Our students here at ECA Illustration recently exhibited a series of film posters for classic Gaumont Cinema films. The exhibition is the most recent in a long line of collaborations with the Edinburgh Filmhouse and the second year running the exhibition has been organised to commemorate the French Film Festival (how many times can you say …
Programme Director Jonathan Gibbs opens new show at Curwen Gallery
This Wednesday a new solo show by our programme director Jonathan Gibbs will be opening to the public at the Curwen Gallery in London. The show will feature work commissioned by Hamish Hamilton, Penguin, Whaleback, St Jude’s, Jonathan Cape, Folio Society, Techné and Granta. Also shown will be studio prints on a variety of themes with a …
Mapping the City
First year illustration students are really getting to know Edinburgh now, and this week they completed a unique map-making project. They were set the task of creating a map that would communicate their relationship with the city. The maps did not have to be geographically accurate and could depict any area or aspect of Edinburgh …
Book Launch: Maria Stoian’s ‘Take it as a Compliment!’
Proud to announce the book launch of ECA Illustration grad Maria Stoian’s new graphic novel Take it as a Compliment! Blackwell Bookshop, Edinburgh 24 November at 18:30 Take is as a Compliment! illustrates the experiences of victims of sexual abuse in a powerful collective graphic memoir. Do come along! See more of Maria’s work here: http://www.mariastoian.com/ Oct 28, 2015
Wonderful illustrations for new book Okularki by our very own Kasia Matyjaszek
Okularki is the first in a series of books called Small Catastrophe that celebrate family life. When she’s not making beautiful illustration Kasia teaches here with us at ECA Illustration. Have a look at her amazing portfolio here: http://www.kasiamatyjaszek.com/ Okularki. Written by Ewa Madeyska, published by Dwie Siostry Oct 26, 2015
Work in Progress with Jim Hutcheson of Birlinn Books
Our studio is busy this morning with a pop up crit for a project led by Harvey Dingwall and visiting lecturer Jim Hutcheson, creative director of Birlinn. As part of their studio practice our third year students are presenting their work in progress and receiving valuable feedback from a publishing expert. Students were asked to illustrate a section …
Former ECA Student Holly Sterling Nominated for 2016 CILIP Award
Talented ECA illustration alumni Holly Sterling has been going from strength to strength since her graduation in 2013. She has illustrated two published picture books to date; Nativity Story and 15 Things Not To Do With A Baby, written by Margaret McAllister and published by Francis Lincoln. Her beautiful illustrations for the latter of these …
Pattern making in year 1
A new group of first year illustration students have arrived in Edinburgh and begun to explore the city. Their first project was a pattern making endeavor, and we decided to head to Edinburgh’s Botanic Gardens to gather observational drawings and inspiration. We spent the morning drawing flowers, plants and naturalistic forms as well as the …
Pirandello Exhibition
A number of our very talented fourth years recently exhibited artworks made in response to the works of Luigi Pirandello. Pirandello was a dramatist, novelist and Nobel Prize winner whose tragic farces were written with great spontaneity and dealt with identity and fear of materialism. The exhibition was organised and curated in collaboration with the University …
A picture of our recent graduate george douglas at the association of illustrators exhibtion
At Somerset House with his work and his award and his glass of wine. Doesn’t he look handsome? Oct 16, 2015
