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Stephen Shirley
MA Fine Art
Early on in 2020 news grew of a threat to the world; a new virus was spreading causing a disease which became known as COVID-19. Both the artist and his wife were among the first to become infected. They suffered headaches, night sweats, shivers, conjunctivitis and persistent coughing. It also meant giving up oil painting as the low odour thinners appeared to aggravate the symptoms. The National Lockdown started in March and most places closed their doors following Government guidance. Some people went shopping, very many standard items were very quickly bought up. Panic buying led to some individuals purchasing far more items than they really required. This behaviour soon meant that a lot of the supermarket shelves were left empty. With the nations’ transport network also in lockdown any ‘fresh products’ were quickly obtained and consumed, which exacerbated a growing problem. The national media made this far worse by actually announcing shortages as they happened. Items such as hand sanitizer, toilet roles, flour, tinned tomatoes, spaghetti, bread and eggs became very difficult to get hold of. They became subjects for a series of still life studies and object paintings and now serve as contemporary symbols of the pandemic.
MA Fine Art
Stephen Andrews / Kirsten Archer / Clare Chennells / Caitlin Doherty / Niki Gandy / Aaron Griffin / Rachael Kara Heath / Lisa Holden / Lauren Kate / Edward Kemshell / Sarah Parker / Jessica Pope / Glenys Shirley / Stephen Shirley / Rupert Smithson / Cheryl van Goethem / Emily Williams
MA Art and Design by Research
Wolverhampton School of Art Graduate Showcase 2021
We are delighted to announce our end of year graduate showcase highlighting the work of our final year students in Art, Design and Screen based subjects.
Over the last few weeks we have had a film crew on site in the School of Art recording student experiences and their work. The last year, has undoubtedly been a huge challenge to students and staff in the School of Art. We have found ourselves working at home in make-shift spaces and often with limited materials and kit. Our staff and students have been hugely inventive in finding opportunities and outlets to keep learning live - and this, in itself, is a testament to our creativity and resilience as a sector.
British Art Show 9
22 January - 10 April 2022
We are delighted to announce that the Wolverhampton School of Art has been selected as one of the venues for the prestigious British Art Show 9! In what is a major boost and sign of recognition for arts and culture in Wolverhampton, we are proud to be hosting this prestigious touring exhibition in January 2022.
FEINART Lecture Series
The FEINART LECTURE SERIES will discuss the role, impact, and theoretical implications of socially engaged art. This series of public talks is organized by the Innovative Training Network FEINART (The Future of European Independent Art Spaces in a Period of Socially Engaged Art) jointly led by the Universities of Wolverhampton (coordinator), Zeppelin University (direction of the training programme) University Iceland, and University of Edinburgh.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 860306
