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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 […]
Free Mindfullness & Qigong drop-in sessions for all Heatherley students and staff. Every Wednesday at 4.30pm in the library (30/45 min class). The classes are held by our Studio Technician and Artist, Ignacio Lalanne. Ignacio grew up in Buenos Aires. In early adulthood, he had the privilege of travelling and studying in India and south-east […]
Patrick George Landscapes 1923-2016 Dates 14 October – 4 November 2021 Location Browse & Darby 19 Cork Street London W1S 3LP Patrick George was a friend to Heatherleys. His writings were edited by the late Susan Engledow, who for many years was Director of the Diploma in Portraiture here, and his ideas […]
This Autumn term Heatherleys welcomed a new tutor, Leo Crane. As well as being an excellent drawing and painting tutor, he’s also the co-author of the book, “Contemporary Figures in Watercolour: Speed, Gesture and Story”, published by Pavilion Books. For more information please visit here. Leo teaches Introduction to Drawing and Painting and Drawing and […]
Heatherleys’ President, Nicola Hicks, presents Dump Circus A large-scale installation imagining the city as an urban wasteland, where the natural world has been ravaged and suffocated by greed and waste. Select works from the exhibition Dates 11 October – 18 December 2021 Location Flowers Gallery London, Kingsland Road For more information, visit gallery […]
Kate Hopkins14 May – 4 June 202119 Cork St, London W1S 3LPPreview DaysWednesday 12 & Thursday 13 May 20213.00 – 8.00pmRestricted numbers. Booking essential.katehopkins64@gmail.com Kate Hopkins solo exhibition, her second with the gallery. Hopkins trained at the Slade School of Fine Art where she was awarded the Boise Travel Scholarship, the Elizabeth Greenshields Award and […]
Lockdown 2021 (Updated 26 February 2021) We are delighted to announce that Heatherleys will reopen for the Summer term for all Day and Evening courses on 19th April. Portrait Diploma and Sculpture Diploma students only will return to school for the last three weeks of the Spring term on 15th March. Your safety is our highest priority. We will […]
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Sir Alan Parker We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of the great Sir Alan Parker, the legendary director of so many great films which caught the public imagination from Midnight Express in the 70’s to Evita and Angela’s Ashes and so much more. Alan’s reputation as a filmmaker is international but somehow […]
Hugh Krall (b.1924), an architect and artist who has died at the age of 96, attended my Friday Printmaking class at Heatherleys for 18 years (from 1992 -2010). A resident of Chelsea, he had built his own house near Cheyne Walk, having previously lived on a houseboat. The River Thames was the main source of […]
It’s been another bumper year for Heatherleys at the annual Royal Society of Portrait Painters Exhibition. Tim Benson, David Caldwell, Sally Ede-Golightly, Miriam Escofet, James Hague, Hero Johnson, Suzon Lagarde, Sarah Jane Moon, Carl Randall, Melissa Scott-Miller, Daniel Shadbolt, Nicola Smith, Bernadett Timko, Daphne Todd OBE, John Walton and Toby Wiggins all have work on […]
Visit the Heatherley Lockdown Gallery to catch up on what everyone is creating from home during this time away from the school. If you would like to have your own work featured please email high resolution images plus your details to tad.untilnow@gmail.com who will add them to the gallery.
The winner of this year’s Heatherleys Prize at the RE Originals Prints exhibition is Martin Ridgewell for his monotype ‘Siege III’. The show is online with the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers until the 30th of May.
Congratulations to Heatherleys tutors Tim Benson and Sarah Jane Moon, who have both had work selected for this year’s BP Portrait Award. Selected from 1,981 entries by artists from 69 countries around the world, the BP Portrait Award 2020 represents the very best in contemporary portrait painting. The Portrait Award is an annual event aimed […]
Exhibition – “Isolation” Blanco Gallery Start date: 18-04-2020 Blanco Gallery is showcasing “Isolation” an online exhibition of work by UK based artists, exploring the situation in which we all find ourselves due to Coronavirus. The exhibition discusses how people adapt to their new context and how art continues to thrive despite the circumstances. At some […]
Work Heatherley alumna and tutor, Sarah Jane Moon, has been selected from almost 2,500 entries to appear in an exhibition of some of Britain’s best portraiture. The Royal Society of Portrait Painters annual exhibition is usually held in central London each year but this year’s show is taking place online, a first for the Society. […]
Heatherleys student, Alla Samarina, is holding her first solo show ‘Elements of Life’, opening this evening. PV 12th March, show continues until 29th March The Muse at 269, 269 Portobello Road, W11 1LR ABOUT THE ARTIST Alla Samarina grew up in Saint Petersburg (Russia). She was involved in the underground art scene of the late […]
Former Portrait Diploma student,Rachel Goodison, is in a group show ‘What She Didn’t Say’ at Thames Side Studios Gallery, an enormous exhibition space by the Thames Barrier. She will be showing her 8 foot high soft sculptural installation, alongside work by artists Clare Dudeney, Justine Formentelli and Maddie Yuille. Artists talks at the […]
Portrait Diploma student, Natalia Glinoer, has two pieces of work in the Royal Society of British Artists exhibition this week. The show is on at the Mall Galleries until the 29th of February.
SHARED SPACES The Traç engraving and lithograph workshops have invited the artists from The Heatherley School of Fine Art in London to present their work alongside prints produced in Traç for the exhibition Shared Spaces. The thirty pieces on show have all been created using the “language of print making”: lithography, calcography, woodcut, monotype…The […]
Make sure you tune in to tonight’s (January 28th) episode of Sky Portrait Artist of the Year to catch our former Portrait Diploma student Rebecca Asghar’s appearance. She says – ‘I was very pleased to be chosen to be a participant on the Sky Portrait Artist of the Year 2020. It was a wonderful experience meeting […]
Currently following in Phil’s print room footsteps is Helena Moock, daughter of our Director of Printmaking Hilary Daltry. Helena will be on hand as print technician for both our Thursday and Friday printmaking classes. She says ‘Learning from the best, Phil Gibbs, has been a great experience and over several weeks I got to work […]
Nobody is quite sure when it was that Philip first arrived at Heatherleys. As far as I can remember he has always been a part of the very fabric of the school, working hard in the print room or perhaps taking a well earned break in the staff kitchen. And I think we thought he […]
Congratulations to our former Portrait Diploma student, Andrew Eadington, who has been selected for the FBA Futures 2020 exhibition. FBA Futures 2020 Contemporary figurative painting, sculpture and drawing by new graduates 6 – 18 January 2020, Mall Galleries Mall Galleries is delighted to present the eighth edition of FBA Futures, the UK’s largest annual survey […]
We were very privileged to receive a tour of the Pre-Raphaelite Sisters Exhibition from the National Portrait Gallery’s Chief Curator, Dr Alison Smith. Heatherleys has many historical links with the Pre-Raphaelite movement, not least in Joanna Boyce Wells who was a student here and who is quoted as saying ‘I have a talent and the […]
Congratulations to our former Portrait Diploma student, Jonathan Farningham, who has a self portrait in this year’s Scottish Portrait Awards. The exhibition will tour around Scotland for seven months. Jonathan says ‘I have always found self-portraiture fascinating, for it represents the artist without embellishment, caught in the moment of making, tools in hand.’ He was […]
Heatherleys was proud to be represented at the inaugural Rainbow Honours at Madame Tussaud’s last week. ‘Four of us from Heatherleys attended the Rainbow Honours Award Ceremony on the 4th of December on behalf of the school. We were short-listed for an award in the Small Brand category for supporting and championing members of the […]
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