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Camberwell College of Arts is a
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in
Camberwell Camberwell () is a district of South London, England, in the London Borough of Southwark, southeast of Charing Cross. Camberwell was first a village associated with the church of St Giles and a common of which Goose Green is a remnant. This e ...
, in London, England. It is one of the six constituent colleges of the
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. It offers
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and higher education programmes, including
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and PhD awards. The college has retained single degree options within Fine Art, offering specialist Bachelor of Arts courses in painting, sculpture, photography and drawing. It also runs graduate and postgraduate courses in
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and
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as well as design courses such as
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, illustration and 3D design. It was established as the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts in 1898, and adopted its present name in 1989.


History

The history of the College is closely linked with that of the
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, with which the College shares its site. The manager of the South London Working Men's College in 1868, William Rossiter, purchased the freehold of Portland House on which the College now stands in 1889. The resulting Gallery opened in 1891, followed by the Technical Institute in 1898. The architect was
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Originally, the school offered classes in specific trades. By 1920, a Fine Art Department had been created. During the
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was appointed head of the painting department. Many well-known artists, including
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,
Lawrence Gowing Sir Lawrence Burnett Gowing (21 April 1918 – 5 February 1991) was an English artist, writer, curator and teacher. Initially recognised as a portrait and landscape painter, he quickly rose to prominence as an art educator, writer, and eventuall ...
and
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taught at Camberwell during this period. In 1973, the School expanded into a modern purpose-built block next to the existing premises. Both of them are now
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. In the 1980s, Wendy Smith became the head of Fine Art and employed
Noel Forster Noel Armstrong Forster (15 June 1932 – 7 December 2007) was a British artist who trained at King's College Newcastle a part of Durham University, graduating in 1957. Forster was born in Seaton Delaval, Northumberland and attended to Gosfo ...
, John Hilliard,
Cornelia Parker Cornelia Ann Parker (born 14 July 1956) is an English visual artist, best known for her sculpture and installation art.Phyllida Barlow Dame Phyllida Barlow (born 4 April 1944) is a British artist. She studied at Chelsea College of Art (1960–63) and the Slade School of Art (1963–66). She joined the staff of the Slade in the late 1960s and taught there for more than forty ...
,
Gavin Jantjes Gavin Jantjes (born 1948 in District Six, Cape Town) is a South African painter, curator, writer and lecturer. Life Jantjes attended the Michaelis School of Fine Art at the University of Cape Town from 1966 to 1969. He left apartheid South Africa ...
and Ian McKeever. Tony Messenger and
Eileen Hogan Eileen Hogan (born 1946) is a painter, who has shown in museums and private galleries in the UK and America. Her retrospective exhibition at the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven, USA in 2019, accompanied by a book published by Yale Unive ...
took charge of the graphics department,
Eileen Hogan Eileen Hogan (born 1946) is a painter, who has shown in museums and private galleries in the UK and America. Her retrospective exhibition at the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven, USA in 2019, accompanied by a book published by Yale Unive ...
established and ran The Camberwell Press, and Eric Ayers presided over the typography school. Camberwell temporarily lost its Fine Art courses but by 2004 the department had been fully restored to the College.


Research

Camberwell is part of the University of the Arts London and its Research Network (RNUAL), which also includes
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design Central Saint Martins is a public tertiary art school in London, England. It is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London. It offers full-time courses at foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and a variety of shor ...
,
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,
London College of Communication The London College of Communication is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London. It specialises in media-related subjects including advertising, animation, film, graphic design, photography and sound arts. It has approximately ...
and
London College of Fashion The London College of Fashion is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London, in London, England. It offers undergraduate, postgraduate, short courses, study abroad courses and business-training in fashion, make-up, beauty-therap ...
.


Affiliations

Camberwell and its sister colleges Chelsea College of Art and Design and
Wimbledon College of Art Wimbledon College of Arts, formerly Wimbledon School of Art, is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London specialising in theatre, screen and performance art. It is located in Wimbledon and Merton Park, South West London. ...
makes up CCW, a three college model that allows sharing of resources between colleges. CCW combined their foundation courses from the academic year starting in September 2011, and bases them at the Wilson Road campus in Camberwell.


Peckham Platform

Peckham Platform is a public gallery dedicated to location-specific artwork made locally. Originally known as Peckham Space and part of Camberwell, in 2013 it became an independent charity.


