Art Life - University for the Creative Arts

PROFILERowan TippingNational Diploma In Art and Design Year 1 - 2006-07Rowan lived abroad in hisearly life, but moved back toEngland when he was seven.His first secondary schoolwas Dover College, thenSt Edmund’s. Rowan neverreally liked school and didn’tconsider himself to be very‘Art school islike nothingelse. It’sbeen brilliantand I wouldrecommendit to anyonewho’s evenslightlycreative.’academic, although he achievedseven GCSEs.Rowan has wanted to study artand design for a long time as hecomes from avery creative family. His Dadwent to university to studyZoology, and although hisparents are pleased for him togo to university, they don’t thinkhe’s ready to leave home yet.Rowan has been offered a placeon the Fine Art degree course atUCA, but he may decide to deferfor a year. Rowan feels he hascome a long way over the pastfew years, but he’s still unsureabout what he wants to do withhis life. For now he just hopethat something comes alongand he’s in the right place at theright time.The Margateproject wasgood fun andhad a lot ofdepth to itand I enjoyedworkingwith Warren(a fellowstudent) ashe was veryprofessional’48Rowan and Warren’s exhibition piece for Letters from Margate