Art Life - University for the Creative Arts

PROFILERosie HollidayNational Diploma In Art and Design Year 1 - 2005-06Rosie, pictured here with current work at the Degree Show at CanterburyWhen she was five Rosie admits that she was lazy inwanted to grow up to be an her first years at secondaryartist, ‘secondary school did its school but later managed tobest to stop me, but by about achieve eight GCSEs, one A-Ssixteen I knew I wanted to and three A-Levels. ‘It’s onlystudy it further - thanks to my now that I look back amazedmum and boyfriend, both of at how I managed to getwhom had gone to art college.’ through it all. I had strong andMy dad didn’t go to university weak points, I was terrible atbut worked hard to achieve his language and didn’t do wellposition. They were both proud at Art during GCSE, but wasthat I was going to university. better at IT and Science.’Rosie’s schooling was in her I have enjoyed being at arthome town in Kent, although school, It’s been the kind ofwhen she was younger she world I enjoy. It’s been veryspent a lot of time in hospital friendly and relaxed, full ofbut never fell behind in her creative people with similareducation. Rosie did well but minds and thoughts like mine.’‘I have justfinished mydegree inFine Art.I am pleasedI took mystudies to thenext level as Ifound it veryenjoyable,made somegreat matesand learneda lot. Now Ihope to geta job I canenjoy.’Rosie’s ‘chair’ for the exhibitionin Margate21