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Emma Clayton
- Course BA (Hons) Illustration
- emmaclayart@gmail.com
"Emma is keen on creating textile-based projects that boast a fun and quirky theme. Whether it be related to music or inspired by bright colours of the 70’s psychedelic era, her work is turned into simple flowing shapes, embodied in the form of a tufted rug. As well as the use of textiles, Emma also creates bold and opaque pieces often with the use of gouache or even drawn up digitally."
A recent graduate of a BA Hons Illustration degree at The University of Wolverhampton, I am an illustrator-cum-textile designer, who boasts a keen interest in all things out of the ordinary. Recent work has led me to create textile pieces inspired by music and my love of homewares. I love to play around with textures to create simple artworks where the texture can stand out. Previously, I have adored using paints such as watercolour and gouache to create whimsical children’s picture book illustrations. Throughout my work I often depict an animal figure which deeply relays my love of the natural world. I hope to use my passion for our environment and the dire need to act on the ongoing project of sustainability, to encapsulate the beauty of nature. Whilst creating work I am always listening to new albums to inspire me and help to engage my creativity.
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
Wolverhampton School of Art 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.
British Art Show 9
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.
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.
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
