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Nicky Basford, Sophie Brudenell-Bruce, Alex Griffin, Merrie Griffin, Sara Stewart, Siri Stolt-Nielsen Under the tutorship of Tony Mott & George Levantis, in the cocoon of Heatherleys Life-drawing studio, these six artists and friends met on Fridays and eventually formed a group and named themselves “The Accidentals” Several workshops in the south of France […]
An exhibition of works from George Levantis’ Tuesday and Wednesday courses “These images are born from a distillation of projects. The process resembles the fading beams of a moribund sun, resurrected through the language of abstraction. From every catastrophe, there is a resurrection.” Private View Wednesday 7 May 2025 6.00pm – 8.00pm Exhibition […]
Annual Heatherleys Staff Exhibition EXHIBITION Monday 24 March to Friday 2 May 10.30am – 4.00pm (closed on Easter break) Free admission | No booking required LOCATION The Heatherley School of Fine Art75 Lots Road, London SW10 0RN How to get here Some Pictures of The Private View: Photos by Paul Clarke […]
Artist and Heatherleys tutor Sarah-Jane Moon is in the top 10 selected for Madam F Queer Britain Art Awards 2024 Sarah Jane Moon‘s portrait of New York based photographer Lola Flash has been selected as one of the Top 10 in the Madam F Queer Britain Art Awards this year. With a career spanning […]
Susan Engledow: Early and Late Paintings An exhibition curated by Andrew Warrington Susan Engledow, who was former Director and founder of the Portrait Diploma Course at Heatherleys, sadly passed away in May 2022. As a tutor at Heatherleys she touched and changed the lives of many of her students. In celebration of the […]
Staff & Student Highlight: Heatherleys exhibitors and award winners at the RBA Annual Exhibition Every year a number of Heatherleys staff and students exhibit at the Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition. We’re proud to present some of this years’ Heatherleys exhibitors and award winners. This year, Heatherleys alumna Natalia Glinoer received […]
Heatherleys Highlight: Introducing our newest trustee, Frances Christie Frances Christie brings a wealth of expertise to her role as a trustee of The Heatherley School of Fine Art. She has 20 years of experience at Sotheby’s, where she was Deputy Chairman for Sotheby’s UK & Ireland and Head of Modern & Post-War British […]
Heatherleys Highlight for LGBT+ Month 2024 Welcome to the first instalment of our series celebrating LGBT+ History Month, dedicated to showcasing the remarkable contributions of our LGBT+ staff, students, and alumni. Explore more highlights on our blog and social media. 👉 Follow us here. Heatherleys Alumna, Dorothy Burroughes (1883 -1963) – Queer Creatures: Art, […]
Tutor Highlight: Daniel Shadbolt and Tim Benson interviewed on the Painting Insights Podcast About Painting Insights Podcast Painting Insights Podcast is an online show where Richard K Blades and Simon Renshaw talk to professional painters, gallery owners, frame makers and curators. Daniel Shadbolt | Painting Insights Podcast | S01E10 Daniel Shadbolt […]
Tutor Highlight: Minna Stevens Solo Exhibition We are proud to present a solo exhibition by Minna Stevens, Course Director of the Diploma in Portraiture. Minna has exhibited extensively throughout her career, including solo and group shows at prominent institutions such as The National Portrait Gallery (BP Portrait Award 1995, 1994), Royal Academy of Arts […]
Creative gift ideas for artists in 2023 Tired of giving the same boring gifts? Finding the right gift for the creative in your life can be a challenge, so we’ve put together a festive gift guide to help you out. No more fake smiles or re-gifting. Give the creatives in your life the gifts they […]
Tutor Highlight: Transience an exhibition by Nick Archer Former Portrait Diploma tutor, Nick Archer, is currently showcasing his most extensive body of work to date in an exhibition that has been a year in the making. The work draws from diverse sources, including vintage postcards, online media imagery, and his personal photography. Through the process […]
