We are delighted to announce that BA (Hons) Fine Art Level 6 student Mary Modha has won the Surrey Sculpture Prize for her entry, Inheritance (pictured). The judges were also extremely impressed by the entries of Livia Spinolo and Simon Yates and they had this to say about the entries: “We thoroughly enjoyed judging such […]
Congratulations to Katy Cook who won the AAL Drawing Prize 2021 with her piece Nest 3 (pictured). We were honoured to have artist and former Head of Drawing at AAL Brendan Kelly as our judge this year. Here’s what he had to say about Katy’s work… ‘As well as being a very strong drawing and […]
Congratulations to everyone at the Academy who was selected for the 2021 RP Exhibition at the Mall Galleries, including stage 2 FD Fine Art (Contemporary Portraiture) student Minnie Scott, whose painting Miriam Palimpset (pictured) is on show, and our tutors Tim Benson, David Caldwell, Illaria Rosselli Del Turco and Antony Williams. This year’s exhibition is […]
We are delighted to announce that students who are accepted onto our BA (Hons) Fine Art who have lived in Southwark for the last 3 years are eligible to apply for a scholarship from Southwark council which covers the full cost of tuition fees to study with us. Applicants must receive an offer from AAL […]
Art Academy London is currently recruiting for three 6-month apprentices in our admin, operations and marketing departments through the DWP Kickstart scheme. This is a great opportunity to develop a wide range of skills in a friendly, supportive environment. For more information about the roles and to see the essential skills required, please visit our jobs page […]
Last year we welcomed comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan to record an episode for season three of their show ‘Rob and Romesh Vs‘ which aired on Sky this month. After visiting some of the capital’s top galleries they joined our principal Rob Pepper and Academy tutor Laura Postle for a go at the real […]
Congratulations to Stage 2 FD Fine Art (Contemporary Portraiture) student Jess Routley who won the annual AAL Autumn Peer Prize! Voted for by Academy peers, Jess scooped the £100 cash prize with a large oil painting titled Self Portrait (On no particular day). Image Courtesy / Jess Routley
We’re delighted to announce that BA (Hons) Fine Art students Naomi Cooke-Fleming and Mercedes Balle Quiroga, and FD Fine Art (Contemporary Portraiture) students Paul Starns and Ruth Swain have been selected for the LSM Art Awards 2020. This is the third year of Academy students being shortlisted for these awards with previous winners including Helen […]
This online exhibition, titled ‘Not The Grad Show’, showcases the work that the students have been making during lockdown, whilst their studies have been suspended. Diploma student Jonathan Faragher, created a video of the final works exhibited in a virtual version of the Newington Gallery. This video will go live on Thursday 2nd July at 12pm. […]
UPDATE: Friday 19th June 2020 We are reopening! Next month the Academy will be reopening for summer school and, from September 2020, welcoming academic students back on site. As you can imagine, the lockdown has posed challenges for us all here at the Academy but we are learning and adapting and innovating to help us […]