermole

Raquel Maria Correia

Elizabeth Coxon

Grace Deko-Kina

Kira Deloughery-Clarke

Sasha Elliott

Rebecca Isabelle Guttormsen

Jewell Jamela Harris

Kane Hartley

Georgie Hings

Muzammil Hussein

Phitchapa Jiu-Chaisak

Sophia Kucková

Rachael Lenton

Holli Lloyd

Nico Loach

Salvador D'orey

Isabella Nader

Helen Li Newbold

Mia Overton

Lilian Jinx

Katie Price

Romie Ruddock

Manpreet Saini

Elizabeth Savage Stringer

Rob Simpkin

Brogan Smith

Ellie Spencer

Kitty Spencer-Malpass

Gabriela Sroga

Andrei-Vasile Tarniceru

Antoine Tchounou

Persephone Tomlins

Serena Vickers Berrow

Sarah Vittle

Isabel Walker

Madeline Warner

Jackie Whall

Isobelle Wilebore

Kaye Axon

Leicester based interdisciplinary artist Kaye Axon has an interest in working sustainably and provoking debate on environmental issues. Axon's work 'Fire' is the beginning of a pyrographical voyage of discovery into the increasing severity and frequency of bushfires in New South Wales caused by global heating.

Image from 'Fire', 33 repurposed wooden pyrographical images of birds spread across 2.3 x 2.3 m

Email: AxonsArt@outlook.com Instagram: @axonsart

Looking back into my childhood when I used to live in Poland. And the effects of it on me.

My House

Email: natalia.banas2207@gmail.com

Instagram: @art.bynatalia

Natalia Banas

I am a mixed media artist currently painting about my family life and celebrating overcoming my difficult childhood. I created a self portrait a day online during the pandemic and completed an A.C.E commission, and was the overall winner of the L.O.V.E Art Exhibition 2022 for 'Richard and the Tulips'.

My Dream came True ( Part of a series - 'The Living Room'), Acrylics on canvas 120 X 80 cm

Email: cocospiritsongtree@gmail.com Instagram: @chloesabini

Chloe Sabine Bates

Focused on expressing my ideas in a three dimensional form and experimentation of various materials dependant on what is best suited for the given piece.

Impaled, 3MM pulpboard, 5 X 5 X 8.2 cm

Email: talia.creations@myyahoo.com

Instagram: @talia.creations

Natalia Bielak

We've all seen a figure lurking in the shadows; the suggestion of a creature that shouldn't be seen. In 'Caught' I capture this grainy moment and prolong it's life, exposing the impossible as real and revealing what waits for us in the dark.

Caught, Monoprint on gauze, 1.02 x 2.7 m

Email: laurenhbirch@gmail.com

Lauren Birch

Beth Blackshaw

My art practice is using acrylic pour paint that allows me to express feelings as an autistic person.

You do a paint by numbers, Acrylic pour on MDF 120 x 120 cm

Instagram: @harmony.b_15

Harmony Rose Louise Bonner

Gina Bullman is a Sheffield based multi-disciplinary artist whose work explores themes of comfort and stability. Inspired by Pipilotti Rist’s spatial interactive installations she has developed an installation piece that invites the viewer to take part in the space.

Untitled, Audio, Crochet, Installation

Instagram: @gina_706 @gina_leighart

Gina Bullman

a likeness of a person through the medium of paint.

Email: egcatt@live.com

Instagram: @ethans.paintings

Capturing

Salvador, Oil paint on board, 30 x 40 cm

Ethan Cattermole

Email: mariacorreiaraquel012@gmail.com Instagram: @quels.art

Raquel Maria Correia

Lusitano, Acrylics, 1,65 x 1,50 cm

My practice is a exploration through different methods of art to push my ability as an artist, I want to combine traditional and non traditional techniques to talk about feelings of dissociation and not being connected with your own body.

Distort, 10 A1 screenprints hung in a installation

Website: coxonartworks.com

Instagram: @Coxon_Artworks

Elizabeth Coxon

Nostalgia plays a role in my practice, due to my childhood memories of my school life, nostalgia becomes a prominent theme in my practice. In this realisation I’ve focused my work on drawings reminiscent of the ways I used to draw shapes and play with vibrant colours in my younger years.

The Playground, Acrylic on paper, 14.4 x 25.7 cm

Email: gracedeko2002@gmail.com

Instagram: @ _gdkarts

My art practice explores the staining process, which involves diluted acrylic paint poured energetically on to the raw fabrics folded in pleats and laid out on the floor. The flat planes of colour flow rhythmically over the surface creating a celebration of harmonious layered transparent pools of colour. The vibrant textiles sway and float throughout the space, flowing naturally with the air around them.