Heatherleys Highlight: If You’re Lost, This Is Where You Can Be Found Sculpture Diploma Alumna Jeanie Gibbs exhibited in the group show, ‘If You’re Lost, This Is Where You Can Be Found’. This exciting exhibition, curated by Eva Yates and Kate McClenaghen, presented a variety of painting and sculpture by 18 students from the Royal […]
Heatherleys Highlights for Black History Month Read our first interview in a series of highlights for Black History Month celebrating the work and achievements of our Black staff, models and students. Find more highlights across our blog and social media. 👉 Follow us here. The Colour of Self-Discovery: An interview with psychotherapist and portrait painter […]
Heatherleys Highlights for Black History Month 2023 For many of us, every month is Black History Month. This year we’re highlighting and celebrating the work and achievements of some of our Black staff, models and students across our blog and social media. 👉 Follow us here. Check back here throughout the month to see our […]
Heatherleys Highlight: Fragments Of Life Exhibition – A Heatherleys Sculpture Exhibition A Heatherley sculpture exhibition organised by Heatherleys’ Director of Studies and Course Director (Diploma in Figurative Sculpture) Tony Mott. Dates 🥂 Reception Sunday 15 October 12:00pm 📆 14 – 15 October 2023 11:00am – 4:00pm […]
Tutor Highlight: Dreamwalker – An exhibition of recent paintings by Eugenie Vronskaya “The whole skin has this delightful sensitivity; it feels the sun, it feels the wind running inside one’s garment, it feels water closing on it as one slips under – the catch in the breath, like a wave held back, the […]
Heatherleys Student Jeannie Taylor wins the Ironbridge Fine Art Printmaker Prize Congratulations to Jeannie Taylor who won the Ironbridge Fine Art Printmaker Prize for her print Tiny Dancer IV at the International Original Print Exhibition at Bankside Gallery. Works selected for this year’s International Original Print Exhibition, an open submission […]
Heatherleys presents: CorrosionAn exhibition by Daniel Bibby Join us for an exhibition of past and recent works by studio technician and Sculpture Diploma alumnus Daniel Bibby. Dates Private View24 August 20234:00pm – 7:00pm 31 July 2023 – 25 August 2023Open Monday – Saturday10.00am – 4.00pm LocationThe Heatherley School of Fine […]
Heatherleys’ Student Phillip Cuttel shortlisted for the Jackson’s Painting Prize: Rising Artists Congratulations to everyone who submitted to Jackson’s Painting Prize this year for their milestone exhibition, showcasing a shortlist of global artists at Bankside Gallery. “We are thrilled to provide a platform for these exceptional artists to showcase their talent. […]
Staff & Student Highlight: Heatherleys at the Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Prize 2023 exhibition. We’re proud to see an increasing number of our staff and students taking part in major prizes and exhibitions each year, including the Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Prize and exhibition. Alongside this year’s winning artwork by Colin Davidson, a […]
Staff & Student Highlight: Heatherleys at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2023 Every year Heatherleys staff and students submit and exhibit at the annual celebration of art and artists at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. We’re proud to present some of this years Heatherleys exhibitors. Dates 13 June – 20 August 2023 Tuesday […]
Staff & Student Highlight: Society of Women Artists 162nd Annual Open Exhibition 2023 The Society of Women Artists presents its 62nd Annual Open Exhibition 2023. Each year a number of Heatherleys staff and students submit their work. This years’ show includes works by Heatherleys tutors Sharon Low and Sarah Jane Moon, student Celia […]
