A wave of creativity is washing wash over Tayside as UHI Perth presents its Graduate Showcase 2025.
The vibrant, multi-disciplinary exhibition celebrates the talents of graduating students from its BA (Hons) Art & Contemporary Practices and BA (Hons) Visual Communication and Design programmes.
This year’s showcase is a launchpad for innovation and a bridge between academic exploration and the professional world.
Visitors will encounter an exhilarating mix of mediums. These will range from painting and sculpture to graphic design, digital media, video art, and installation work.
Each piece reflects the individuality, vision, and ambition of students who have spent four years crafting their creative identity.
The work on display reveals the deep community connections nurtured by both programmes.
The Courier has been given a preview of some of the work:
Who are some of the UHI Perth students taking part?
This year’s shining stars include Finn Scott, a forward-thinking graphic designer, who turns their gaze toward the digital future.
Their final project explores the integration of artificial intelligence into the creative process – not as a replacement for human vision, but as a collaborator.
Finn’s work showcases how emerging tech can harmonise with traditional design, forming a compelling dialogue between craft and code.
Their dissertation delves into the effects of screen-based technology on contemporary visual language, providing a theoretical backbone to their inventive visuals.
Molly Freeman, a Perth-based illustrator and graphic designer, delves into the complex terrain of identity and consumerism.
Her mixed-media project dissects how her generation – particularly young women – navigate identity formation through trend cycles and consumption.
Through provocative visuals and bold conceptual thinking, Molly interrogates how self-worth can be packaged, sold, and bought, highlighting the impact of commodified culture on personal identity.
Findlay Todd fuses sound and vision in a unique exploration of the relationship between music and visual art.
Drawing inspiration from art and music history, Findlay’s work comes to life through large-scale abstract pieces, infused with video elements and soundscapes.
This multimedia approach creates a sensory-rich experience, immersing viewers in the emotional rhythms that drive his creative process.
Influence of nature
Nature takes centre stage in the work of Williamina Puddleduck, who uses clay, leaf printing, assemblage, and lino techniques to explore how the natural world nurtures well-being.
With gentle yet powerful intent, her work reveals how engaging with nature can unlock personal creativity and offer solace.
Her clay sculptures evoke a deep emotional resonance, encouraging audiences to reflect on their relationship with the environment – and with themselves.
Also exhibiting is Lorraine Ward, an interdisciplinary artist whose deeply introspective body of work examines the concept of ‘self’.
Using materials such as plaster, wood, and collage, Lorraine pieces together sculptural and painted forms that echo personal memories, dreams, and emotions.
Her films and installations serve as poetic meditations on inner life, vulnerability, and resilience, inviting viewers to embark on their own introspective journeys.
Together, these artists and designers demonstrate the talents being nurtured at UHI Perth .
Their projects reflect not just technical skill, but also a willingness to ask important questions and experiment with answers — through colour, form, movement, and meaning.
Where and when to see the Graduate Showcase?
Christiana Margiotti, director of curriculum for arts, humanities and education at UHI Perth, said students on the art and contemporary practices course undertake professional placements in their third year.
These collaborate with organisations such as Impact Arts, Project Ability, Dundee Rep, Women’s Aid, The Walled Garden, and Perth Museum and Art Gallery.
The placements empower students to use their practice to foster social change, health awareness, and cultural dialogue.
Meanwhile, the visual communication and design programme thrives on industry integration.
Students take on real-world briefs – from branding the Crannog Centre in Perthshire to tackling design challenges across commercial and social sectors.
“Our graduates have worked incredibly hard to reach this stage,” she said.
“Their commitment to pushing boundaries and exploring new creative territories is truly commendable.
“This showcase is a culmination of their dedication and a testament to the vibrant educational environment at UHI Perth.”
Where and when to see UHI Perth Graduate Showcase 2025
The Graduate Showcase is free to attend and open to all at the dynamic Wasps Perth Creative Exchange (PH1 5NW). The showcase runs from May 10 to 15 (closed Sunday May 11).
Doors open daily from 10am to 5pm. A grand opening evening on May 9 at 6.30pm invites art lovers, industry professionals, and the local community to step inside a world of bold ideas, boundary-pushing artwork, and emerging voices.
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