10 Notable alumni of Norwich University of the Arts
Updated: June 03, 2026 EliteDegrees
Norwich University of the Arts is ranked #5,403 in the world and #148 in United Kingdom by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 10 notable alumni from Norwich University of the Arts sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Norwich University of the Arts won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Susan Gunn
1965-. (aged 61)
painter
Susan Gunn is a British artist. She was born in present-day Greater Manchester, England in 1965, and studied at Norwich University of the Arts where she was awarded a First Class BA Honours in Fine Art Painting in 2004. In 2006 she was awarded the inaugural Sovereign European Art Prize. In 2014 she was commissioned to create a twenty-metre painting...
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2. Colin Self
1941-. (aged 85)
painter
artist
photographer
draftsperson
Colin E Self is an English Pop Artist whose work has addressed the theme of Cold War politics.
3. Leafcutter John
musician
Leafcutter John is the recording name of John Burton, a UK-based musician and artist. He makes frequent use of Max/MSP in his compositions. Much of Burton's style is based in computer music and use of samples of everyday sounds. However, he also has roots as a folk musician, and this influence is apparent in his more recent work.
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4. Harriet Mead
1969-. (aged 57)
sculptor
Harriet Rebecca Mead is an English wildlife artist specialising in metal sculptures.
5. Stephen B. Whatley
1965-. (aged 61)
painter
Stephen Beckett Whatley is an English painter. He specialises in expressionistic oil paintings. His subjects include city scapes, landscapes, architecture, still life, portraits and Christian works.
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6. Henry Gales
1834-1897 (aged 63)
painter
Henry Gales was an English painter, most well known for his portrait of the 1867 Derby Cabinet.
7. Brian Bolland
1951-. (aged 75)
comics artist
Brian Bolland is a British comics artist. Best known in the United Kingdom as one of the Judge Dredd artists for British comics anthology 2000 AD, he spearheaded the 'British Invasion' of the American comics industry, and in 1982 produced the artwork alongside author Mike W. Barr on Camelot 3000, which was DC Comics' first 12-issue comicbook maxiseries created for...
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8. Frederick Sandys
1829-1904 (aged 75)
illustrator
painter
Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys, 1 May 1829 – 25 June 1904, usually known as Frederick Sandys, was a British painter, illustrator, and draughtsman, associated with the Pre-Raphaelites. He was also associated with the Norwich School of painters.
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9. Glenn Brown
1966-. (aged 60)
sculptor
painter
printmaker
Glenn Brown CBE is a British contemporary artist known for the use of appropriation in his paintings. Starting with reproductions from other artists' works, Glenn Brown transforms the appropriated image by changing its colour, position, orientation, height and width relationship, mood and/or size. Despite these changes, he has occasionally been accused of plagiarism.
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10. Neil Innes
1944-2019 (aged 75)
composer
pianist
actor
comedian
songwriter
Neil James Innes was an English writer, comedian and musician. He first came to prominence in the comedy rock group the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and later became a frequent collaborator with the Monty Python troupe on their BBC television series and films, and is often called the "seventh Python" along with performer Carol Cleveland. He co-created the Rutles, a...
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