new+student+introductions+2012

new student introductions 2012
please edit this page and write a brief introduction to yourself, put your name, where you are from and what were doing before coming on this course

put your introduction under the correct heading

FULL TIME students in London:

add your introduction here:

**Charidimos Bitsakakis**
I am Charidimos, but feel free to call me Harry. I am 26 years old,and I come from Athens, Greece. I have been recently graduated from Athens School of Fine Arts university, and I would like now to broaden my horizons regarding visual arts and digital media throughout this MA course. I am interested in finding new ways to express my artistic needs via the world of technology combined with traditional means of creating an artwork. I am also working as a freelance illustrator/concept artist, and as the Art Director and Lead Illustrator for Mr. Jensen D. Blair's project the Battle for Arcadia.

Here is my new blog: [].

I am Feng. In London, some guys call me Geroge!! I come from Beijing. My MA major is about Graphic Design. I am very interested in digital technology in art works, it is the reason I choose this course. My new Blog: fengenjoy.wordpress.com. I glad to share my idea and art work with everyone.
 * Feng Feng**


 * Hao Weifeng**

I am very pleased to be called **Hao**. I come from Beijing. Before I came to London, I am a photographer. I was not an art student, I cannot do what an art student could do. But I love photography. So I learnt photography myself. As I learn it more, I love it more. I come here for getting idea about what is photography art in digital age.

My blog is http://iamxig.lofter.com please come and have a look my posts and photos.


 * Longwei Li**

I am Longwei, I come from Daqing in Heilongjiang province. I graduated in LuXun Academy of Fine Arts in 2010, and my subject is animation. After that, I worked in a Media Group about six months.

This is my blog http://longxiaowei.wordpress.com. Welcome to visit my blog.


 * Mingshi Zhao**

Hello, I am Mingshi and come from Beijing, China. My BA major is Visual Communication Design at China Academy of Art. Before I come on this course I have attended the UAL-Beijing Course for about 6 months. During this time, I met our Course leader dear Jonathan in Beijing, so I started to interested in Digital Art and Fine Art. Then I decided to change my previous major and come here to study MA Digital Arts.

Here is my blog [|__http://mingshizhao88.wordpress.com__]/ and I am going to update it sooner, please come to see my recent changes.


 * Yibao Gao**

Hi, I am Yibao (pronounce as E-Bau) and I am 25 years old.

I grew up in Beijing, China. I moved to Germany with my family when I was 18 and then had my BA in Graphic Design in Scotland. After my graduation I worked as a freelance illustrator for a while. I then went back to Beijing and worked as a packaging designer in a company before my MA study in London.

I am interested in games art as well as traditional oil painting. My favourite artists include Ashley Wood, Richard Schmid, Kim Hyung Tae and James Guthie, to name but a few.

I just opened a new blog gbwhisper.wordpress.com and please come and check to see my latest work.

ONLINE & PART TIME students (could be anywhere):


 * Lionel Openshaw**

Hello! I'm originally from a small town in north east England called Durham City (near Newcastle), but I've been living in inner London since the early 1990s. I completed a four year Design degree at Goldsmiths and have since worked as a graphic designer and creative director – sometimes in a studio, but mainly self-employed (freelance).

I specialise in design for print – typography, brand identity, publishing and editorial. I'm also experienced in various other aspects of visual communications including illustration, photography, font design, copy writing and editing, web design etc. I work for a variety of clients from the cultural, business and non-profit sectors.

From an early age I've had an active interest in politics, which has since informed my work. This is underpinned by a fascination with language, the written word and the relationships between visual and textual languages.

I have also participated in various performing arts events – from club nights, concerts and radio shows to theatre productions – not only as a designer, but also as a DJ, promoter and performer. I have developed self-directed visual arts projects and regularly exhibited work, including at the London Design Festival.

You can see my MA blog here: http://openshaw.info

My own site (currently undergoing redesign): http://www.openshaw.uk.net

Behance portfolio: []


 * Terry Long**

Hello, I'm Terry, originally from Richmond, Surrey, England. I have been living in Redlands, California for the last 26 years, and I am still a Brit. I graduated from Twickenham College of Art and Design in 1968. Yes, I'm ancient, but even more passionate now about art then before! I was a photographer for a photo stock agency in London until 1973, when I became a freelance artist involved in illustration, graphic design, and advertising photography. Since moving to the states I have continued with my freelance work and also have become in involved with art education and art therapy, working for 9 years part-time in a prison psychiatric hospital. I have also been teaching drawing, life drawing, analog and digital photograph, art history, plus I introduced and taught a brand new course "Intro into Art Therapy" at the University of Redlands. I am pleased to be part of this talented group of students. My blog for this on-line digital course is... []


 * Matthew Edwards**

Hi, I'm Matthew, 31 years old from a small town called Rugeley in the middle of England.

My BA was in Interactive Arts at Manchester Metropolitan University and I graduated in 2006. I'm interested in all disciplines and I continually am unable to focus - sometimes it's a curse, but often it helps me to produce the crazy stupid and hopefully amusing ideas that quench my artistic thirst!

I've been doing a lot of photography since university. I also do a lot of timelapse photography.

I've got a million and one things that I want to explore on this course, from Arduino projects to facilitate photography to seeing how us as artists can make art more accessible to the general public. I'm really really excited about the course, it seems like a really good fit for me.

I have a wordpress account, I haven't got a clue how to use it - I suppose I'd better learn fast! [|www.matthewrobertedwards.com]

I also use Vimeo to host a lot of my work, that link is here - []

**Ala'a F. Beseiso**
====Hello, my name is Ala'a, I am an award winning self taught Jordanian artist and I am a member of The Jordanian Plastic Artists Association. I graduated from The University of Jordan with a bachelor of arts in sociology. I took several painting and drawing courses in Amman, and at Accademia D’Arte in Florence, Italy. I was also an apprentice under Jordanian artists. I currently live in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and I work as an art teacher in an international school. I held three solo exhibitions and participated in 5 group exhibitions. I have been teaching art for 5 years. I created my own website which is : [|www.alaabeseiso.com]====

I want to pursue a masters degree in digital arts and I am extremely excited and enthusiastic towards the course. I hope this year will be full of creativity and success!!!

 * Chika Barry**

I'm Chika. I'm 33yrs young and living in London. I graduated from a BA Visual Communication design - Graphic Design back in 1999. I've been working in the design industry professionally since then, in Print but then mainly in Digital. I currently work for Sky Creative Digital, and in-house digital design team at Sky. I'm interested pattern and digitally generated Art. I am also keen on exploring Typography, colour theory and a ways to create or monitor personal positivity and well being. These subjects are what I hope to cover during this two year, part time MA. I've been keeping a online diary here: http://www.chikabarry.com/


 * Laila Mohsen Hassan **

Hello, finally introducing myself; I am Laila, I come from Egypt. I am a graduate of the faculty of Fine Arts, major Painting, Helwan University in Egypt (1997). I also studied Art Education in the Institute of Art and Art theory in Cologne University, Germany, from 2000 to 2002. I worked first during studying in TN communications (an advertising agency) as a part-time paintbox artist designing 2D graphics for TV, then after graduation as a graphic designer in (IMPACT-BBDO) advertising agency. Due to family commitments I had to leave permanent work and work as a freelance graphic designer and at the same time as an Art Instructor teaching art techniques and abstract painting. I also teach Art once a week in an elementary school. So I'm free as a bird and that suits me well. My biggest passion is painting and my love for art and graphic design is equally strong. I always wish I had 48 hours a day to be able to explore and experiment all the things I'd love to. I've started my blog here : www.lailamohsen.wordpress.com