MA Fine Art: Painting

University of the Arts London

Through material investigation and critical research, you’ll investigate painting’s enduring currency, capacity for invention and ability to engage with both urgent contemporary debates and past world traditions. Explore both traditional processes and expanded forms of painting practice through independent material testing, workshops and demonstrations by specialist technicians.We encourage you to challenge your own creative vision through critical analysis, reflection and contextualisation. This will help you to situate your practice within the field of painting and in relation to wider social, political and cultural discourses and debates. You’ll develop a critical narrative for your practice, consider creative forms of communication of your ideas and carry out research beyond the discipline.By the end of the course, you will have developed a portfolio of work which will demonstrate your individual research interests, visual range and storytelling skills to potential employers.Developing your practice: Independent studio and workshop-based learning and material investigation supported by tutorial guidance, technical instruction and peer review. Critical reflection: the course will support you in the advancement of your critical analysis and reflection skills and your ability to synthesise conceptual and practical knowledge through tutorials, seminars, group crits, reading groups, workshops and lectures.Technical workshops: Practical workshops with specialist technicians focus on a range of painting processes and materials. You can also access other College resources such as printmaking, photography, digital fabrication, wood, ceramics and metal workshops. View the Camberwell facilities.A sense of community: Take part in a wide range of group teaching and learning activities, visits, exhibitions and peer-led projects both with students from within MA Fine Art Painting and Camberwell’s other MA Fine Art pathways.Enterprise and employability: The Professional Toolkit programme of talks and workshops gives you the knowledge and creative attributes to prepare for the future and to sustain a rewarding professional life.Showcase your work: There will be opportunities to show and discuss your work and research through exhibitions and other public-facing events.