One of the few painting degrees in the UK, Fine Art Painting at Brighton is studio-based and centred on vital hands-on learning-by-doing.
Our course is well known and highly respected. Many of our graduates exhibit their work globally and have made significant contributions to fine art and related cultural spheres.
Rather than teaching a house style, we offer a diverse and dynamic learning experience, rooted in painting but extending across many fine art media. We aim to foster independent artists and thinkers who engage through experimentation, exploration and risk taking. This prepares you to engage with the world of contemporary fine art through a range of individual approaches.
Your tutors are internationally exhibiting artists with painting at the core of their practices, all with professional experience of the subject.
Frequent individual and group tutorials guide you through every aspect of your work – from the material, to the conceptual and contextual. Methods and materials workshops give you practical knowledge of painting skills and critical studies foster your social and historical awareness. Professional development modules prepare you for successful creative careers beyond graduation.
We offer two other undergraduate courses within our fine art subject area:
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Year 1
First year tuition develops your ability to produce self-directed work. Studio practice units emphasise experimentation and risk-taking within a critical but supportive environment; workshops cover all technical essentials of painting; you'll explore the contexts of art; and seminars introduce you to professional development.
Modules
Studio Practice 1: Introducing Studio Practice
Studio Practice 2: Developing an Independent Practice
Methods and Materials
Introduction to Theories and Practices of Fine Art
Year 2
In your second year you continue to produce self-directed work, but there is greater emphasis on its relationship to the worlds of cultural and political debate. The interim show teaches you about the key issues of exhibiting publicly, and the option module allows you to explore topics outside your usual learning range.
In your second year you may choose to study a module from another course or discipline. You may also apply for overseas study placements in Japan and Korea.
Modules
Studio Practice 3: Studio Practice: Investigation, Experimentation and Public Exhibition Practice
Studio Practice 4: Articulating Your Development: Professional Practice and Research Material
Theories and Practices of Fine Art: Contexts and Specialism in a Post-digital World
Option module*
Final year
In your final year you produce a body of work to professional standard, exhibiting it in the acclaimed, annual graduate shows; write a research essay to define and contextualise your practice; and receive professional development lectures on subjects ranging from self-employment to project management, networks and planning strategies.
Assessment for studio units is based on artwork and writings; historical and critical work is assessed through written work and presentations. You’ll receive written feedback on your progress. At these points you complete your own self-assessment matching the form used by your tutors. These encourage you to reflect on your development.
Modules
Studio Practice 5: Reflection and Experimentation in Studio Practice
Theories and Practice of Fine Art: Articulation of Your Critical Position
Studio Practice 6: Studio practice and final exhibition
Our graduates have had international residencies at The British School in Athens, Foundation Armando Alvares Penteado Sao Paulo, and at institutions in China.
Our alumni have had gallery representation at Ceri Hand, Ana Cristea, Nettie Horn, Herman Germann, George and Jorgen, Domo Baal, and Saatchi, with work exhibited in New York, Sao Paulo, Basle Switzerland, Los Angeles and London.
Insurance – Single: 300 GBP per year
