Mo Lea, Senior Lecturer in Art, is to open her ‘Extant’ collection, featuring drawings, photographs and etchings of fossils and other archaeological objects and animals.

The exhibition will be opened at a private viewing. Mo’s artwork will then be on show to the public for five days.

“This artwork might be interpreted as my attempt to become the custodian of lives that have passed,” said Mo. “When I draw, I choose what to retain; the fossils, netted moths from the museum and birds that have been captured and preserved in isolation while still in their prime.

“As I translate these forms onto the surface of the paper, an absorbing and unique bond emerges between the object and its replicator.”

Mo encourages the students on her course to learn from her work and explore alternative mediums.

Mo, who often donates half her proceeds to charities, will be selling the prints of her current work to help raise funds for charities associated with the Facing Your Limits challenge.

The Facing Your Limits challenge saw University of Bedfordshire's Senior Lecturer in Physical Education, Sophy Bassett, and Bedfordshire alumni Ali Hayes and Donna Neely take on three massive sporting tasks aimed at boosting the kitties of Victim Support, East Anglian Air Ambulance and Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust.

To-date – following the cross-country cycle, a 70-mile kayak and 40-mile walk – they have raised £12,500.

View Mo’s previous works here.