Art school at the University of the Arts London
The Camberwell College of Arts is a
constituent college of the
University of the Arts London , a public art university in
London ,
England . The college offers
further and
higher education programmes, including
postgraduate and
PhD awards. The college has retained single degree options within Fine Art, offering specialist
Bachelor of Arts courses in painting, sculpture, photography and drawing. It also runs graduate and postgraduate courses in
art conservation and
fine art as well as design courses such as
graphic design , illustration and 3D design. It has been ranked as the top British art school by
The Times .
[1]
It was established as the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts in 1898, and adopted its present name in 1989.
[2]
History
The history of the College is closely linked with that of the
South London Gallery , with which the College shares its site.
[3] The manager of the
South London Working Men's College in 1868, William Rossiter, purchased the freehold of Portland House on which the College now stands in 1889. The resulting Gallery opened in 1891, followed by the Technical Institute in 1898.
The architect was
Maurice Bingham Adams .
[4] Originally, the school offered classes in specific trades. By 1920, a Fine Art Department had been created.
During the
Second World War ,
Victor Pasmore was appointed head of the painting department.
[5] Many well-known artists, including
Frank Auerbach ,
[6]
Lawrence Gowing and
Edward Ardizzone taught at Camberwell during this period. In 1973, the School expanded into a modern purpose-built block next to the existing premises. Both of them are now
Listed Buildings .
In the 1980s, Wendy Smith became the head of Fine Art and employed
Noel Forster ,
John Hilliard ,
Cornelia Parker ,
Phyllida Barlow ,
Gavin Jantjes and
Ian McKeever . Tony Messenger and
Eileen Hogan took charge of the graphics department,
Eileen Hogan established and ran The Camberwell Press , and
Eric Ayers presided over the typography school.
Camberwell temporarily lost its Fine Art courses but by 2004 the department had been fully restored to the College.
Research
Camberwell is part of the University of the Arts London and its Research Network (RNUAL), which also includes
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design ,
Chelsea College of Art and Design ,
London College of Communication and
London College of Fashion .
Affiliations
Camberwell and its sister colleges Chelsea College of Art and Design and
Wimbledon College of Art makes up CCW, a three college model that allows sharing of resources between colleges. CCW combined their foundation courses from the academic year starting in September 2011, and bases them at the Wilson Road campus in Camberwell.
[7]
Peckham Platform
Peckham Platform is a public gallery dedicated to location-specific artwork made locally. Originally known as Peckham Space and part of Camberwell, in 2013 it became an independent charity.
Notable alumni
Novera Ahmed (sculptor)
Reginald Fairfax Wells (Sculptor and potter)
Bernadette Ash (artist)
Gillian Ayres
RA (1989
Turner Prize nominee)
Franko B (artist)
Irene Bache (artist)
Jeff Banks (graphic designer and TV presenter)
Roger "Syd" Barrett (musician, artist)
Kate Blacker (artist)
Quentin Blake (artist)
Charles William Cain (artist)
Seth Cardew (potter)
Gillian Carnegie (2005 Turner Prize nominee)
Lady Sarah Chatto (artist)
Alan Charlton (artist)
Sue Clowes (fashion designer)
Darren Coffield (artist)
Joshua Compston (curator)
Jean Cooke (artist)
Neisha Crosland (textile designer)
Sheila Mary Denning (artist)
Des'ree (singer)
Roy Turner Durrant (artist)
Uzo Egonu (artist)
Dave Elsey (Oscar-winning makeup effects artist)
Georgina von Etzdorf (textile designer)
[8]
Anthony Eyton
RA (artist)
Barry Fantoni (artist, writer, jazz musician, performer)
Valerian Bernard Freyberg, 3rd Baron Freyberg (British
Peer )
Andrew Forge (artist and Dean of Yale School of Art)
Sir Terry Frost
RA (artist)
Edith Galliner (artist)
Nicky Gavron (politician)
Catherine Goodman (artist,
BP Portrait Award winner)
[9]
Liz Murray (artist)
Maggi Hambling
CBE (artist)
Tom Hammick (
Jerwood Drawing Prize winner)
[10]
Anna Henckel-Donnersmarck (filmmaker and curator)
Howard Hodgkin (1985 Turner Prize winner)
Eileen Hogan (artist)
Rachael House (artist)
Joan Hutt (artist)
Karl Hyde (musician)
Andrzej Jackowski (1991
John Moores Painting Prize winning artist)
[11]
Chantal Joffe (artist)
Andy Dog Johnson (artist and illustrator)
David Jones (artist and poet)
Lucy Jones
Zebedee Jones (artist)
John Keane (artist)
John Kiki (figurative painter)
[12]
Peter Kindersley (publisher)
R. B. Kitaj (artist)
Svetlana K-Lie (artist)
Peter, Hereditary Prince of Yugoslavia (aka, Petar III Karađorđević) (graphic design)
Nigel Konstam (sculptor)
Dimitri Launder (artist)
Natasha Law (artist)
Mike Leigh (film director)
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen (interior designer and TV presenter)
Humphrey Lyttelton (jazz musician)
Raphael Maklouf (sculptor)
Sargy Mann (artist)
Alvin Marriott (sculptor)
Mark McGowan (artist)
Margaret Mee (artist)
Theodore Mendez (artist)
Keith Milow (artist)
Cathy de Monchaux (1998 Turner Prize nominee)
Junko Mori (artist)
Annie Morris (artist)
Malcolm Morley (1984 Turner Prize winner)
Kate Moross (designer/illustrator)
Gregor Muir (director,
ICA, London )
Ella Naper (artist)
Frank Newbould (poster artist)
Dennis H. Osborne (artist)
Jean Osborne (artist)
Daf Palfrey (film producer)
Tom Phillips
R.A.
CBE (artist)
Liz Pichon (illustrator)
Rose Pipette (musician)
Lesley Rankine (musician)
Ruth Raymond (artist)
Matthew Ritchie (artist)
Tim Roth (actor)
John Shaw (stone carver)
Gilbert Spencer
R.A. (artist)
Matthew Stone (artist)
Daniel Sturgis (artist)
Angus Suttie (potter)
Alan Thornhill (sculptor)
Euan Uglow (artist)
Keith Vaughan (artist)
Florence Welch (musician)
Alexander Williams (animator)
Denis Williams (artist)
Joe Wright (
BAFTA award-winning director)
Notable academics
References
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