PLYMOUTH'S PROGRESS - Plymouth University

28 | PLYMOUTH’S PROGRESSALUMNIMAKING THEIR MARKWhether they work overseas or choose to stay local, progress to further study orestablish their own businesses, Plymouth graduates - including the inspirational fourwhose stories are relayed here - are making their mark in numerous spheres.Jamie Ball, artistThe design on the cover of this year’s Plymouth’s Progress was kindlyproduced by Plymouth graduate Jamie Ball, who gained a first in BA (Hons)Media Arts, specialising in illustration, animation and post second WorldWar German painting. He is now based in Berlin.“My fondest memory of being a student at Plymouth was being fascinatedby the huge selection of art books in the University library. I spent hoursdiscovering the work of new painters, which I would then go and see, oftenin London and Stockholm.“I also recall catching up with friends at various tea rooms on the Barbicanand the Hoe, and picnicking and sketching while walking around thecoastal path from Mount Batten.Jamie Ball.“After graduating, I worked for two years as a Creative Content Designer fora software company in my home city of Nottingham. I now live and work inBerlin and am represented by Kinky Illustration Agency. My recent projectshave included work for Alfa Romeo and the Italian football team.“As a sideline, I’m dedicated to featuring contemporary artists and studiosin the Little Kingdoms Eu: Visual Journal, an online project aimed atproviding inspiration for young and aspiring creatives.”Find out more at www.littlekingdoms.eu.Sue Austin, MA Fine Art student, University of PlymouthAs a final-year Fine Art student, Sue caused a stir in Plymouth - and lots ofmedia coverage for the final-year Degree Show - when mysterious whitelines created by her special wheelchair appeared across a large part of thecity. As well as leading to the venues of the show, the temporary lines werepart of the Freewheeling project, which aims to reshape preconceptionsassociated with the wheelchair.“Graduating with first-class honours and winning the Natalie Sitar Awardfor outstanding achievement was a real high point, and now I’m studyingfor an MA in Fine Art at the University. It’s a very intense, stimulating andchallenging route of study.Sue Austin.“Freewheeling raised my profile and has led to invitations to join severalprestigious national projects. I was chosen to be part of the Sync CulturalLeadership Programme, which promotes leadership amongst disabledpeople to recognise their valued perspective, and also selected to be onthe five-member Impact Selection Panel, which is run by the Arts Counciland focuses on embedding professional disabled artists in mainstreamarts settings. It is great to be part of such groundbreaking initiatives.”