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Illustration - course 2,760,000 rub. from the British Higher School of Design, 4 years of study, Date: December 2, 2023.
Miscellaneous / / December 05, 2023
Artist, illustrator, graduate of Nottingham Trent University (BA Contemporary Art) and Central Saint Martins (MSc Communication Design). Founder of the publishing house Sputnikat Press.
Joint Program Leader Graphic Design & Illustration / Illustration pathway leader.
Senior Lecturer, Illustration.
Professional biography:
Christopher Rainbow is an artist, whose work spans illustration, printmaking, comics, publishing, curation and writing. Since 2016, he has worked as publisher and editor for Sputnikat, a risograph comics press, promoting emerging Russian and international comics artists, and experimental storytelling. He is currently working on two books to be published in 2020; World Cup Journal (with William Goldsmith) and Am I A Good Man Am I.
Selected clients include: Blueprint, BBC Collective, Barbican, Lex, Small Town America, Aura, Dust, Tower Hamlets Health Authority, Careless Talk Costs Lives, Less But Better
In teaching, Christopher encourages students to maintain regular experimental play through sketchbooks, emphasises the fundamental role of narrative in illustration, and believes in supporting students to find their own individual paths into the creative industries.
Research / professional practice interests:
● Comics, and new and historical approaches to visual storytelling
● Immersive first-hand research and reporting approaches to art and illustration
● Art pertaining to refugee and immigration issues and narratives
Academic qualifications:
Central Saint Martins MA Communication Design: Illustration (2002-4)
Nottingham Trent University BA Fine Art: Painting (1996-9)
Professional qualifications/accreditation:
Institute of Education PGCE in Post-Compulsory Education (2005-8)
Professional/Academic activity:
Curatorial
Monthly exhibitions and book launches at Sputnikat Shop, Moscow (2018-9)
Monthly Primordial Ink exhibitions at Match W1, London (2003-5)
Residences
London Print Studio Overseas artist residency, (July 2012)
Orleans House Gallery, Twickenham, Artist-in-residence (October 2009 - March 2010) Impacts of War project: Working with local school children to interview survivors of war and conflict, towards an exhibition and catalogue. Part of Imperial War Museum’s Their Past, Your Future project.
Writing
Features, interviews and reviews for Blueprint magazine including: Report on Soviet Buran space shuttle (2011), David Adjaye interview, Osbert Lancaster review (2010), Osamu Tezuka review (2009), Neon Neon interview, (2008), Chris Ware interview, Persepolis review (2007), David Shrigley, Comica festival review (2005), Joe Sacco feature (2004)
Publishing
Sputnikat comics publishing house (2016-20)
As publisher of Sputnikat, I have worked with Russian and international artists to develop a range of challenging and unusual anthologies and solo comics, sold in Moscow, online and comics/zine/art book festivals around Europe.
Exhibitions & Talks
Pushpin Museum (group show) Moscow (2015 & 2017)
Dachniki Schop Gallery, Edinburgh (2012)
Impacts of War Riverside Gallery, Richmond (2010)
The Cave Wall Sings Foundry, London (2009)
The Art of Lost Words (group show) German Gymnasium, London (2009)
Run to the Hills (group show) Maverik Showroom, London (2008)
Central Saint Martins MACD Show Mall Gallery, London (2004)
Gone to the Dogs (with Zara Wood) Saatchi & Saatchi, London (2002)
Christopher Rainbow & Lisa Selby Secta Studios, Nottingham (2000)
No Rabbits (group show) Hockley Gallery, Nottingham (2000)
The Last Show on Earth (group show) warehouse, London (1999)
Diamond Geezers (group show) Gallery Fresh, London (1999)
Visiting Lecturer, Illustration.
Professional biography:
Irina Troitskaya is a freelance illustrator and co-founder of Illustrators Union. She practiced her skills at the Udmurt State University, Faculty of Arts in Izhevsk, Russia. Later she entered the University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, England and got her Master's in Illustration. Now she works as a freelance illustrator and a tutor of Illustration course of British Higher school of Art and Design, Moscow, Russia.
Started to work professionally in the field of illustration in 2003, Irina mostly deals with editorials, advertising and book publishing. She has been commissioned by Elle, Hewlett-Packard, Alfa-Capital, Yandex, Leo Burnett and BMW – to name but a few. Her art works are in private collections in Russia, Europe, China, Argentina, USA and the United Kingdom.
Among Irina’s other interests there are contemporary practices within children’s book illustration, reexamination of cultural roots and application of traditional Russian arts and crafts to nowadays, modern visual language and its influence onto the ways of perception of reality and much more.
