Camberwell College of Arts is a

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in Camberwell, in London, England. It is one of the six constituent colleges of the University of the Arts London. It offers

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and

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programmes, including

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and PhD awards. The college has retained single degree options within Fine Art, offering specialist

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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 graphic design, 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

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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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Murice Bingham Adams 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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and Edward Ardizzone 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

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, John Hilliard,

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and Ian McKeever. Tony Messenger and

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took charge of the graphics department,

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

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and London College of Fashion.

Affiliations

Camberwell and its sister colleges Chelsea College of Art and Design and

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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 (19 ...

(artist) * Irene Bache (artist) *

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(graphic designer and TV presenter) * Roger "Syd" Barrett (musician, artist) * Kate Blacker (artist) *

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(artist) * Charles William Cain (artist) * Seth Cardew (potter) * Gillian Carnegie (2005 Turner Prize nominee) *

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(Oscar-winning makeup effects artist) * Georgina von Etzdorf (textile designer) *

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(artist) * Barry Fantoni (artist, writer, jazz musician, performer) *

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(British Peer) *

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(artist) * Edith Galliner (artist) *

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winner) * Liz Murray (artist) *

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winner) *

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(1985 Turner Prize winner) *

(artist) * Rachael House (artist) *

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(artist) * John Keane (artist) * John Kiki (figurative painter)Keith Roberts (2018) ''John Kiki: Fifty Years in the Figurative Fold'' 192pp. Selwyn Taylor Limited. * Peter Kindersley (publisher) *

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(artist) * Svetlana K-Lie (artist) *

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(aka, Petar III Karađorđević) (graphic design) * Nigel Konstam (sculptor) * Dimitri Launder (artist) *

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(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) * Alvin Marriott (sculptor) *

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(artist) * Cathy de Monchaux (1998 Turner Prize nominee) *

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(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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(illustrator) *

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(musician) * Lesley Rankine (musician) * Ruth Raymond (artist) * Matthew Ritchie (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 (potter) *

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(sculptor) *

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(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

External links

College website
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History

Research

Affiliations

Peckham Platform

Notable alumni

Notable academics

References

Further reading

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