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Open Studio Christmas Exhibition 2024

Wednesday 04 Dec 2024

Monday 2 December 2024 – January 2025

Heatherleys presents its annual Open Studio Christmas Exhibition 2024 An exhibition of paintings and drawings by artists who’ve attended Open Studio / Drop In Sessions from last academic year to the present. We’re excited to share with you some of the great art from the past year in Open Studio. Exhibition dates⁠ Monday 2 December […]

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Sarah-Jane Moon selected for Madam F Queer Britain Art Awards 2024

Saturday 01 Jun 2024

Artist Award

  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 […]

Painting by Susan Engledow
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Heatherleys Exhibition: Susan Engledow – Early and Late Paintings

Wednesday 12 Jun 2024

10 June – 28 June 2024

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  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 […]

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Tutor Highlight: Daniel Shadbolt and Tim Benson interviewed on the Painting Insights Podcast

Wednesday 31 Jan 2024

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  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 […]

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Tutor Highlight: Minna Stevens Solo Exhibition

Monday 12 Feb 2024

12 February - 1 March 2024

  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 […]

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Visual Composition and Abstract Composition:⁠ A Heatherleys Exhibition

Monday 29 Jan 2024

29 January - 9 February 2024

  Visual Composition and Abstract Composition: A Heatherleys Class Exhibition     ⁠ ⁠ This exhibition features work from the two classes of tutor George Levantis: Visual Composition and Abstract Composition. ⁠ These works have been realised by students who have heroically worked through challenging situations working from secondary sources or directly from a model: […]

Gift ideas on a blue background: A black note book and pen, paintbrushes, a gift card, sugar cookies, a painting, a teal scarf, a chisel, a photo of a woman painting.
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Heatherleys Christmas Gift Guide

Monday 04 Dec 2023

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 […]

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Still Life:⁠ A Heatherleys Exhibition

Friday 13 Oct 2023

13 November - 1 December 2023⁠

  Still Life⁠: A Heatherleys Exhibition     ⁠ ⁠ This exhibition features 14 artist’s work; around 60 pictures, hung over two floors of the school. Students, past and present from our Saturday Still life in Oils painting course.⁠ ⁠ “I have been teaching this Saturday class for about ten years now. This current selection […]

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Tutor Highlight: Transience an exhibition by Nick Archer

Wednesday 15 Nov 2023

15 November 2023  - 12 January 2024

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  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 […]

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The Colour of Self-Discovery: An interview with psychotherapist and portrait painter Annis Booker for Black History Month

Tuesday 31 Oct 2023

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  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 […]

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Heatherleys Exhibition: Recent Paintings by Alexander McQueen Duncan

Monday 05 Jun 2023

5 June – 5 July 2023

  Heatherleys presents Recent Paintings by Alexander McQueen Duncan   Join us for an exhibition of recent paintings by tutor Alexander McQueen Duncan.   Dates Private View 12 June 2023 5:00pm – 8:00pm Second Private View 3 July 2023 5:00pm – 8:00pm 5 June 2023 – Extended till 5 July 2023 Open Monday – Saturday […]

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Tutor Highlight: Portraits of Artists – An exhibition of work by James Lloyd and friends

Wednesday 31 May 2023

24 May – 16 June 2023

  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 […]

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Heatherleys Exhibition: NOVA by Christine Adams

Monday 24 Apr 2023

24 April – 12 May 2023

  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 […]

A Splash Of Colour exhibition poster by the students of Heatherleys tutor Sarah Jane Moon
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Heatherleys Exhibition: A Splash Of Colour

Wednesday 01 Mar 2023

27 February – 10 March 2023

  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 […]

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Heatherleys Exhibition: The Process by Ronald O’Neal Best

Wednesday 15 Feb 2023

13 February – 24 February 2023

  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 […]

Heatherleys Sculpture Diploma student working on a plaster cast of a portrait head.
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Work In Progress Exhibition

Thursday 26 Jan 2023

23 January – 10 February 2023

Heatherleys presents: Work In Progress An exhibition of work by students of the Sculpture and Portrait Diploma and Post Diploma courses. This group exhibition showcases student work made or in the process of being made since the beginning of their diploma programme at Heatherleys. Students from both portrait and sculpture will be showing works together […]

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Open Studio Exhibition 2022

Tuesday 06 Dec 2022

1 December - 20 January 2022

Heatherleys presents it’s annual Open Studio Exhibition 2022 An exhibition of paintings and drawings by artists who’ve attended Open Studio / Drop In Sessions from last academic year to the present. Dates Private View Wednesday 7 December 4:30pm – 7:30pm 1 December – 20 January 2022 Open Monday – Saturday 10am – 4pm Location:  The […]

Fare well to Otto, painting collage by Lucy Bennet.
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Heatherleys Exhibition: Work In Progress – Painting – Develop Your Own Visual Language Through Abstraction

Tuesday 15 Nov 2022

14 - 25 November 2022

  We’re pleased to present an exhibition of Work In Progress by the students of: Painting – Develop Your Own Visual Language Through Abstraction with Eugenie Vronskaya Dates Private View Tuesday 15 November 2022 6pm – 8pm Monday 14 – Friday 25 November 2022 Location: Heatherleys School of Fine Art Select works from the exhibition […]

DooMBAR, oil on canvas, Helena Moock, October 2022
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Heatherleys Exhibition: DooMBAR – Paintings and Prints by Helena Moock

Thursday 27 Oct 2022

31 October - 11 November

  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 […]

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Contemporary Figures in Watercolour: Speed, Gesture and Story

Thursday 14 Oct 2021

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 […]

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Painted from Life

Sunday 26 Sep 2021

26 September - 9 October 2021

  An exhibition of recent works by David Stubbs   Dates 26 September – 9 October 2021 Location Heatherley School of Fine Art     www.davidstubbsart.com Image: ‘Red, white and blue’ oil on canvas 21 x 28cm