Tabi was drawn to ECA due to the MA Fine Art programme enabling students to study both art practice and history of art alongside each other over the course of five years. Tabi was drawn to this mixture as it included both of her interests, particularly in research.

Since leaving University, Tabi has gone on to work for the David Zwirner Gallery in London to learn more about the sales side of the art world as well as creating and selling art at fairs.

Lucy chose to study Performance Costume at ECA because the programme, unlike the majority of UK performance costume courses, offers tuition in both making and design.

While studying Photography - BA (Hons) at ECA, Alexander made the most of the vast array of opportunities available at ECA from directing a short film with the Edinburgh Filmmaking Society to being a board member of Bookmarks.

It was the work of an Animation alumna that encouraged Laura Jayne Hodkin to come to ECA. Now, having graduated last year and picking up numerous awards for her final film 'Nailbiter' and follow-up 'Hayley and Joanna', Laura shares her experiences of ECA and tells us what is next.

Growing up in Kenya, Farhana Jiwa developed a desire to improve people’s quality of life through architecture. This lifelong aspiration led her to study Architecture – BA at Edinburgh College of Art.

Robert John Henderson combines his previous expertise in organisational psychology with the photography practice he honed at ECA, to create what he describes as a 'synergistic combination' of careers.

Michael shares his memories of the printmaking workshop and credits the exceptional tutors and technicians for helping him develop his visual language.

Ruge chose ECA because of its place within the wider University allowing opportunities to meet people from a range of disciplines. She enjoyed working within a studio environment and explored a number of techniques to discover her interest in combining live action with animation.

Studying Graphic Design at ECA prepared Megan for entering the design industry upon graduation. The hands on approach to teaching and industry-related project briefs equipped Megan with the necessary tools and experience to be able to jump right into the industry, even amid a global pandemic.

For Hannah, graduating amid a pandemic has not been easy but she has continued to pursue her love of sculpture through her online presence and has applied and received several residencies, prizes and exhibitions over the past year including Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2021.

In this article we meet Music - BMus (Hons) graduate Amanda MacLeod who tells us about her freelance portfolio career.

For Brian, studying Fashion at ECA gave him an array of skills and knowledge of fashion systems beyond aesthetics which, since graduating, he has been able to apply to a range of industry projects.