Our alumni

As artistic director and chief curator of M WOODS Museum in Beijing, RCA alumni Victor Wang considers the role of the institution across borders, cultures and boundaries.

Deepika Srivastava’s work with minority craft communities in India spans research, writing, archiving and curating. She discusses how the V&A/RCA MA History of Design programme set her up for this interdisciplinary practice, working behind the scenes at the V&A and adjusting to London life.

Interdisciplinary artist Dora Lam discusses how studying for the RCA Graduate Diploma led to collaborative work with her family, an appearance on Grayson Perry’s Art Club and a scholarship for MA study at the RCA.

Bianca Saunders has become one of the most talked about new designers in fashion since she graduated from the RCA in 2017. In 2021 she won the €300,000 ANDAM fashion award for young designers and was shortlisted for the LVMH Prize.

Dan Garrett began investigating end of life services as an MA/MSc Global Innovation Design student. He’s now CEO and co-founder of the disruptive start-up, Farewill.

The Wood Street Altarpiece is a public artwork designed by RCA alumna Eleanor Hill. Installed in the underpass of a railway bridge next to Wood Street Station in Walthamstow, east London, the screen-printed enamel triptych celebrates significant local places and stories gathered from the community.

The commission was the result of an open call run by Making Places for Waltham Forest Council, in partnership with Create London. It provided Hill with the opportunity to put into practice methods and techniques she developed at the RCA, which centre around engaging communities in sharing local knowledge.