25 Notable alumni of University for the Creative Arts
Updated: June 03, 2026 EliteDegrees
University for the Creative Arts is ranked #3,259 in the world and #136 in United Kingdom by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 25 notable alumni from University for the Creative 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 University for the Creative Arts won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Ken Grant
1967-. (aged 59)
photographer
Ken Grant is a photographer who since the 1980s has concentrated on working class life in the Liverpool area. He is a lecturer in the MFA photography course at the University of Ulster.
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2. Wana Udobang
1969-. (aged 57)
filmmaker
poet
freelance journalist
Wana Udobang, also known as Wana Wana, is a Nigerian writer, poet, journalist, filmmaker, and television personality. Her work has appeared on the BBC, Al Jazeera, Huffington Post, BellaNaija, and The Guardian, She has been described as "one of the biggest champions of our new spoken word renaissance is taking a leap into the void."
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3. Tamsyn Challenger
1974-. (aged 52)
conceptual artist
visual artist
Tamsyn Challenger is a multi-disciplinary artist.
4. Jayson Lilley
contemporary artist
Jayson Lilley is a contemporary British artist recognised for producing paintings of urban scenes and iconic architecture of the United Kingdom. Lilley was born in Plymouth, Devon and grew up in the small coastal village of Wembury.
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5. Humphrey Ocean
1951-. (aged 75)
painter
Humphrey Ocean RA is a contemporary British painter.
6. Chris Shepherd
1966-. (aged 60)
screenwriter
animator
film director
Chris Shepherd is a double BAFTA nominated British television/film writer, graphic novelist and director. Born in Anfield, Liverpool in 1967, he is known for combining live action with animation. His work fuses comedy with commentary on the darker side of human nature.
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7. Philip Absolon
1960-. (aged 66)
painter
Philip Absolon is a British artist and a founder member of the Stuckists art group, exhibiting in the group shows, including The Stuckists Punk Victorian at the Walker Art Gallery in 2004, and taking part in Stuckist demonstrations against the Turner Prize. He has had long-term unemployment problems, depicted in his work with imagery of skeletons; his other main subject...
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8. Bill Lewis
1953-. (aged 73)
poet
painter
William Lewis is an English artist, story-teller, poet and mythographer. He was a founder-member of The Medway Poets and of the Stuckists art group.
9. Richard Spare
1951-. (aged 75)
painter
sculptor
etcher
printmaker
Richard John Spare is a British artist and master printmaker known primarily for his drypoints, etchings and oil paintings. He is based in London.
10. Charles Williams
1965-. (aged 61)
painter
Charles Williams is a British artist. He is a founding member of the Stuckist art group and a member of the New English Art Club.
11. Jason Pomeroy
1974-. (aged 52)
architect
Jason Pomeroy is an architect, academic and author. He is the founder of sustainable design firm Pomeroy Studio and sustainable educator Pomeroy Academy.
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12. Michaël Dudok de Wit
1953-. (aged 73)
film director
painter
animator
illustrator
director
Michaël Dudok de Wit is a Dutch animator, director and illustrator based in London. He won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for Father and Daughter (2000) and was nominated in the same category for The Monk and the Fish (1994) as well as for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for The Red Turtle (2016).
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13. Linda Barker
1961-. (aged 65)
television presenter
Linda Barker is an English interior designer and television presenter.
14. Nikita Gill
poet
Nikita Gill is an Irish-Indian poet, playwright, writer and illustrator based in south England. She has written and curated eight volumes of poetry and is one of the most followed poets on Instagram.
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15. Justina Vail Evans
1963-. (aged 63)
actor
film actor
Justina Vail Evans, previously credited as Justina Vail, is a British actress, life coach, author and hypnotherapist.
16. Lasse Gjertsen
1984-. (aged 42)
film producer
YouTuber
television producer
film director
animator
Lasse Gjertsen is a Norwegian animator, musician, and videographer. He is best known for his short pieces "Hyperactive" and "Amateur", big hits in the early years of YouTube, which strung together short clips of video to create a unique form of video akin to stop-motion animation. His "Hyperactive" video has over 9.2 million views and his "Amateur" video has over...
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17. Martin Lambie-Nairn
1945-2020 (aged 75)
television producer
graphic designer
television director
animator
Martin John Lambie-Nairn was an English designer. He was the founder of his branding agency Lambie-Nairn and was the creative director of branding agency ML-N. He is recognised for having redefined television brand identity design, being the first to embrace computer technologies to apply branding to screen-based media.
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18. Lily Madigan
1998-. (aged 28)
politician
Lily Madigan is an activist within the British Labour Party. She was the first openly trans woman to hold the position of Constituency Labour Party Women's Officer, having been elected in November 2017 by the Labour Party in the constituency Rochester and Strood. Madigan's election as a Women's Officer was controversial within the Labour Party. A complaint by Madigan alleging...
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19. Charles Thomson
1953-. (aged 73)
painter
poet
official
photographer
Charles Thomson is an English artist, poet and photographer. In the early 1980s he was a member of The Medway Poets. In 1999 he named and co-founded the Stuckists art movement with Billy Childish. He has curated Stuckist shows, organised demonstrations against the Turner Prize, run an art gallery, stood for parliament and reported Charles Saatchi to the OFT. He...
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20. Edd Gould
1988-2012 (aged 24)
television producer
voice actor
YouTuber
animator
Edward Duncan Ernest Gould was a British animator, cartoonist, artist, and voice actor. He created Eddsworld, a media franchise consisting of flash animations and web comics featuring fictionalised versions of himself and longtime collaborators Tom Ridgewell, Matt Hargreaves, Tord Larsson and others.
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21. Billy Childish
1959-. (aged 67)
painter
poet
writer
composer
novelist
Billy Childish is an English painter, author, poet, photographer, film maker, singer, and guitarist. Since the late 1970s, Childish has been prolific in creating music, writing, and visual art. He has led and played in bands including Thee Milkshakes, Thee Headcoats, and the Musicians of the British Empire, primarily working in the genres of garage rock, punk, and surf, and...
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22. Nymphia Wind
1995-. (aged 31)
costume design
drag queen
Leo Tsao, known professionally as Nymphia Wind (Chinese: 妮妃雅‧瘋), is a Taiwanese-American drag performer and dressmaker. In 2024, Nymphia Wind was crowned the winner of season 16 of RuPaul's Drag Race, becoming the first East Asian winner of the franchise.
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23. Roger Dean
1944-. (aged 82)
painter
designer
illustrator
architect
William Roger Dean is an English artist, designer, and publisher. He began painting posters and album covers for musicians in the late 1960s, most notably the English rock bands Yes and Asia.
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24. Zandra Rhodes
1940-. (aged 86)
designer
fashion designer
Dame Zandra Lindsey Rhodes DBE RDI, is an English fashion and textile designer. Her early education in fashion set the foundation for a career in the industry creating textile prints. Rhodes has designed garments for Diana, Princess of Wales, and numerous celebrities such as rock stars Freddie Mercury and Marc Bolan. She has also designed textiles for interiors, featuring her...
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25. Tracey Emin
1963-. (aged 63)
photographer
salesperson
textile artist
architectural draftsperson
printmaker
Dame Tracey Karima Emin DBE RA is an English artist known for autobiographical and confessional artwork. She produces work in a variety of media including drawing, painting, sculpture, film, photography, neon text and sewn appliqué. Once the "enfant terrible" of the Young British Artists in the 1980s, Emin was elected as a Royal Academician in 2016.
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