UCA Farnham Fine Art Student Success - Laura Olohan

Laura Olohan Performing for artist Paul Kindersley, 2014

UCA Farnham Fine Art student, Laura Olohan who graduated last week as part of the class of 2015, moves into an assistant curator role at the prestigious Oriel Davies Gallery in Cardiff. 

Laura's success comes after building a network of experiences linked to professional practice throughout her time at UCA Farnham Fine Art where she worked continuously with Transition Gallery and worked with a host of artists and other UCA external projects.

http://www.orieldavies.org

UCA Farnham Fine Art Year 2 Student Professional Practice

More UCA Farnham Fine Art students talk about their professional practice experiences whilst in Year 2 in this ongoing series of posts.

UCA Farnham Fine Art Student Success - RAW ART

UCA Farnham Fine Art student, Julia Keenan, who is currently in her final year, has work in the group show RAW ART from 14th - 18th April at the Menier Gallery, London. 

Julia Keenan

Aside from exhibiting on 5 separate occasions within UCA Farnham's gallery & project spaces, this is Julia's 3rd external professional exhibition this academic year.


Peter Hanmer, Lizy Bending & Charlotte Johnson who graduated last year from UCA Farnham Fine Art are also exhibiting work.

Peter Hanmer

This is Peter's 6th exhibition within the last year.

http://www.peterhanmer.com


Lizy Bending

English Disco Loves Installation

This is Lizy's 16th exhibition since graduating last summer!


Charlotte Johnson

This is Charlotte's 4th exhibition since graduating last summer.

UCA Farnham Student Success at Galleria Esodo, Italy

UCA Farnham Fine Art students currently studying in their final year have work in a group exhibition "Of the Everyday Wondering" at Galleria Esodo in Italy.

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7 students comprised of; Sophie Crisp, Gianna Grassi, Clair Griffin, Bridie Mason, Laura Olohan, Tayla Pilgrim, Henry Pucknell are exhibiting work from 4th April until 11th and is part of ongoing professional practice developed at UCA Farnham Fine Art that all students engage with.

http://www.bridiemason.co.uk

https://lauraolohan.wordpress.com

UCA Farnham Fine Art Year 2 Work Experience

More students outline their work placement experiences whilst they were year 2 students. These experiences compliment the range of external professional practice activities that challenge and prepare fine art students for the creative industries.

UCA Farnham Fine Art Student Success - Unnatural Curiosities Exhibition

A collective of students currently studying in year 2 of the BA (Hons) Fine Art course at UCA Farnham have organised and curated an exhibition of works that utilises taxidermy. The collective that consists of; Devi Gurung, Charlotte Houston, Penelope Prince, Jordan Kitching-Ruddick, Pippa Ward. The exhibition is part of ongoing Professional Practice activities that UCA Farnham Fine Art students engage with.

The exhibition opens on 1st April at The Last Tuesday Society in East London. 

Tessa Farmer, Peter Hanmer, Tasha Marks, Kate MccGwire are the artists featured in the exhibition. 

UCA Farnham Fine Art Year 2 Work Experience

More Year 3 Fine Art students talk about their professional practice experiences in this ongoing series of posts.

Previous posts reveal the broad range of experience that UCA Farnham Fine Art facilitated and the opportunities students developed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoWjElqE-fk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKRJg3MB8xM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_Ftm6deR38

UCA Farnham Fine Art Year 2 Work Experience

Year 3 Fine Art students talk about their professional practice experiences in the first of a series of posts this academic year. 

Previous posts from last year reveal the broad range of experience that UCA Farnham Fine Art facilitated and the opportunities students developed.

UCA Farnham Fine Art Alumni Visit for Professional Futures

This week 4 recent graduates from UCA Farnham BA (Hons) Fine Art, return to talk about the development of their practice. They discuss how their time at UCA Farnham Fine Art challenged and supported them and how they have been able to develop their practice. 

Our alumni also spoke about their experiences in seeking opportunity and forging a sustainable career in the creative industries. They also engaged with students across each year group and further education for tutorial support.


