Winchester School of Art

Winchester School of Art is the art school of the University of Southampton, situated 10 miles (14 km) north of Southampton in the city of Winchester near the south coast of England. Winchester was voted the best place to live in the UK in 2006 by Channel 4.

Winchester School of Art opened in 1863 and was one of the first art schools in the UK to gain Diploma (degree equivalent) status for its work in the 1960s. The reputation of this art school was forged from this period under the leadership of artists such as Heinz Henghes and William Crozier, and subsequently under Clyde Hopkins and Gillian Ayres. During the 1980s the work of the art school was characterised by its distinctive commitment to the European tradition and in 1991, uniquely for a UK art School, Winchester opened a postgraduate centre for Fine Art in Barcelona.

The School's emphasis on a specialist, atelier-based training within a European context shifted when the art school joined the University of Southampton in 1996, to become the largest part of the Faculty of Arts. It is now a School within the University's Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences. Fully integrated into the academic work and life of the University, the School offers a multi-disciplinary, modularised approach to art and design education. It was ranked one of the top 10 art schools in Britain in recent years.

The courses taught at the School include BA Fine Art (with a generic pathway and pathways in new media, painting, printmaking and sculpture); BA Graphic Arts (with pathways in advertising design, illustration & digital animation, graphic design and photography & digital media) and BA Textiles, Fashion & Fibre (with pathways in textile art, textile design and fashion). There are MAs in Fine Art (pathways in painting, sculpture, printmaking and by project) and in Design (Fashion Design, Textile Design, Textile & Fibre Art, Fashion Management, Fashion & Textile Marketing, Design Management, Advertising Design Management, and Communication Design). There are also MPhil/PhD students carrying out researches in all areas.

[edit] Notable alumni

• Darren Almond, 2005 Turner Prize nominee. Graduated in Fine Art in 1993.
• James Castle, Draughtsman and sculptor, Invited Artist at RWEA 2006
• Ronald Cavaye Studied Music 1967-69. Pianist and writer.
• Brian Eno, Studied Fine Art 1966-69. Electronic music pioneer, recording artist and producer.
• Adam Bushell, Studied Graphic Arts 2006-2009. "as above".
• Aaron Fletcher of Isle of Wight Indie band The Bees, was a Printmaking student from 1997-2000.
• Anne Hardy, Graduated in Fine Art, painting, in 1993.
• Paul Lee, Artist in residence at Chinati Foundation in 2007, Brooklyn-based sculptural artist. Graduated in Fine Art in 1997.
• Katie Pratt, Youngest ever winner of the Jerwood painting prize in 2001. Graduated in Fine Art, painting, in 1992.
• Linda Sutton Fine Art graduate. Winner of the double painting prize 1969, won the 100' mural prize at The Royal College of Art, London.
• Stella Tennant, Graduated in Fine Art in 1993 - went on to be a supermodel.
• Alasdhair Willis, Magazine publisher famous for Wallpaper magazine - married to Stella McCartney. Graduated in Fine Art in 1992.

[edit] Staff

The teaching staff are artists and conservators in their own right and details of their work can be found in many locations on the internet.

• Professor Bashir Makhoul, Head of School
• Dr. Paul Whittaker, Deputy Head of School (Education)
• Rob Huddleston, Deputy Head of School (Collaborations)
• John Gillett, Director of Research and Director of Winchester Gallery
• Tony Galsworthy, School Manager
• Dr. Beth Harland, Director of Graduate School
• Dr. David Birks, Programme Leader for MA Design, Senior Lecturer in Marketing Research
• Nick Stewart, Reader in Fine Art and Programme Leader for Fine Art
• Ed D'Souza, Programme Leader for Graphic Arts
• Tim Metcalf, Deputy Programme Leader for BA Graphic Arts
• Cecilia Langemar, Fashion Subject Leader
• Stephen Cooper, Painting Subject Leader
• Ian Dawson, Sculpture Subject Leader
• Clio Padovani, Senior Lecturer in Textile Art
• Andrew Carnie, Lecturer in Graphic Arts
• Lizzie Finn, Lecturer in Graphic Arts
• Paul Stevens, Lecturer in Graphic Arts
• Danny Aldred, Lecturer in Graphic Arts
• Adam Procter, Digital & Design Services Co-ordinator

[edit] External links

• Winchester School of Art
• University of Southampton