Hardie, graphic designer, illustrator and educator, trained at St Martin’s and the Royal College of Art and worked as a designer/illustrator for more than 50 years, making illustrations for clients around the world.
He taught illustration at the University of Brighton from the early 1980s until his retirement in 2014 and the exhibition will be held at the university’s campus building in Grand Parade from 11 March and 7 April, 2017.
Hardie continues to supervise university PhD students, having become Professor in 1990. He is also International Secretary for the Alliance Graphique Internationale and a Royal Designer for Industry.