Art School Commissions 2025
Holden Gallery / Link Bridge / Vertical Gallery
This exhibition brings together over 60 commissioned students across art and design.
Developed through a commissioning process that mirrors professional practice — open call, pitching, budgeting, and production — the works reflect conceptual ambition, and the ability to navigate the complexities of creating contemporary creative work. This real-world experience equips students with vital professional skills, enhances their employability, and prepares them for diverse careers in the creative industries.
From sculptural interventions and expanded print to immersive environments, painting and speculative design, the exhibition showcases how emerging artists and designers engage with some of the most pressing issues of our time, such as environmental sustainability, social justice, and the evolving role of artificial intelligence. These are explored with curiosity, critique, and care, with many works embracing play as a method of inquiry, inviting audiences to interact, reflect, and imagine alternative futures.
Art School Commissions is a rehearsal for futures in which artists and designers lead with vision, resilience, and responsibility — while gaining invaluable experience that supports their professional development and future employability.
If you're interested in commissioning or purchasing work, please get in touch at artschoolcommissions@mmu.ac.uk.
Holden Gallery
Sagnick Bhowmick - MA Fine Art
Freya Boothroyd - BA (Hons) Product Design and Craft
Cain Casson - BA (Hons) Fine Art
Rio Darwin - BA (Hons) Fine Art
Roisin Molly Dash-O'Toole - BA (Hons) Fine Art
Rocha Dawkins - BA (Hons) Fine Art
Coco Day - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Ann Dinh - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Ruby Eden - BA (Hons) Fine Art and Art History
Iona Ford - BA (Hons) Fine Art and Art History
Abbie Fowler - BA (Hons) Fine Art and Art History
Maia Francis - BA (Hons) Textiles in Practice
Daisy Fulton - BA (Hons) Fine Art
Joab Harrison - BA (Hons) Graphic Design
Isaac Heath - BA (Hons) Product Design and Craft
Ellie Hill - BA (Hons) Fine Art
Virajeeta Hoda - BA (Hons) International Graphic Design (Top-Up)
Cass Jones - BA (Hons) Fine Art and Art History
Kitty Kennedy - BA (Hons) Product Design and Craft
Kit Oisin King - BA (Hons) Fine Art
Mary Lou Lawless-Gill - BA (Hons) Fine Art
Georgina Lingard - BA (Hons) Fine Art
Kate Lipson - BA (Hons) Product Design and Craft
William Mawdsley - BA (Hons) Product Design and Craft
Paige Grace May - BA (Hons) Fine Art and Art History
Haanin Shafeeque - BA (Hons) Textiles in Practice
Billy Shrimpton - BA (Hons) Graphic Design
John Stell - MA Fine Art
Isaac Williams - BA (Hons) Product Design
Link Bridge
Eleanor Francis - BA (Hons) Interior Design
Imogen Mckinna-Whitby - BA (Hons) Interior Design
Jemima Williams - BA (Hons) Graphic Design
Vertical Gallery
Louisa Akka - BA (Hons) Product Design and Craft
Kirsty Barlow - MA Graphic Design and Art Direction
Sarah Beck - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Nell Cluett - BA (Hons) Textiles in Practice
Ellie Colman - BA (Hons) Graphic Design
Janet Douglas - MA/MSc Craft
Lily Everard - BA (Hons) Textiles in Practice
Liam Graham - MA Illustration
Oonah Illingworth - BA (Hons) Product Design and Craft
Aleesha Khan - MA Graphic Design and Art Direction
Beau Langmead - BA (Hons) Graphic Design
Martha Lawton - BA (Hons) Textiles in Practice
Izzie Lowings - BA (Hons) Graphic Design
Imogen Millard Griffiths - BA (Hons) Fine Art
Sneha Nayak - MA Graphic Design and Art Direction
Evie Parley - BA (Hons) Textiles in Practice
Adomas Lukas Petrauskas - MA Graphic Design and Art Direction
George Potter - BA (Hons) Product Design and Craft
Rebecca Price - BA (Hons) Textiles in Practice
Sioned Riffel - BA (Hons) Graphic Design
Mali Robertson - BA (Hons) Fine Art
Ciara Sansom - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Anya Seales - BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation
Niveditta Umasankar - MA/MSc Product Design
Mannat Verma - BA (Hons) Product Design
Charlotte Wardle - BA (Hons) Graphic Design
Ruby Webster - BA (Hons) Textiles in Practice