Email: kiraclarke030@gmail.com

Instagram: @kiraclarkeart

Fluid Drapery, Acrylic paint and ink stained fabric, 470 x 82 x 178 cm

Kira

Deloughery-Clarke

A colourful exploration of nostalgia through the use of paintings of my younger self. A trip down memory lane to prepare me for my new trip into a life past university.

Email: sashaelliottart@gmail.com Instagram: @sasha_elliott.art

Sasha Elliott

Younger Self 1, Acrylic on hand stretched canvas, 100 x 100 cm

Rebecca Guttormsen's work explores the beauty of vagueness in art. The abstract prints she's made coalesce to form a visual diary, that when put in a gallery space speaks the narrative of her thoughts. Through the practice of printmaking, Rebecca has used various methods such as screen printing to explore the effect colour and visual patterns have on mental health. Wassily Kandinsky, Erin Hanson and Yayoi Kusama are a few artists that have inspired this work.

Untitled, Screen prints, 100 x 70 cm

Email: rguttormsen80@gmail.com

Instagram: @rebeccas.prints

Rebecca Isabelle Guttorsmen

My practice is a mixture of abtract painting and written word on a large scale focusing on forms and using mixed media to create gestural marks and symbolic references that illustrate the complex timeline of a broken family home and a Caribbean family dynamic. By manipulating negative spaces, for the audience to engage with.

Email: jewellharris2024@gmail.com

Jewell Jamela Harris

My Father's Sin, Acrylic paint, wall paint, oil paint and gold & silver leaf foil, 110 x 120 cm

A body of work exploring the mental condition, embodying surrealist techniques which aid an investigation into my own subconscious.

Departure from consciousness, Midnight Black and Pure White emulsion on MDF board, 90 X 60 X 3 cm

Email: kanehartley16@hotmail.co.uk

Instagram: @kane_h_art_ley

Kane Hartley

Georgie Hings

Georgie Hings explores themes of femininity and the complexity of womanhood through a series of oil paintings depicting shells. Acting as a symbolic nod to fertility, Georgie hides female figures within the shells with the intention to show the entrapment, as well as protective armour of women. Within her work, Georgie uses symbolism to reference both the female form and sexuality, including imagery such as oysters. Georgie’s process is similar to the natural forming of shells by building layers into her works to emphasise the textures and form. Her work is intended to challenge the viewer's perception of women and their role in society.

Email: ohyoulovelyhuman@gmail.com

Instagram: @Ohyoulovelyhuman

Musell, Oil and Acrylic on Canvas, 2024

Muzzamil Husein

My artistic exploration centers on the intersection of androgynous identity, punk subculture fashion, and the complexities of early adulthood. Through vibrant colors and unique characters, I was inspired by fluidity of gender expression which is often found in the punk scene, while also delving into emotions of navigating adulthood. Central to my work is the portrayal of individuals constrained within delimited spaces, serving as both physical and metaphorical representations of the constraints placed upon us by external expectations and internal struggles.

Email: jiuchaisakp@gmail.com

Instagram: @pallammppq

Phitchapa Jiu-Chaisak

Circus, Oil and Oil stick on canvas, 110 x 122 x 4.5 cm

My practice currently explores themes of feminism and sentimentality.

Heritage, Video installation, Length: 30 minutes

Email: sophiakuckova08@gmail.com

Website: https://p2669207.wixsite.com/sophiakuckova

Sophia Kucková

Rachael Lenton

In the quiet moments of night, when the world falls silent, my dreams become the sanctuary where my spirit finds solace. “A Path of Dreams” is an exhibition born from the intersection of my struggles with depression and the boundless realms of my imagination.

The River of Dreams, Acrylic on mdf, 2000mm-1500mm

Email: Thewhimsicalpainter@gmail.com

Instagram: @the_whimsical_painter

Holli Lloyd

Painting vibrant people and pastel seascapes that revolve around the beauty of queerness and gender fluidity.

The Depths We Go, Pulp cardboard and plywood with acrylic plexiglass, and digital paintings, 45 x 45 cm

Email: nicoloach2@gmail.com Instagram: @prettynicodraws

Fragments of a place where the boundaries blur between art and fashion.

Untited, Photography

Email: salvadorlupiorey@hotmail.com

Instagram: @salvaddorey

Salvador d'Orey

Isabella Nader

My practice is concerned with topics of fragmentation, destruction, religion, and interpersonal relationships, usually taking the form of drawing or sculpture. I use my work to navigate the ambiguity that these themes raise, wrestling with uncertainty until I can eventually accept it.

Thank you very much to Daniel Cowlam, Erin McDougall, Sachoni Montgomery, Morgan Pontifex-Price, Felix Wint and Ray Yau for all of your help and contributions toward this project.

