The Art Academy

The Art Academy Art school based in central London, offering a wide range of art education programmes!

Art Academy London is an school based in central London, offering a wide range of art education programmes to a diverse community of students, from beginners to postgraduates. Alongside full-time courses (3-year BA (Hons) Fine Art and BA (Hons) Contemporary Portraiture, 1-year Fine Art Foundation and 2-year Certificate courses), the Academy offers evening classes, part-time study, and weekend and

short courses. Art Academy London is recognised for harnessing traditional and contemporary skills in the pursuit of students' individual creative vision, and for the unparalleled degree of individual attention offered by tutorial staff. We offer an unrivalled selection of short courses for individuals who want to develop their skills and ideas, whether they have no previous instruction, or are returning to art school to further develop their skills

15/06/2026

Graduate Spotlight on BA (Hons) Fine Art graduate Alex McKay ()!

"Alex McKay is an artist from the north of Ireland working across sculpture, installation, performance and text.

His practice explores older ways of knowing through land, language, ritual and inherited gesture. Drawing on Hibernian English, Ogham, bog landscapes and family histories, McKay asks what has been lost, interrupted or overlooked within contemporary cultures."

https://alexmckayart.co.uk/

Private view: 25th June 2026 6pm - 9pm
Show opens: 26th June - 28th June 2026 12pm - 5pm
Address: Art Academy, 185 Park Street, London SE1 9BL

All are welcome! Visit the graduate show catalogue on our website, link in bio.

10/06/2026

Graduate Spotlight on BA (Hons) Contemporary Portraiture graduate Ella Sheltawy ()!

"Ella is a British-Egyptian emerging artist from Yorkshire. Her work uses mood and environment to explore the feeling of dissonance at a time when the world is becoming increasingly divided and damaged. She collages as she paints combining personal and found imagery, with sketches, to create uncanny spaces which are both fantastical and precarious. Her work has been featured in the a-n Degree Show Guide, and she has exhibited at the Mall Galleries, hARTslane, The Playroom and The Royal Academy Summer Show."

www.ellasheltawy.com

Private view: 25th June 2026 6pm - 9pm
Show opens: 26th June - 28th June 2026 12pm - 5pm
Address: Art Academy, 185 Park Street, London SE1 9BL

All are welcome! Visit the graduate show catalogue on our website, link in bio.

05/06/2026

Graduate Spotlight on BA (Hons) Contemporary Portraiture graduate Alice Priory ()!

"Alice Priory is a figurative painter, exploring themes of identity, visibility, and connection through a female lens.
Her current project depicts groups of self-aware women who share a dream-like communal space, yet each remains in their own inner world.

At the heart of her work is what it feels like to be seen. In a culture where we are constantly aware of being observed, by others and by ourselves, she explores the tension between authenticity and performance, and how our sense of self is shaped through social awareness."

Private view: 25th June 2026 6pm - 9pm
Show opens: 26th June - 28th June 2026 12pm - 5pm
Address: Art Academy, 185 Park Street, London SE1 9BL

All are welcome! Visit the graduate show catalogue on our website, link in bio.

Well done to Sean Elliott and Dédji Chappuit, two second-year BA students on their newly opened exhibition "Moving Figur...
03/06/2026

Well done to Sean Elliott and Dédji Chappuit, two second-year BA students on their newly opened exhibition "Moving Figures"!

The exhibition explores the figure through a shared yet distinct visual language. Their works enter into dialogue, revealing different approaches to movement, presence, and perception.

What a brilliant collection of work, drop by to see the show!

Date: Until the 5th June 2026 (12 pm to 11pm)
Address: UJ PUB 225 Union Street, London SE1 0LR
elliott.art



01/06/2026

Graduate Spotlight on BA (Hons) Fine Art graduate Anton Hvorak ()!

"Anton Hvorak is an artist living and working in London.
His work explores the idea of beauty — questioning whether it is an objective reality or a subjective experience.

Anton’s practice carries a subtle sense of humour and is informed by a surrealist sensibility. His work creates situations in which beauty can be imagined, questioned, desired, and perhaps never fully attained.

Working across painting, sculpture, installation, and mixed media, Anton continuously searches for a visual language capable of expressing ideas rooted in beauty, emotion, and memory. Inspired by nature, everyday objects, and human presence, he transforms familiar subjects into poetic and sometimes unexpected statements."

Anton's website: www.antonhvorak.com

The Art Academy graduate degree exhibition showcases work from students graduating from our BA (Hons) Degree in Fine Art, our BA (Hons) Degree in Contemporary Portraiture, our Fine Art Foundation and our Certificate programmes (in Fine Art and Contemporary Portraiture).

The exhibition presents a wide range of practices, from moving image and installation to sculpture, painting, drawing and print, offering audiences the opportunity to explore exciting new work from a diverse and inspiring group of emerging artists. Work is shown in our Artists’ Gallery, overlooking Tate Modern, as well as in our Project Space and studios.