Louisa Chambers

Louisa's work explores painting and surface via geometric abstraction, and she currently has a solo exhibition " Harlequin" at Gallery No.1 in Derbyshire until December 21st. After graduating from UCA Farnham Fine Art Louisa went on to study at the Royal College of Art. Louisa has exhibited on 7 occasions in 2014 alone at a variety of spaces including The Saatchi Gallery, London.

http://louisachambers.blogspot.co.uk



Rebecca Loweth

Becky is currently studying an MFA, and her work embraces expanded practices that include collage, film and installation to explore the souvenir and the idyllic. Louisa has exhibited on 3 occasion in 2014, including 'Wish You Were Here?', at The Atkinson Gallery, Southport. Louisa also has work in the Jeremy Cooper 'Artists' Postcards Collection'.

http://www.rebeccaloweth.co.uk


Alicia Tsigarides

Alicia Tsgarides is currently studying an MA at the Royal College of Art, her sculptural practice explores materiality and the narratives that can be present within the exploration of process and materiality within the spatial. Alicia has successfully completed two artist residencies in 2014, including the Scottish Sculpture Workshop, and has exhibited at the RCAstudio at Edinburgh College of Art. This year Alicia has also presented her work at the Exeter Phoenix Arts Centre, and been included in the publication "Express & Echo".

http://www.aliciatsigarides.com


Miles Umney

Miles Umney's practice encompasses the still and moving image with strong references to Minimalism and Structural Film work to explore the sublime. This year Miles has engaged with a commission for Milton Keynes Council and is currently developing a commission for the mk Gallery. This year Miles has also exhibited in Birmingham and at the Slade Research Centre and is currently studying an MFA at the latter. Miles has been awarded three scholarships this year including the Wolverton Science & Art Scholarship and the Euan Uglow Memorial Scholarship.

http://www.milesumney.com

UCA Farnham Fine Art Year 2 Student works with Ackroyd & Harvey

BA (Hons) Fine Art year 2 student, Jordan Kitching-Riddick has been working with artist Ackroyd & Harvey to install their work in the exhibition "Here Today..." at the Old Sorting Office , London. Jordan attended the press review yesterday in the exhibition that also included work by Douglas Gordon, Carsten Holler and Gavin Turk amongst others.

http://www.ackroydandharvey.com

http://heretoday.org 

UCA Farnham Fine Art Year 2 Student works with Rachel Maclean

UCA Farnham Fine Art student, Rosie Hammick worked with artist,  Rachel Maclean on the production of her latest work "Please Sir".

Rachel's work is exhibited at Rowing Gallery, London until 20th December.

http://rowingprojects.com/projects/please-sir

UCA Farnham Fine Art Students on ZAP Art Tour 2014

This week UCA Farnham Fine Art students visited 7 spaces in Hoxton and Shoreditch and had talks from gallerists at: Limoncello, Studio 1:1, Kate MacGarry,The Lion & Lamb & Beers Contemporary, Peer and Charlie Smith. The sessions were led by artist curators Annabel Tilley and Rosalind Davies of Zeitgiest Arts Projects (ZAP) in South London for UCA.

Students got to speak to a range of galleries and curators, with curator Juan Bolivar (and Lion & Lamb director) coming especially to meet students to talk about strategies for surviving as an artist/curator in London. 

"It was a great success and the students said they loved it. We were particularly impressed by the students, themselves, who asked some great questions of the gallerists and were engaged and interested." 

 

Annabel and Rosalind

Rosa Tyhurst talking to UCA Farnham Fine Art students at Limoncello.

Image: Gallerist, Kate MacGarry, talks to UCA Farnham Fine Art students.

Artist & Curator, Juan Bolivar, talking to UCA Farnham Fine Art students at The Lion & Lamb Gallery.

ZeitgeistArtsProjects.com

UCA Farnham Fine Art Professional Practice Internships

As the year 2 Fine Art students prepare for their professional practice placements we take a final look at the current year 3 students talking about their experiences and what they gained.

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpsDIK87Wy8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xME0rz5lAzs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vufKLvwS9d4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVl1pznlmMw

Year 2 Professional Practice Work Placement

As year 2 students embark on their Professional Practice Work Placement that forms a vital part of helping students to locate and develop their practice I asked year 3 students about their placements last year.  This opportunity enables year 2 students to use the vast range of transferable skills that they acquire whilst studying on the Fine Art course within workplace contexts.