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Drei Rutherford-Harris

"Drei was born in England and studied Graphic Design at Halesowen College and is currently studying 3rd Year Illustration at the University of Wolverhampton where he achieved a BA Hons in the subject. He specialises as an Illustrator and Graphic Image Maker. His image making focuses on telling a story with a deeper meaning behind what is shown. The mood and atmosphere of his designs stand out and communicate intense emotion. Right now, Drei is constantly inspired by various Image Makers from all walks of life, broadening his approach to art to seeing and making art. Drei works with traditional media before digitally finalising his art, usually on Photoshop and other digital design apps to create colourful, intense and dramatic scenes. Drei can be found at dhbrh@hotmail.com"

I have completed my undergraduate degree in Illustration at the University of Wolverhampton, developing my skills as a graphic image maker and turning to mark making and photomontage to tell stories. After winning the Quinzone award in 2006 for my artwork, I have participated and developed my art practice inside formal education and out. I am inspired by Karoline Pietrowski a character designer and Tim Mars an illustrator who are big influences on my work. I am particularly interested in comics, manga and fantasy art which inspired me to start drawing cartoon characters as a child and develop a love for drawing stories. As well as having a passion for narrative illustrating, I am an image maker who also focuses on telling a story with hidden depths, using both traditional and non-traditional media to communicate. Currently, I am working on projects around the Black Lives Matter movement, where posters show a person of colour in various places of the world showing, as the slogan says, ‘People are People’, as well as a project influenced by my research in ‘Mystery and Suspense in Comics and Manga’. Here l tell the story of a person who has dealt with a suspenseful and mysterious life in different comic styles. It can vary from realistic to stylised cartoons, from colour to black and white. Right now, I continue to be inspired by graphic image makers and seek to tell stories through the skills I have developed throughout my studies and practice.

My portfolio

Graphic Design, Illustration, Photography

Aimee Hankey / Amanda Benbow / Anisha Gohil / Bethany Lovekin / Chelsey Lau / Daniel Rawlinson / Deveton Boakye / Drei Rutherford-Harris / Emily-Jo Frank / Emma Clayton / Erin Rae / Fynn Riseborough / Georgia Elizabeth Adamson / Gianni Thomas / Hannah Ahmed / Hannah Elizabeth James / Jatinder Ghataoa / Jeavan Tagger / John William Dunn / Julia Oleksiak / Kieran Chahal / Luke Baker / Kieran Willetts / Martin Stewart / Monique Bansal / Patrick Campbell-Brookes / Sarah Tombs / Shriya Rai / Victoria Davenport

Degree Show 2021

Graphic Design, Illustration, Photography

Class of '21

Wolverhampton School of Art MA Show 2021

MA Show 2021

Friday 17th September – Sunday 3rd October: Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Lichfield St, Wolverhampton WV1 1DU
MA Design and Applied Arts / MA Digital And Visual Communications

Friday 1st – Sunday 31st October: The New Art Gallery Walsall, Gallery Sq, Walsall WS2 8LG
MA Fine Art And / MA Art and Design by Research

it is a great pleasure that we are once again partnering with Wolverhampton Art Gallery and the New Art Gallery Walsall in hosting our MA Degree Shows. 

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British Art Show 9

British Art Show 9, Wolverhampton School of Art, George Wallis Building, University of Wolverhampton

22 January - 10 April 2022

We are delighted to announce that the Wolverhampton School of Art has been selected as one of the venues for the prestigious British Art Show 9! In what is a major boost and sign of recognition for arts and culture in Wolverhampton, we are proud to be hosting this prestigious touring exhibition in January 2022.

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FEINART Lecture Series

The FEINART LECTURE SERIES will discuss the role, impact, and theoretical implications of socially engaged art. This series of public talks is organized by the Innovative Training Network FEINART (The Future of European Independent Art Spaces in a Period of Socially Engaged Art) jointly led by the Universities of Wolverhampton (coordinator), Zeppelin University (direction of the training programme) University Iceland, and University of Edinburgh.

FEINART, Research, Wolverhampton School of Art, George Wallis Building, University of Wolverhampton

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 860306  

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