Mark Manning  

Teaching has been a primary vocation since 1994 - teaching at Glasgow School of Art, The University of Derby, Cambridge School of Art, Anglia Ruskin from the age of 25. Before returning north in 1997 to teach for ten years at the University centre Leeds Metropolitan at the Hockney Gallery and Yorkshire Crafts Centre Bradford School of Art

Now works full time at Manchester Metropolitan University in the Design department

Full time External Examiner for the BA (Hons) Graphic Design course at Bristol, University of West England and at Cambridge Anglia Ruskin School of Art for their BA Graphics and also works as a visiting external and reviewer for Chelsea School of Art, Plymouth, Ipswich and Cambridge Anglia Ruskin school of Art and University of Derby.

Awarded a Bursary Scholarship to study at the Royal College of Art for an M.A (RCA) in Visual Communication Illustration from 1988 to 1990. With work focused on Ecology and Graphic Art from his B.A Printmaking at Maidstone College of Art.

RCA work specialised in Ecology, Sense of place, using Print, Lithography drawing and for the times, New digital media research and Practice. ( see research for Canon uk 1988 Whitworth Gallery Collection )

His interest in Landscape and habitat grew from his childhood in rural Northern England and studying the Kent Landscape.

Professional design work has included commissions for Friends Of the Earth, The United Nations,The Observer,The Sunday Times,The Independent,The BBC,Penguin books and many other design organisations.

He has written articles for the Independent on Design Education and developed and advised on Art & Design programmes both in the UK and Internationally at Degree and Masters level

Has completed valuable academic research work for Alison Crowe at the ADM research Centre in Brighton in Student experience and expectations.

After being awarded 'best in show' Prize at the 1990 RCA Visual, Communication show by Conrans Alan McDougall and Anita Roddick he was hired for the newly formed 'Bodyshop International Design team' led by Anita and Gordon Roddick, Oxford Street to work on special external environmental design projects - a strand of the Roddick's lesser known work - more personal political and altruistic educational projects - many with The United Nations.

Published and Professional design work for Friends Of the Earth, The Green Party, The Labour party via The RCA Marketing dept, Fitch RS, Pan Macmillan, New Scientist, Random House, Bloomsbury, Bloodaxe, Wolf Ollins, Fitch, Adison, Sampson Tyrell, Pentagram, Simon Esterson & Mike Lackersteen and Angus Hyland at Minerva