Fine Art at Northumbria continues to inspire new generations of students, both undergraduate, postgraduate and PHD students. Dr Bob Wilson recently graduated with PHD on the archive and sound of Cumbrian landscapes, Dr Craig Johnson on the music and sound of the ‘No-Audience’ underground and Dr Abigail Webster on arts, administration and policy in Scotland.
Professor Gavin Butt has just been awarded a senior fellowship of the Paul Mellon Foundation working on art school history and culture. Dr Victoria Horne is currently completing her Leverhulme award. Dr Martyn Hudson continues his research interest with the Merz Barn site now managed by Factum Arte Foundation and as Chair of AmberSide Trust. You can see work by Amber at the Farrell Centre, Newcastle University: farrellcentre.org.uk/whats-on/. Allan Hughes’ video work The Dummy Fluter (2025) in a new exhibition at Belfast School of Art and Professor Fiona Crisp recently launched her book at the Henry Moore Institute: henry-moore.org/whats-on/fiona-crisp-wrongfooting/
Our ‘Programme Northumbria’ project at our university gallery and other spaces led by Dr Matthew Hearn can be seen here: Programme Northumbria | Northumbria University Newcastle. Our school is now led by Professor Ambrose Field who recently joined us from the University of York. Ambrose brings huge experience and ambition to the school and we are looking forward to visiting the Hatton with him and others in the summer.
Dr Martyn Hudson
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