Graham Short Addresses Students at Cambridge University

Graham Short recently addressed students at one of the world's most prestigious educational establishments, Cambridge University, on the subject of his micro-art.

Having been invited as a keynote speaker by the Department of Art, Graham delivered a very personal talk illustrated with images of his pieces, including The Lord's Prayer on the Head of a Gold Pin and The Sharp Edge ('Nothing is Impossible' Engraved Along the Sharp Edge of a Razor Blade).

During his career, Graham has engraved for leading academic publisher the Cambridge University Press, whose offices are just a stone's throw from the venue of the talk. Graham's most recent Cambridge connection, though, is his involvement with popular author and broadcaster Stephen Fry, a Cambridge graduate who began his career in the University's famous Footlights and who represented his college on University Challenge. This Summer, Stephen donated his vintage fountain pen for engraving by Graham. The resulting work, Fry's Delight - a Stephen Fry quote engraved along the tiny band of the pen - has now been donated by Graham and Stephen to the charity English PEN, which campaigns for writers' rights, freedom of expression and literacy.

"It was a great honour to be invited to address students at Cambridge University," says Graham. "It's also a wonderful opportunity to hopefully engage new, young audiences with the art and craft of engraving."

From 4th November, Cambridge's Artique Galleries will be showing a solo exhibition of Graham's Writers' Collection, which debuted last month at the Clarendon Gallery in London's Mayfair.