Rachel Larkum/ Winter Issue

Rachel Larkum, an artist with more than 30 years of experience in the creative industries, has worked across an extensive range of disciplines, from 2D and 3D animation to interactive design. Her career has spanned children’s television, computer games, interactive media, and design, enabling her to explore storytelling and visual communication in many forms.

She began her creative path with a BA Hons in Illustration and Graphics from Edinburgh College of Art, followed by an MA in Animation at the Royal College of Art. This foundation led her into the animation industry, where she started as a 2D animator in Sydney, Australia, contributing to children’s television productions. She later moved to London and worked on interactive animation projects for Cartoon Network, including The Powerpuff Girls and Dexter’s Laboratory. Her practice expanded into 3D animation and brought her to Sony Entertainment, where she spent several years working on a variety of PlayStation titles. She also contributed to children’s television for ITV, working on the live-action CGI production Little Big Mouth. Beyond entertainment, she has applied her design expertise within the rail industry as a graphic designer and animator, as well as for London-based PR and design agencies, most recently producing graphics and motion work for Canon.

Rachel’s animation work has been showcased at festivals across the UK, and her graduation film from the RCA was acquired and broadcast by Channel 4 in 1995.

Alongside her industry practice, she has accumulated more than 18 years of experience lecturing in animation and graphic design at art schools across the UK. She has taught at institutions including London College of Communication, Cambridge School of Visual and Performing Arts, Greenwich University, London South Bank University, Edinburgh College of Art, and Glasgow School of Art. She currently lectures on the Animation & Illustration course at Cambridge School of Art and serves as the external examiner for Middlesex University’s Animation and Games course.