Notable alumni

*
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(sculptor) * Reginald Fairfax Wells (Sculptor and potter) * Bernadette Ash (artist) *
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(1989
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nominee) *
Franko B Franko B (born in Milan in 1960) is an Italian performance artist based in London, where he has lived since 1979. He studied fine art at Camberwell College of Arts (1986–87), Chelsea College of Art (1987–90) and the Byam Shaw School of Art (1 ...
(artist) *
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(artist) * Jeff Banks (graphic designer and TV presenter) * Roger "Syd" Barrett (musician, artist) * Kate Blacker (artist) *
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(artist) * Charles William Cain (artist) *
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(potter) *
Gillian Carnegie Gillian Carnegie (born 1971 in Suffolkbr> is an England, English artist. Carnegie is a graduate of the Camberwell School of Art and the Royal College of Art. Carnegie works within traditional categories of painting – still life, landscape, t ...
(2005 Turner Prize nominee) *
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(artist) * Alan Charlton (artist) * Sue Clowes (fashion designer) * Darren Coffield (artist) * Joshua Compston (curator) *
Jean Cooke Jean Esme Oregon Cooke RA (18 February 1927 – 6 August 2008) was an English painter of still lifes, landscapes, portraits and figures. She was a lecturer at the Royal Academy and regularly exhibited her works, including the summer Royal Acade ...
(artist) * Neisha Crosland (textile designer) * Sheila Mary Denning (artist) *
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(singer) * Roy Turner Durrant (artist) *
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(Oscar-winning makeup effects artist) *
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(textile designer) * Anthony Eyton (artist) *
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(artist, writer, jazz musician, performer) * Valerian Bernard Freyberg, 3rd Baron Freyberg (British Peer) *
Sir Terry Frost Sir Terence Ernest Manitou Frost RA (13 October 1915 – 1 September 2003) was a British abstract artist, who worked in Newlyn, Cornwall. Frost was renowned for his use of the Cornish light, colour and shape to start a new art movement in ...
(artist) * Edith Galliner (artist) * Nicky Gavron (politician) * Catherine Goodman (artist,
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winner) * Liz Murray (artist) *
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(artist) * Tom Hammick (
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winner) *
Howard Hodgkin Sir Gordon Howard Eliott Hodgkin (6 August 1932 – 9 March 2017) was a British painter and printmaker. His work is most often associated with abstraction. Early life Gordon Howard Eliot Hodgkin was born on 6 August 1932 in Hammersmith, Lond ...
(1985 Turner Prize winner) *
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(artist) * Rachael House (artist) *
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(musician) * Andrzej Jackowski (1991
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winning artist) * Chantal Joffe (artist) * Andy Dog Johnson (artist and illustrator) * David Jones (artist and poet) *
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* Zebedee Jones (artist) * John Keane (artist) * John Kiki (figurative painter)Keith Roberts (2018) ''John Kiki: Fifty Years in the Figurative Fold'' 192pp. Selwyn Taylor Limited. *
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(publisher) *
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(artist) * Svetlana K-Lie (artist) * Peter, Hereditary Prince of Yugoslavia (aka, Petar III Karađorđević) (graphic design) *
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(sculptor) * Dimitri Launder (artist) * Natasha Law (artist) *
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(film director) *
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(interior designer and TV presenter) *
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(jazz musician) *
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(sculptor) * Sargy Mann (artist) *
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(artist) *
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(artist) * Theodore Mendez (artist) *
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(artist) * Cathy de Monchaux (1998 Turner Prize nominee) *
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(artist) * Annie Morris (artist) *
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(1984 Turner Prize winner) * Kate Moross (designer/illustrator) * Gregor Muir (director, ICA, London) * Ella Naper (artist) * Frank Newbould (poster artist) * Dennis H. Osborne (artist) * Jean Osborne (artist) * Daf Palfrey (film producer) * Tom Phillips R.A.
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(artist) *
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(illustrator) * Rose Pipette (musician) * Lesley Rankine (musician) *
Ruth Raymond Florence Laura Ruth Raymond (1897–1986) was a British painter, calligrapher and weaver. Biography Raymond was born and raised in Greenwich in London where she attended The John Roan School before studying at the Camberwell School of Arts and ...
(artist) *
Matthew Ritchie Matthew Ritchie (born 1964) is a British artist who currently lives and works in New York City. He attended the Camberwell School of Art from 1983 to 1986. He describes himself as "classically trained" but also points to a minimalist influence. ...
(artist) *
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(actor) * John Shaw (stone carver) *
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R.A. (artist) *
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(artist) * Daniel Sturgis (artist) *
Angus Suttie Angus Suttie (26 November 1946 – 17 June 1993) was a studio potter and teacher of art ceramics, most notably at Morley College, London. Suttie studied at Camberwell School of Art under Glennys Barton, Ewen Henderson and Colin Pearson. This e ...
(potter) *
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(sculptor) *
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(artist) *
Keith Vaughan John Keith Vaughan (23 August 1912 – 4 November 1977), was a British painter. Biography Born at Selsey in West Sussex, Vaughan attended Christ's Hospital school. He worked in an advertising agency until the World War II, when as an intending ...
(artist) *
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(musician) * Alexander Williams (animator) *
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(artist) *
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( BAFTA award-winning director)


Notable academics

* Yolanda Sonnabend (theatre and ballet designer and painter)


References


Further reading


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''. * ''Camberwell School of Arts & Crafts: its students & teachers, 1943–1960'' by Geoff Hassell. Published by Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1995. .


External links


College website
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