Alumna Abi Ola's wallpaper “Cray and Indigo” has been installed in UCL’s new east London site, UCL East, Pool Street.The design, inspired by William Morris wallpaper designs and African textiles, was commissioned by Professor Paola Lettieri, Pro-Provost UCL East.
Posted Wednesday, 7th December 2022 00:00
The Slade School of Fine Art is happy to present documentary footage of the 2022 Summer Shows shot by Slade students on the school’s 16mm Bolex cameras. The project was funded by UCL Alumni Engagement, the project.
Posted Friday, 2nd December 2022 00:00
Polly Townsend has been selected by Friends of Scott Polar Research Institute to be their Artist-in-residence in Antarctica. She will be travelling with the Royal Navy on board HMS Protector in January 2023.
Posted Friday, 2nd December 2022 00:00
Many congratulations to Sandra Smith, Lea Collet and Becky Loweth have been nominated for this year's UCL Widening Participation Community of Practice Awards. This small team facilitate some amazing work on behalf of the Slade, opening access for learners who are under-represented in higher education.
Posted Friday, 2nd December 2022 00:00
Dryden Goodwin’s Breathe:2022, 1300 new drawings of six Lewisham residents and clean air activists, will be animated in a large-scale public projection on the heavily polluted South Circular Road, on the side of the Old Town Hall, Catford, from 30 November - 14 December 2022. See the Invisible Dust website for details.
Posted Friday, 2nd December 2022 00:00
We are delighted to run our Open Studios on 14 December.
The tours of the building, lasting approximately one hour, will cover the basement, ground floor and first floor studios at the Slade. Tours start from the main entrance. Places are limited, reserve via Eventbrite.
Posted Thursday, 1st December 2022 00:00
A short film of Hiroko Imada, showing the process of colour printing, was created for the multimedia guide for ‘Japan: Courts and Culture’ exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery. The video can be viewed on her Instagram account.
Posted Wednesday, 30th November 2022 00:00
Alumna Hiroko Imada was commissioned to create a woodblock print to mark the collaboration between Dr. Martens X The Met (Katsushika Hokusai). The video of the process can be seen on Facebook.
Posted Wednesday, 30th November 2022 00:00
Winston Branch: Jasmines blowing in the wind, is showing at Simon Lee Gallery, 12 Berkeley Street, London W1J 8DT is showing from 22 November 2022 - 14 January 2023. See the Simon Lee Gallery website for further details.
Posted Tuesday, 22nd November 2022 00:00
Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley is on the cover of Frieze magazine, issue 231, November/December 2022. A profile of her work by Skye Arundhati Thomas is also in this month's issue.
Posted Monday, 21st November 2022 00:00
Congratulations to alumna Lyndsey Gilmour who was awarded the Lyon and Turnbull Award for Painting at the Royal Scottish Academy 196th Annual Exhibition for her diptych painting "First Floor Left", 2022. The work was displayed at the Royal Scottish Academy 196th Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy Galleries, Edinburgh, from 23 April - 12 June 2022, which can still be viewed on the online archive via the RSA website.
Posted Monday, 21st November 2022 00:00
Interested in studying for an undergraduate degree in fine art? Join us on Tuesday 7 December 2022, 2:00 - 3:00pm, for an in person question and answer session with Slade tutors and students. Places are limited, reserve via Eventbrite.
Posted Tuesday, 15th November 2022 00:00
Lisa Milroy is showing in Stage Effects at Kate MacGarry, 27 Old Nichol Street, London E2 7HR, from 11 November - 17 December 2022. See the Kate MacGarry website for further details and opening hours.
Posted Tuesday, 15th November 2022 00:00
Lara Smithson is showing in the Brewers Towner International at Towner Eastbourne, Devonshire Park, College Road, Eastbourne BN21 4JJ, from 15 October 2022 to 22 January 2023. See the Towner Gallery website for details.
Posted Monday, 14th November 2022 00:00
Congratulations to MA alumni Adam Boyd and Andras Nagy Sandor, and current graduate painting student Ross Head who have been shortlisted for Studio West's NOW Introducing Prize 2022. The exhibition is open from 6pm on 11 November to 10 December 2022 at Studio West Gallery, 216 Kensington Park Road, London W11.
Posted Friday, 11th November 2022 00:00
Interested in studying for an undergraduate degree in fine art? Join us on Tuesday 15 November 2022, 2:00 - 3:00pm, for an in person question and answer session with Slade tutors and students. Places are limited, reserve via Eventbrite.