Untitled (box), Timber, pulpboard, wood stain, varnish, steel, copper, gold leaf, 213.5 x 355 x 316 cm

Email: helennewboldartist@gmail.com

Instagram: @somethingbyhelen

Helen Li Newbold

Mia Overton’s work utilises art as an escape and to visually communicate experiences and emotions she has felt during events of her life. Her sculpture explores the aftermath of mourning, returning to nature and the cycle of life and death. By focusing on memories when she works, Mia is able to process her emotions and considers the creation of her work to be a form of therapy. Sculpture has become a way to express herself and experiment with a range of techniques and materials such as body casting and using fabrics to create figures using her subconscious and inspiration from artists such as Laura Ford, Kenji Lim and Ben Edge.

Email: Miaoverton03@gmail.com

Instagram: @mia_overton_art

Mia Overton

At Peace, Stuffed fabric with two part expanding foam head cast

Beliefs about self can always shift, but the mind requires repetition for lessons to stick. It may be a painful process, but it seems inescapable if one desires change. It all begins with an acceptance and witnessing of chaos.

DON'T EAT OUT OF THE PALM OF YOUR FEARS, Multi-media, performance and film, projection

Email: jinx.creative@icloud.com

Instagram: @jinx.creative

Lilian Jinx

Katie Price

Pastel Dreamscape is an installation that welcomes the viewer into a pink and purple imaginary world. Inspired by my grandmother’s beautiful garden, I was surrounded by flowers, animals and fairy ornaments. This influenced me to take objects from her garden, moulding them and turning them into my own funky creations. This practice focuses on escaping reality and what we perceive as real, Pastel Dreamscape does this by challenging the ‘true colours of nature’.

Email: katiepriceart03@gmail.com

Instagram: @katieprice_art_x

Pastel Dreamscape, Mix-medium installation

A series of paintings exploring divinity, portraiture, and culture. The three divines

Email: Romie074@outlook.com

Romie Roddock

Saini Women in the form of goddesses to replicate the strength and power of one as a goddess.

Manpreet

Goddess, Acrylics, 190 x 160 cm

My practice explored the deep connection rooted between humans and animals, this is commonly known as spirit animals. I explore the depths of meaning and symbolism in both.

Her accessory, Oil paints, 30 x 30 cm

Email: Lizzie.savagestringer@yahoo.co.uk

Instagram: @lizziess_art

Elizabeth Savage Stringer

Trying to convey a sense of animacy within digital media. Through video, audio and narrative constructions I try to immerse the viewer in a space that isn't physical whilst trying to maintain the poignancy of the work, despite the digital setting.

Video, 969 x 560 x 61 mm

Instagram: @rsimpkin_art

Rob Simpkin

Blodegesa,

Brogan Smith’s creation features a growing and breathing mutant species that invades the surrounding space. The tumorous growths evoke a visceral response, blurring the lines between repulsion and fascination, bringing beauty to the grotesque. These sculptures explore the anxieties surrounding our current society, and the looming spectre of apocalypse.

MALLORY THE MALIGNORB, Tights, Stuffing, Latex, Soft-Robotics

Email: broganahs@gmail.com

Instagram: @bos.arrtt

Brogan Smith

Ellie Spencer

Ellie Spencer works with textiles using the freehand machine embroidery technique and crochet, alongside painting and printmaking. She is inspired by the colours and forms of nature and her art recognises, appreciates and celebrates the wonder of the natural world.

A Place of Healing, Freehand Machine Embroidery, Crochet, Willow, Lichen, Pinecones, Moss, Hessian, Jute Yarn, Cotton Yarn, Nettle Yarn, Banana Bark Yarn, Plant Roots, Paper, Ambient Soundscape featuring nature sounds and piano, composed, performed and recorded by Ellie Spencer, 110 x 175 cm

Instagram: @elliespencerartist

Website: www.elliespencerartist.co.uk

Feeling as if I am a cartoon character in a world full of humans, I feel as if I don’t belong and hide myself in a flesh suit. This work is me breaking out and trying to express emotions and questions that live in my overwhelmed mind, Welcome to me.

Email: ella.spencermalpass2016@gmail.com

Instagram: @curious_clown_arts

Big Head, Soft sculpture, 58 x 45 cm.

Kitty Spencer-Malpass

Gabriela Sroga’s project breathes new life into discarded furniture and home objects, transforming them into surreal sculptures that defy their origins. Collected from the streets or charity shops, each object carries a history of use and abandonment. Yet, through artistic intervention, they are reborn as hybrids, each with a unique voice and story to tell.

Corner the past, Wooden cabinet, paper clay, acrylic, artificial fur, crystal ball, 185 x 55 x 40 cm

Email: Gabriela@sroga.eu

Instagram: @sroga.art

Gabriela Sroga

Andrei's passion for carving and tattooing opens a fascinating opportunity to blend these two art forms. The precision, depth, and texture of carving align perfectly with the meticulous detail and steady hand needed for tattooing, allowing Andrei to create sculptures with a unique sense of dimensionality and depth.