Research / professional practice interests:
2016 – Intensive course on Typography and lettering, Typedesignworkshop, Moscow
2007 – 2009 – University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, England, Master of Arts degree in Illustration
1994 – 1999 – Udmurt State University, Izhevsk, MA Diploma in Teaching of Arts and Technical Drawing,
Specialization in History of Arts, Final Year Dissertation “Mythological Motives in Graphic Works of Udmurt Artists”
1987 – 1994 – School of Arts #9, Izhevsk, Specialization in wood carving
Academic qualifications:
Master of Arts degree in Illustration, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, England, 2009
Master of Arts degree in Teaching of Arts and Technical Drawing, Specialization in History of Arts, Udmurt State University, Izhevsk, 1999
Publications:
“Mythological Motives in Graphic Works of Udmurt Artists”, University press, Izhevsk, Udmurtiya, 1999
Books:
“Jungles” book, Ai publishing house, Moscow, 2014
“Red Horse” book, Izdal publishing house, Moscow, 2013
Exhibitions:
Illustration Breakfasts, NII space, Moscow, 2015
Dind! Dong! plus EuroVelo, Chistka Odezhdy gallery, Moscow, Russia, 2010
EuroVelo Map, Mein Haus am See cafe/gallery, Berlin, Germany, 2010
Ding! Dong! Exhibition, Dom Rosta art space, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2010
Last Match, Group project, Riga, Latvia then moved to Gallery Artside, Lisbon, Portugal, Next Comic
Festival, Linz, Austria, Fumetto Festival, Lucerne, Switzerland, Comics Days, Haarlem, the Netherlands,
Comicstage, Erlangen, Germany, Gallery MZIN, Leipzig, Germany, Contemporary Art Festival Artisterium,
Tbilisi, Georgia, KomiksFest!, Prague, Czech Republic, 2010 – 2011
Pereputanitza (Patterns), Dom cultural centre, Moscow, Russia, 2009
Matryoshkas I love, Mesto gallery-store, Moscow, Russia, 2009
Russians, Rotopol Gallery, Kassel, Germany, 2009
Witnessed from afar, The Carmichael gallery of contemporary art, West Hollywood, CA, USA, 2008
Song Book by Tzeh, Dom cultural centre, Moscow, Russia, 2007
Opening, The Carmichael gallery of contemporary art, West Hollywood, CA, USA, 2007
So many selves, The Carmichael gallery of contemporary art, West Hollywood, CA, USA, 2007
The kindness of strangers, The Helm gallery, Tacoma, WA, USA, 2007
Illustration and C&CS teacher.
Foundation Year
— career guidance and search for your own creative language.
You have the opportunity to try yourself in different areas of art and design and make your choice further trajectory during the first year of study, if you have not yet decided which direction you want closer.
In the 1st year of the bachelor's degree (Foundation Year), students experiment with form and material, work on various projects, develop critical thinking and learn to solve problems assigned to them Problems. Foundation Year develops the ability to work independently and teaches you to come to an idea, rather than start with it.
Students devote the last four weeks of this stage to more in-depth acquaintance and study of two areas of art and design (of your choice) - fashion design, communication design, 3D design, interior design and architecture or modern art.
At this stage, students make a choice in the field of design and art in which they would like to develop in further higher education programs, and begin to become more deeply acquainted with the specifics of the chosen areas.
In parallel with specialized modules in art and design (where teaching is conducted only in English) - program 1 year includes disciplines taught primarily in Russian and necessary for the development of basic academic and social skills:
*Systemic and critical thinking;
*Teamwork and leadership;
*Physical Culture and sport;
*History of Russia, general history.
The first year of specialization will focus on mastering the concepts of narrative and storytelling in visual communication, developing character design, comics, mastering the basics of photography and video editing, and presenting the basic principles animation.
Key specialized training modules (conducted in English):
Illustration: Observation, Research, Communication;
Adventures in Storytelling: Narrative, Technique, Teamwork;
History and Theory of Art and Design.
In parallel with specialized modules on the profile in a given year of study, students master disciplines common to the Design program:
*English for professional activities;
* Physical education and sports;
*Inclusive technologies in professional and social activities (conducted in Russian).
This year of the program will focus on understanding professional and industry challenges, commercial job requirements, and other aspects of applied graphics and animation.
Key specialized training modules (conducted in English):
Explorations: Finding Your Path;
Developing Professional Practice;
Critical and Cultural Studies.
In parallel with specialized modules on the profile in a given year of study, students master the general undergraduate Design discipline:
* Physical education and sports;
* Fundamentals of entrepreneurship in creative industries (financial literacy, legal framework, project management, individual professional development trajectories); *Pedagogy (conducted in Russian).
The final year of the program is devoted to creating a professional portfolio and working on a diploma project.
The diploma project is chosen individually by each student and provides an opportunity to show their skills and interests.
At the end of the year there is a final exhibition of works by BHSAD students, to which industry representatives and possible potential employers are invited.
Key specialized training modules (conducted in English):
Collaborative Practice;
Portfolio;
Graduation Project;
Contextual Studies: Dissertation (Degree Essay).
In parallel with specialized modules on the profile in a given year of study, students master the general undergraduate Design discipline:
* Philosophy;
* Fundamentals of modern cultural policy (conducted in Russian).
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