Mavernie Cunningham

Professor Mavernie Cunningham is Dean of Birmingham City University’s School of Arts.

Before this she was Head of Art at London Metropolitan University, where she specialised in researching cultural identity and representation through performance, film and sound. Prior to London Metropolitan, Mavernie held a range of posts at the University of the Creative Arts, culminating in her appointment as Programme Director, Fine Art.

Her return to the West Midlands in 2025 marked the end of a lengthy period away, having fuelled her original passion for the creative arts at Stourbridge College.

She joined the Advisory Board in 2026.