Heatherleys’ Portrait Diploma Graduate Sara Melly joins City & Guilds Congratulations to Heatherleys’ Graduate Sara Melly who’s been accepted on to the two year MA in Fine Art at City & Guilds of London Art School beginning in September 2023. Sara is a visual artist based in Winchester, Hampshire. She studied at […]
Tutor Highlight: Susan Wilson presents at NZSA’s 27th annual conference Heatherleys’ tutor Susan Wilson joins, Between Nations / Across Seas: The Transnational and Transcultural Pacific, the 27th annual conference by New Zealand Studies Association (NZSA) together with Stockholm University and the University of Turku. She will deliver her key note, From Te Wai […]
Tutor Highlight: Portraits of Artists – An exhibition of work by James Lloyd and friends Browse & Darby presents Portraits of Artists, an exhibition of work by Heatherleys tutor James Lloyd and a number of our tutors. The show includes works by popular Heatherleys guest lecturer Michael Ajerman, and tutors Claudia Carr and […]
Staff and Student Highlight: Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition We’re extremely proud of all the staff, tutors and students who’ve exhibited the Royal Society of Portrait Painters 132nd Annual exhibition Mall Galleries this year. Congratulations to all who made this fantastic event and showcase event happen again this year, including all […]
Heatherleys presents it’s annual Summer Printmaking Exhibition. A showcase of work from all our printmaking classes and a special project with students from Chelsea Academy. Dates Private View Wednesday 17 May 2023 6:00pm – 8:00pm 15 May – 2 June 2023 Open Monday – Saturday 10.00am – 4.00pm Location The Heatherley School […]
Heatherleys presents NOVA an exhibition of work by the late Christine Adams. Christine Adams, mother of Heatherleys student Catherine Macnaughton, passed away last summer leaving a huge body of work. We’re delighted to host this retrospective celebrating her creative life. Painting by Christine Adams Dates Private View Wednesday 3 May 2023 6:00pm – 8:00pm […]
Alumna Exhibition: Now My Eyes Can See by Sally Minns Now My Eyes Can See is solo show by Heatherleys graduate Sally Minns (Post Diploma in Figurative Painting, 2022). Dates Private View Friday 14 April 2023 5:00 – 8:00pm RSVP sallyminnsart@gmail.com General Opening Hours 15 – 20 April 2023 11:00 – 6:00pm […]
Alumna Exhibition: Memory, Heritage & other works by Eileen Chamberlain Memory, Heritage & other works is solo show by Heatherleys graduate Eileen Chamberlain (Post Diploma in Figurative Painting, 2022). Dates 11 April – 15 April 2023 11.00am – 8.00pm Location 54 The Gallery 54 Shepherd Market, London W1J 7QX Contact 07794 008026 […]
Heatherleys Portrait Diploma Graduate Natalia Glinoer wins The Michael Harding Award at The Royal Society of British Artists at the Mall Galleries Heatherleys graduate Natalia Glinoer (Diploma in Portraiture, 2021) has won The Michael Harding Award from the Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) for her painting, ‘In the Artist’s Studio’. The […]
We’re celebrating Women’s History Month with a series of posts to coincide with our Women at Heatherleys Exhibition. In this article we’re appreciating the contributions of Kate Heatherley (1852 – 1949). Unfortunately we have no photos of Kate Heatherley, the estranged wife of Heatherleys’ namesake, Thomas Heatherley. Regardless, her tenacity and work for […]
We’re celebrating Women’s History Month with a series of posts to coincide with our Women at Heatherleys Exhibition. In this article we’re appreciating the contributions of Mary Ellen Crompton (1852 – 1949). When Heatherleys namesake Thomas Heatherley retired as principal his nephew John Crompton (1854–1927) and His wife Mary Ellen became the new […]
We’re celebrating Women’s History Month with a series of posts to coincide with our Women at Heatherleys Exhibition. In this article we’re appreciating the contributions of Gertrude Massey (1868 – 1957). Gertrude Massey was born Gertrude Seth in Brixton, London, where her Prussian born father was a merchant dealing in African goods. (Artist […]
