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Success stories

Students who have graduated from Leeds College of Art go on to successful careers in a huge variety of exciting disciplines. While former students include notable names such as Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, Marcus Harvey and Damien Hirst, others are following different but equally fulfilling career paths - you can read about some of them here.

Each of the course pages on this website explains a little about the typical career progression you might expect after completing that course, so feel free to browse these to get a better idea of what lies in store for students.

  • Anna-Lena Hallqvist

    Anna-Lena Hallqvist completed the National Certificate Interior Design and Decoration course this past June. Originally from Sweden, she was training to be a nurse before she started studying ...

  • Tom

    Work experience led to a full-time job with a digital agency for Tom, a graduate from our BA (Hons) Design for Digital Media course. Click the play button on the video opposite to find out more ...

  • Jules and Vicki

    Two friends from college ended up as a creative team (copywriter & art director) with a leading Northern advertising agency.

  • Wendy

     As the general manager of an independent cinema, Wendy finds her fine-art background invaluable.

  • Ross

    After completing a National Diploma in Graphic Design at Leeds College of Art, Ross went on to a BA (Hons) Visual Communication at the College.

  • Claire

    Claire graduated the BA (Hons) Interior Design course at the Leeds College of Art & Design. As part of their final year the students showcase their work at the New Designers exhibition in London. This ...

  • Hazel

    Hazel has continued her studies and now helps to spread her passion for art among students visiting an art gallery in Cumbria.

  • Sarah Hemingray

    When Sarah tells the story of what’s been happening in her life recently, you begin to understand how she landed her job at Next. She was a student on the BA (Hons) Printed Textiles & ...

  • Tom Bing

    Tom Bing is a photographer, but with a difference.