Year 3 Students Exhibition at Frimley Park

This weekend saw the opening of a group exhibition at Frimley Park. Students from year 3 of the BA (Hons) Fine Art course at UCA Farnham exhibited selected work at the Frimley Park Hospital galleries. A range of work was shown in the gallery and the sculpture garden.

Lilah Fowler Artist Talk at UCA Farnham

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Next Monday 4th November, artist Lilah Fowler will be visiting UCA Farnham to speak about her practice to coincide with her current show "Passage and Pair" at Maria Stenfors Gallery, London. Lilah will also be supporting Fine Art student's practice after her talk.

www.lilahfowler.com

"Lilah Fowler, a 2008 graduate from Royal College of Art, came to the Maria Stenfors gallery in Wren Street and assessed the space. The building’s architectural plans were retrieved from a dusty box, measurements were taken and the history of not only the building but also the surrounding area was investigated. This was before the show was even confirmed.

This process is not unusual for Fowler, who works on an architectural level to integrate the building and its surroundings into her work and, thus, ties every exhibit to its location. Were the exhibit to be transferred to another gallery, it would have to be deconstructed and rearranged to reflect the individual character of that space, together with its history and surroundings. With all this in mind, it doesn’t sound too pretentious to say that this really is a unique never-seen- before never-will-see-again exhibition.

What does sound a bit strange is that Fowler took inspiration from both Camden, the gallery’s borough, and California, where she recently visited. A few minutes in the gallery will, however, reveal this to be surprisingly self-evident: the spaces portrayed through the images and installations are open, wide and empty, reminiscent of the Californian desert."

www.mariastenfors.com

Year 2 Students work with Artist Paul Kindersley

Over the last week Year 2 students at UCA Farnham led by Laura Olohan worked with the artist Paul Kindersley on two separate projects exploring identity and performance. 

Sluice Art Fair 2013

Held at this event in Bermondsey where a range of galleries participate in the "We Make Cinema" performance.

Transition Gallery

"Ornament" took place at Bond Street and was organised by the Transition Gallery in East London, curated by Kathy Lomax.

Year 1 BA (Hons) Fine Art Student Exhibition

UCA Farnham BA (Hons) Fine Art students are now in their 6th week. They had to select and prepare work for exhibition based on work produced over the last 3 weeks. Below is some of their work and some of their views too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBLUBrjVYbs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXSpiTL-OSU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NKUNmFe4dA

Louisa Chambers - UCA Farnham Graduate Solo Exhibition

Louisa Chambers graduated from UCA Farnham BA (Hons) Fine Art and progressed to the Royal College of Art to study an MA in Painting. Her success continues with her current solo show.

Stereoscope 

For the next exhibition at Mrs Ricks Cupboard, Louisa Chambers envisages the space functioning as an optical device similar to a stereoscope. A stereoscope is a device for viewing two separate images that have been taken from slight different viewpoint corresponding to the spacing of they eyes

Chambers’ approach to painting is not absurd for absurdity’s sake, nor colour-driven as uncompromisingly as high geometric abstraction, nor as earnest and slavishly representational as traditional figuration. The subjects, methods and resolving of her paintings all carry through a very idiosyncratic vision; hard to define, but easy to intuit once presented with them in the flesh, dodging between easy categorisations through their playful search for a truth beneath the obvious surfaces of things.

Chambers’ sensitive application of paint, the colour relationships developed across the surfaces, and the dissemination of forms into simpler repetitive shapes are all considerations which are more commonly discussed in relation to abstract painting. But you can’t simply box Chambers’ paintings into just being abstract, instead they would benefit from a lexicon which includes discussion of her abstraction of the subject matter, and the abstract painterly concerns within her method

Mrs Ricks Cupboard is open every Friday 11 – 2pm
Private View will be Thursday 24th October 6 -9pm

Major Visiting Artists at UCA Farnham

UCA Farnham Arts course provision prides itself on providing excellent student learning experiences. To compliment the permanent team of practicing artists and researchers who deliver the course UCA is proud to announce this years visiting tutor schedule. Building upon previous years, this year some of the leading creative practitioners will be visiting to enhance student learning.

Susan Collis 

http://www.inglebygallery.com/artists/susan-collis/

Jamie Shovlin 

http://www.saatchigallery.com/artists/jamie_shovlin.htm

Simon Bill

http://www.simonbill.co.uk/

Anthea Hamilton 

http://antheahamilton.com/

 Danny Rolfe 

http://www.dannyrolph.com/

Mathew Weir

http://www.alisonjacquesgallery.com/artists/38-Mathew-Weir/overview/

Alicia Foster novel published by Penguin

Alicia Foster - Warpaint

UCA Farnham lecturer Alicia Foster, has her new novel published by Penguin. Alicia teaches across the BA (Hons) Fine Art and BA (Hons) Arts & Media courses.

http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780241145685,00.html

Paul Vivian to present at conferences in Berlin, Prague and Cambridge during 2014

March 2014

March 2014

October 2014

UCA Farnham Fine Art student Mathew Vieira solo show at Muse Gallery, London

Mathew Viera graduated from the UCA Farnham BA (Hons) Fine Art course in July 2013. Building upon the work he produced in his final year and the professional experience he gained whilst on the course he has a solo show at The Muse Gallery.

http://www.themuseat269.com/

In the Studio - What are students reading?

Students studying at UCA Farnham have now fully settled into their studio spaces. Whether they are embarking upon their dissertations or grappling with research and analysis to inform their work, there are tons of books in the practical studios.

Here is just some of what students are reading…