We’re celebrating Women’s History Month with a series of posts to coincide with our Women at Heatherleys Exhibition. In this article we’re appreciating the contributions of Helen Wilson (1903 – 1972). When the school fell into decline between 1946 and 1969, if it wasn’t for then Director of Studies Helen Wilson the […]
Student Exhibition: Reflections Reflections is a group show of work by Heatherleys students Jenny Glenton, Magnus Menzefricke and Penny Sloane. Dates 13 – 23 February 2023 Monday – Saturday 9:00am – 10:00pm Sunday 9:00am – 8:00pm Private View Saturday 18 February 2023 11.00am – 4.00pm Meet the Artists Tuesday 21 February 5.00pm – […]
Heatherleys Portrait Diploma Graduate Kayoon Anderson becomes a member of the Contemporary British Portrait Painters (CBPP) Kayoon Anderson was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1997. She studied architecture at the University of Cambridge and painting in Siena before returning to England to specialise in portraiture at the Heatherley School of Art. […]
For Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, Heatherleys presents: Women at Heatherleys Dates Private View Wednesday 8 March 2023 (International Women’s Day) 6:00pm – 8:00pm 27 February – 10 March 2023 Open Monday – Saturday 10.00am – 4.00pm Location The Heatherley School of Fine Art 75 Lots Road, London SW10 0RN We often […]
Heatherleys presents an exhibition of work from the students of tutor Sarah Jane Moon. Dates Private View Wednesday 1 March 2023 4:30pm – 7:00pm 27 February – 10 March 2023 Open Monday – Saturday 10.00am – 4.00pm Location The Heatherley School of Fine Art 75 Lots Road, London SW10 0RN Sarah Jane teaches the […]
Heatherleys presents ‘The Process’, an exhibition of work by printmaking tutor Ronald O’Neal Best Dates Private View Wednesday 15 February 6pm – 8pm 13 February – 24 February 2023 Open Monday – Saturday 10.00am – 4.00pm Location The Heatherley School of Fine Art 75 Lots Road, London SW10 0RN The exhibition takes place on the […]
Alumnus Exhibition Starry Night: Monochrome Works by Miguel Sopena Portrait Diploma graduate Miguel Sopena presents an ensemble of works executed in a monochrome pictorial language. Miguel Sopena with Mycenae 5, oil impasto on unstretched canvas, 200×150 cm Dates Private View Thursday 5 January 6:30pm – 8:00pm 22 December 2022 -15 January 2023 Opening times: […]
Art for art’s sake Heatherleys alumnus Stella Tooth shares her artistic journey at Heatherleys in an interview with Blues in Britain Magazine. The interview by editor Nicholas John is in the December 2022 issue. Read it here.
Some seasonal printing from our Friday Printmaking class with tutor Hilary Daltry RE. Join our Spring 2023 Term here.
Jenny Eclair and Judith Holder visit Heatherleys Best friends and comediennes Jenny Eclair and Judith Holder visit Heatherleys Open Studio Drop In Sessions for a day of Life Drawing with Director of Studies and Course Director Tony Mott HDFA. Hear what they got up to as they share their experience on their hilarious podcast Older […]
Tutor and Student Exhibition: Winter Exhibition at the Wood Norton Hotel Dates 6 November 2022 – 15 February 2023 Location Wood Norton Hotel Worcester Road Evesham Worcestershire WR11 4YB Tel. 01386 765611 info@thewoodnorton.com Selected works from the exhibition Heatherleys Tutors Daniel Shadbolt Laura Smith Sarah Jane Moon Heatherleys Students […]
Susan Wilson in the Browse & Darby Christmas Exhibition An exhibition of British and French paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture from the early 20th Century. It also shows a select group of works from Browse & Darby contemporary gallery artists. Dates 2 – 22 December 2022 Location Browse & Darby 19 Cork Street […]
Alumni Exhibition Christoforos Savva: Unbound Christoforos Savva, Christoforos, Two Women at a Table, 1952–54. Credit: Courtesy of Ghika Savva via The Helenisic Centre. Dates 7 Dec 2022-21 Jan 2023 Monday – Saturday, 11am-5pm, Thursdays, 11am – 8pm Location: The Hellenic Centre 16-18 Paddington Street London W1U 5AS Christoforos Savva: Unbound, curated by Marina Christodoulidou, is […]
