photo: Irina & Silviu Szekely   

 
                                            Gary Embury is Senior Lecturer on the BA(Hons) Illustration course at the University of the West of England in Bristol and
                                            Editor-in-Chief of Reportager.org an online journal dedicated to showcasing and initiating reportage drawing. As the founder of
                                            Reportager, Gary conceived and curated the International Reportager Drawing Award and co-authored the book ‘Reportage
                                            Illustration, Visual Journalism’ with Mario Minichiello, published by Bloomsbury. He also co-founded the Topolski Chronicle 
                                            Studio Residency which ran for several years.

                                            Embury has created illustrations for notable clients such as The Saturday Times, The Telegraph, The Guardian, New Scientist,
                                            Radio Times, Aardman Animation, Penguin Books, British Telecom, and Barclays Bank, among many others in the editorial,
                                            publishing, and advertising sectors. In 2006, he won the Gold Award at the AOI Illustration Awards and was invited to discuss
                                            the future of illustration in the digital age on Radio 4's Front Row with Kirsty Lang. He has delivered talks and presented papers
                                            at prestigious institutions and conferences worldwide, including the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Royal College of Art,
                                            Komikazen in Ravenna, Italy, The University of Porto, Temple University, Japan, and the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration.

                                            In 2022, Gary exhibited a series of drawings at the Saatchi Gallery as part of the group exhibition ‘The Healing Arts.’ He is
                                            currently working on several drawing-related projects and publications and serves as an artist in residence at Chelsea and
                                            Westminster Hospital. As one of the founding members of the UWE BCU Drawing Research Group, Gary co-organizes
                                            exhibitions and activities that explore and scrutinize drawing practice, including the recent symposium and exhibition
                                            ‘What is Drawing Research?’ at  Birmingham School of Art in November 2023.

                                            Embury is currently compiling and co-editing ‘The Handbook of Drawing Research’ a global survey of Drawing Research for
                                            Bloomsbury Publishing with members of the UWE BCU Drawing Research Group, Lucy Ward, Chloe Masi and Anouk Mercier.


                                            Embury’s UWE Research Page