Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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We asked BSc (Hons) Ecology and Conservation Student, El to paint one of their lecturers; Dr Mick Hanley as they discussed El's passion for portrait painting and their degree at Plymouth and how art and science overlap.

El took part in the televised competition, Portrait Artist of the Year.
Find out more here:
plymouth.ac.uk/news/student-in-the-running-for-portrait-artist-of-the-year