Brent Meheux

Brent is Head of Visual Communication, Fashion & Applied arts and so is responsible for overseeing the operational running of the Southampton School of Art, Design & Fashion at Solent University. He is the Strategic Lead for Internationalisation within the School of Art, Design & Fashion (Solent University), and so has oversight of the school’s operations for recruitment & student/staff exchange programs across Europe and the Far East, as well as the school’s franchised courses in Portugal, China, and India.

He has over 23 years of teaching experience across a range of creative undergraduate and postgraduate courses both in the UK and internationally; this combined with extensive industry knowledge accumulated over a 25-year career in the creative sector has been used to deliver both vocational and meaningful student experiences. Leading to innovative curriculum transformation for courses, again both undergraduate and postgraduate.

Brent is an experienced External Examiner, Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, an artist, creative director, and practice-based-research scholar.