Tobias Hickey
Senior Lecturer and Course Leader, Illustration
School of Arts
Art & Design Communication
Art and Design Communication
email: t.hickey@worc.ac.uk
Tobias Hickey lectures in illustration, drawing and printmaking. Graduating with a degree in Graphic Design from Liverpool Polytechnic in 1992 and subsequently gaining his MA Illustration from Central St Martin's College of Arts and Design in 1995, Tobias initially took on commissions to illustrate children's books. His freelance practice then broadened into design and advertising and he became an established editorial illustrator, with regular commissions for The Guardian, The Times The Observer and The Independent newspapers. Other clients include You magazine, The Evening Standard, GQ Magazine, The Lawyer, The Daily Telegraph, TES, Sky Broadcasting, British Airways, Vodafone, Reader's Digest, Harper Collins and Conran Design. His illustrations have been published throughout Europe and in Australia.
In 2015, along with colleague Piet Grobler, Tobias founded the with a remit to engage with ‘society’ in its broadest terms by promoting multiculturalism, inclusivity of all minorities and socially disenfranchised people. Subsequent projects MIGRATIONS and SEA CHANGE have developed as co-produced, international artist collaborations featuring touring exhibitions and publications.
Qualifications
- 1999-2002 Morley College, London, City and Guilds 7307, Further and Adult Education Teacher’s Certificate Part 1
- 1993-1996 Central St. Martins, London, MA Communications, Illustration and Graphic Design
- 1989-1992 Liverpool Polytechnic, Liverpool, BA Hons Graphic Design and Film Studies