Posted Tuesday, 8th November 2022 00:00
Slade Graduate Programme Q&A online: Wednesday 7 December 2022 . We have two sessions, 10-11am and 4-5pm (GMT). This live online Q&A event is an opportunity to ask a panel of Slade graduate tutors and students about our MA/MFA programme. See our MA/MFA degree page for more information.
Posted Tuesday, 8th November 2022 00:00
Onya McCausland is showing in Expanding Landscapes: Painting After Land Art, curated by Rebecca Partridge and Joy Sleeman at Hestercombe Gallery, from 12 November 2022 - 26 February 2023. The show also includes work by alumni Jessica Warboys and Damian Taylor. See the Hestercombe Gallery website for details.
Posted Tuesday, 8th November 2022 00:00
Małgorzata Dawidek is showing in "spaces of (dis)connection", at Art27 Gallery, 40-42 West Crosscauseway, Edinburgh EH8 9JP until 8 November 2022. See the Art27 Gallery website for further details.
Posted Monday, 7th November 2022 00:00
Alumna Mairéad McClean has a solo show, Mairéad McClean: Here, at Belfast Exposed Gallery, 23 Donegall Street, Belfast BT1 2FF, until 23 December 2022. The exhibition is part of The Belfast International Arts Festival. See the Belfast Exposed Gallery website for details.
Posted Tuesday, 1st November 2022 00:00
We are delighted to welcome two artists from Karmabank who will be taking part in our Saturday 8-week drawing course, starting tomorrow. This is our first short course taught “in-person” at the Slade, Gower Street site since Covid-19.
Posted Friday, 28th October 2022 00:00
We are pleased to announce that a gift from Sadie Coles HQ will enable the delivery of a four-week Slade Widening Participation Summer School at UCL East for 40 students next summer.
The Slade Widening Participation Summer School will help to diversify the range of applications the Slade receives by equipping learners with the necessary skills, confidence and networks to bridge the gap between secondary school and further education in fine art.
Posted Friday, 21st October 2022 00:00
Our autumn short course programme is now open for booking. There are two evening courses and one "in-person" course at the Slade Main Building in Gower Street. For further details see our Short Course page.
Posted Thursday, 20th October 2022 00:00
Congratulations to alumna Veronica Ryan, who has been shortlisted for the Turner Prize. The exhibition of this year's nominees is showing at Tate Liverpool from 20 October 2022 to 19 March 2023.
Posted Thursday, 20th October 2022 00:00
Alumna Geraldine Snell is posting her 2nd album Light & Love LIVE week by week, with a track released each Friday for the next 10 weeks up until Christmas 2022. To access the recordings and videos, see her website.
Posted Thursday, 20th October 2022 00:00
Deborah Padfield is speaking at The Spaces Between: Equity, Voice, Agency, and Care Practices Involving the Arts and Arts Therapies at 12:00-13:15 (GMT) on Thursday 3 November 2022. The seminar will take place via Zoom: https://ucl.zoom.us/j/92802192115.
Posted Tuesday, 18th October 2022 00:00
We are sad to hear of the passing of alumnus Stuart Cameron, who studied at the Slade between 1970-1974. There will be two celebrations of his life in London on 12 November and Cardif, 27 January 2023. For details, please contact Sarah Wyld.
Posted Tuesday, 18th October 2022 00:00
Andrew Stahl has a solo show, Sparkling City at Blacklist Gallery and MATDOT Art Center ,47 Lan Luang Road,Wat Sommanat, Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Bangkok, 12 October - 12 November 2022. See matdotart.com.
Posted Monday, 17th October 2022 00:00
Alumnus Adham Faramawy is speaking at On Behalf of Seeds, a roundtable discussion bringing together participants from the Encounters Over Several Plants programme and invited guests to reflect on technology, knowledge and ways of being connected to the lives and processes of plants. The event takes place at the Starr Cinema, Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1, 3:30 - 4:45pm, 29 October 2022. See the Tate website for details.
Posted Friday, 14th October 2022 00:00
Cecilia Vicuña: Brain Forest Quipu is showing at the Turbine Hall, Tate Modern, South Bank, London SE1, from 11 October 2022 - 16 April 2023. See the Tate Modern website for details.
Read Adrian Searle's review in The Guardian.
Posted Friday, 14th October 2022 00:00