Private view: 25th June 2026 6pm - 9pm
Show opens: 26th June - 28th June 2026 12pm - 5pm
Address: Art Academy, 185 Park Street, London SE1 9BL

All are welcome! Visit the graduate show catalogue on our website, link in bio.

Week 3 of "Painting and Developing Your Style" with the brilliant Beñat Olaberria () saw students diving into abstractio...
27/05/2026

Week 3 of "Painting and Developing Your Style" with the brilliant Beñat Olaberria () saw students diving into abstraction and experimental mark-making.

This session focused on loosening up — moving away from representation and exploring how paint behaves, what gestures emerge, and how marks can communicate without needing to depict anything directly.

The resulting work is full of movement and energy. It’s brilliant seeing everyone take risks, experiment with process, and push their paintings into new territory. We’re looking forward to seeing what the final personal projects bring in the last two weeks!

Graduate Show Spotlight on BA (Hons) Fine Art student Violetta Boyd ()!British-Ukrainian artist Violetta Hryhorenko-Boyd...
25/05/2026

Graduate Show Spotlight on BA (Hons) Fine Art student Violetta Boyd ()!

British-Ukrainian artist Violetta Hryhorenko-Boyd based between London and Canterbury. Her work explores eternal subject of identity connected to the heritage of Ukrainian culture, folk art and own family history. Using painting, drawing and textiles her aim is to awake memories, continuity and bring sense of beauty.

The Art Academy graduate degree exhibition showcases work from students graduating from our BA (Hons) Degree in Fine Art, our BA (Hons) Degree in Contemporary Portraiture, our Fine Art Foundation and our Certificate programmes (in Fine Art and Contemporary Portraiture).

The exhibition presents a wide range of practices, from moving image and installation to sculpture, painting, drawing and print, offering audiences the opportunity to explore exciting new work from a diverse and inspiring group of emerging artists. Work is shown in our Artists’ Gallery, overlooking Tate Modern, as well as in our Project Space and studios.

Private view: 25th June 2026 6pm - 9pm
Show opens: 26th June - 28th June 2026 12pm - 5pm
Address: Art Academy, 185 Park Street, London SE1 9BL

All are welcome! Visit the graduate show catalogue on our website, link in bio.

We’re offering 15% off our courses site wide— the perfect opportunity to get stuck into something creative, try a new me...
22/05/2026

We’re offering 15% off our courses site wide— the perfect opportunity to get stuck into something creative, try a new medium, or build on your existing skills.

From drawing and painting to printmaking and sculpture, there’s a wide range of courses to explore — whether you’re a complete beginner or looking to take things further.

Spaces fill quickly, so don’t miss your chance to make the most of our studio. Whatever your starting point, there’s a course waiting for you — now with 15% off site wide until the 25th of May!

Find out more via the link in bio or visit:

https://artacademy.ac.uk

Hands, structure, gesture — week 3 of "Sculpting the Hand and Foot" with Laura Postle () has the studio fully focused! W...
20/05/2026

Hands, structure, gesture — week 3 of "Sculpting the Hand and Foot" with Laura Postle () has the studio fully focused!

Working from life casts, students have been carefully blocking in the major planes of the hand, establishing proportion and studying the anatomy that gives these forms their complexity. From bone structure to gesture, it’s all about learning how to simplify intricate forms while holding onto the delicacy and movement of the subject.

As the sculptures develop, it’s brilliant to see the work becoming more nuanced — fingers gaining expression, forms emerging, and each student finding their own way through the process. A demanding subject and some fantastic progress all round!

Browse more sculpture courses via the link in bio or visit:
https://artacademy.ac.uk/sculpture/

18/05/2026

Graduate Show Spotlight on BA (Hons) Contemporary Portraiture student Deborah Simon Frank (.simon.frank)!

Having grown up within the suburbs of London then moving into the sub-rural, artist Deborah Simon Frank's work zooms in and crops potential monuments and markers in the landscape where human presence is re-framed.

Her work explores locational identity and paint application in order to yoke the physical actions and rhythms in which both the artist and land workers enact.

The Art Academy graduate degree exhibition showcases work from students graduating from our BA (Hons) Degree in Fine Art, our BA (Hons) Degree in Contemporary Portraiture, our Fine Art Foundation and our Certificate programmes (in Fine Art and Contemporary Portraiture).

The exhibition presents a wide range of practices, from moving image and installation to sculpture, painting, drawing and print, offering audiences the opportunity to explore exciting new work from a diverse and inspiring group of emerging artists. Work is shown in our Artists’ Gallery, overlooking Tate Modern, as well as in our Project Space and studios.

Private view: 25th June 2026 6pm - 9pm
Show opens: 26th June - 28th June 2026 12pm - 5pm
Address: Art Academy, 185 Park Street, London SE1 9BL

All are welcome! Visit the graduate show catalogue on our website, link in bio.

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