Wood carving, techniques used: pyrography, tattoo stencil on wood and painting with tattoo ink

Email: tarniceruandrei49@gmail.com

Instagram: @tarniceruandrei

Andrei-Vasile Tarniceru

My fascination with plaster stems from its omnipresence it is virtually everywhere yet often overlooked. Similarly, everyday forms like vases intrigue me for their commonplace existence. The O-Bliquitous exhibits a smooth texture attributed to the shape of a cylinder and getting its name from the word "ubiquitous," signifying their omnipresence and ability to transcend traditional categorizations. Whiles the painting displays a deliberate approach to motivate aesthetic and physical considerations. The meticulous lining and continuous manual exertion underscored the relentless nature of the creative process. In my practice, I have contemplated, delved into the intersection of materiality, craftsmanship, and viewer engagement, reflecting on a deep understanding of the artistic process and a commitment to creating meaningful experiences through my work.

88 × 150 cm

Email: atchounou@gmail.com

Instagram: @_antoine_tchounou

Antoine Tchounou

Untitled, Plaster on canvas painting

Persephone is a mixed media artist whose work focuses on perception and gender identity. Past, Present, Future, Mixed Media Paintings, 30 x 40 inches

Email: persephonetomlins@gmail.com

Persephone

Tomlins

My Practice explores a lost sense of time and displacement and the spaces in between. I have always had a fascination with the past and the way we make connections with others. Using monochrome photographic images and moving Image and found and recovered objects, inviting the viewer to make their own interpretation.

Retrospection, Photographic Images , mixed media

Instagram: @serena_annaart

Website: www.serenavickersfineart.co

Serena Vickers Berrow

Instagram: @sarahs.art.space

Etsy: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SarahVittle

Honningbrew Meadery, Acrylic on acetate, 12 x 16.5 inches

Sarah Vittle

Portraiture and mythological fantasy art that’s characterised by rich colours, metallics, and neutrals that give paintings a superior look while also idealising darkness and a sensation of escape.

Superior and vulnerability, Inks, graphites, charcoals and colour pens on flat tile like canvases

Email: Izwalker38@gmail.com

Isabel Walker

Madeline references her experiences of early motherhood and the transience of a childhood spent between England and America through symbols, conventions and domestic spaces. Her work evokes experiences of self-reflection, uncertainty and dependency through collective understanding.

It's All Up To Be, Installation, time based media, 250 x 250 x 330 cm

Email: madeline.arw@outlook.com

Instagram: @marrowe_bones

Madeline Warner

Jackie Whall

Using monoprint and oil paint, Jackie is exploring positive aspects of masculinity through her own experiences, creating a series of canvases with her son as the focus and a desire to counteract the concept of “toxic masculinity”. Jackie seeks to present masculine qualities in a positive light as an encouragement for young men to be true to themselves, unashamed of their masculinity, becoming the best version of themselves.

Masculinity: Boy, Monoprint and oil paint, 98 x 86 cm

Email: art@jackiewhall.co.uk

Instagram: @jackiewhall

I create large scale self-portrait nudes that confront my vulnerabilities in a more personal space. I distort these paintings to express the idea of losing myself when have an obsession of overcoming these vulnerabilities and 'curing myself'.

Unveiling Vulnerabilitiy, Acrylic on canvas, 120 x 180 cm

Email: isobelle.wilebore@icloud.com

Instagram: @isobelle_artz

Afterword

Making art and making art for a degree are two very different experiences. Every 2024 graduate in this exhibition can vouch for the highs and lows of creating and developing as an artist in an institutional environment.

Firstly, Gino Atwood and Dan Cowlan. Thank you to you both, this exhibition would truly not be what it is without you. Your kindness, patience and support as we wrapped up our final year made a world of difference. The entire graduating class of 2024 is grateful; for the consideration afforded to each individual work, the curatorial advice offered or simply the care you took to make us feel supported throughout the process of making this show happen.

Thank you to our lecturers and technicians, both those who have been here all along and those who we have only had the joy of knowing for a smaller amount of time. Each conversation, every influence and offer of guidance has helped to mould the artists that will go on from DMU. We are proud of the education we have received, which has been facilitated by the university's dedicated team of technicians and the passionate members of staff who have been ready to lend hands, ears and expertise.

But most of all, thank you to every graduate artist showcasing their work in “New Art, Same Walls”. This exhibition is the culmination of the growth of our art practice over 3 years. Working alongside each of our peers has provided us also with inspiration, encouragement and a sounding board to test our ideas and share our work with. For every graduate artist, this exhibition marks the end of an era. It is a testament to the investment we have made in ourselves and our community of fellow students who have all benefited from the creative environment within the walls of the Fine Art tower. This network and knowledge will stay with us forever, so thank you for creating. Thank you for showing up.