Bonzo the Dog’s 100th Birthday Bonzo the Dog is a fictional cartoon character first created in 1922 by British comic strip artist and Heatherleys alumnus George E. Studdy. George worked as a stockbroker with the Thames Iron Works but had always dreamed of going back to school. With £100 given to him by […]
Artist and Heatherleys tutor James Hague featured in Artists & Illustrators November 2022 Interviewed by editor Niki Browes, James Hague shares why he always comes back to painting. With a string of prizes and scholarships to his name, James is what many would call a successful artist. Yet, in his own words, “if you […]
We’re pleased to present DooMBAR: Paintings and Prints, an exhibition by Heatherleys print technician Helena Moock. Dates Private View Monday 31 October 2022 6pm – 8pm Monday 31 October – Friday 11 November Location: Heatherleys School of Fine Art The exhibition takes place on the ground floor and in the conservatory on the […]
Artist and Heatherleys tutor Sarah Jane Moon featured in Artists & Illustrators October 2022 Interviewed by editor Niki Browes, Sarah Jane Moon shares her journey, experiences and elements of her creative process for Artists & Illustrators October 2022 issue. She tells how she went from an academic career to full immersion in drawing and […]
Heatherleys tutors Laura Smith and Daniel Shadbolt are exhibiting as part of the New English Art Club The New English Art Club (NEAC) is an elected society of contemporary painters. It’s ethos resides in art informed by the visual world and personal interpretation. Dates 1 Oct – 22 Oct 2022 Location: Linden […]
People & Places: Work by Ian Rowlands and Michael Checketts An exhibition of work by Heatherley’s tutor Ian Rowlands and fellow artist Michael Checketts. Dates The show runs in the Main Foyer Gallery of Bedford School until Wednesday October 18th 2022. Bedford School Opening Hours Monday – Friday 09.30am – 4.00pm Saturday 09.00am – 12.15pm […]
Antony Williams: In stillness – Life An exhibition of work by Heatherleys tutor Antony Williams at Messums London. Dates ‘In Stillness – Life’ 14 September – 14 October The show features two distinct series – portraits of his models over time and the portraits of his landlady Margaret Robinson. The series of paintings of […]
The Society’s annual Open Art Exhibition in Chelsea This firmly established annual event, has had its home at Chelsea Old Town Hall since 1994. Over 800 paintings and sculptures are shown, selected from more than twice that number. The event attracts not only established artists but also younger artists producing fresh and innovative work. Congratulations […]
I am writing with sadness to tell you that Susan Engledow, a much-loved member of our teaching staff and former Director of the Portrait Diploma at Heatherleys, passed away peacefully at her home on May 28, 2022 after a long illness. She leaves her family, precious daughters Alice and Clare and four young grandchildren. Susan […]
The winner of this year’s Heatherleys Prize At the RE Original Prints 2022 exhibition we awarded the Heatherleys Prize to artist Wai Wong ARE for his etching ‘Festival of Happiness’. The show with the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers at the Bankside Gallery runs until June 10th 2022. Image: Wai Wong ARE, ‘Festival of […]
Triptych: an exhibition by Emma Hill, Bella Martineau and Eve Pettitt Dates 2 – 8 May 2022 10am – 6pm Private View Wednesday 4 May 6.30-8.30pm Note from Emma Hill I am putting on a joint exhibition in Portobello Road in May with Eve Pettitt and Bella Martineau. Eve and Bella are longstanding artist friends […]
Hackney born artist Adebanji Alade studied on the Diploma in Portraiture at Heatherleys from 2003-2005 and went on to teach here at the school. He was the Vice President of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters (ROI) until April 2023 when he was elected President. He works prolifically as an artist. You can follow his […]
