Master of Arts in Painting

Within MA Painting, you'll occupy a professional, challenging, progressive and highly contemporary dialogue within visual culture, and you'll foster this through innovative teaching and a professional studio culture. You'll discover and take risks within an expansive and inclusive arena, we are committed to supporting your artistic and professional practice, enabling you to forge a sustainable and engaged career. Also, you'll develop and foster a painting practice that can transform and ignite the imagination and senses in a distinct and profound manner, whilst realising its potential in the 21st century. Painting defines its particular practice through the peculiarities of the painted field; the making materiality of the unique object; a globally acknowledged cultural history; the dedicated and dynamic relationship of the painted object to the painter. The MA Painting course will explore this innovative and expansive territory in depth, dedicating itself to specialist study at postgraduate level. We're committed to your personal growth and professional development and building a confidence in the wider aspects of managing a career as a painter in a global context.