Printmaking is a department that thrives on hybridity. We choose students who work in a diverse range of media, to create an environment where the centrality of print in contemporary culture can be explored through making and discussion. Debate centres around the students’ own work and the work of visiting artists, writers and critics. External shows, publishing projects and collaborations give students professional experience throughout the course.

We create a space where the interplay between text and image – the drawn, the scanned and the photographic – can be explored in relation to the ideas and implications of the multiple. Each intake of students redefines the nature of print, which is in a constant state of flux as technologies die, emerge and remix. We aim to develop the creative potential of each student, and to equip them with the practical and intellectual skills to thrive as artists.