Morley College London

Artist and former Morley College student Cecily Brown's work is on display for one more month at the Serpentine South gallery.

Before completing her BA at the Slade School of Art, Brown studied drawing and printmaking at Morley College from 1987–89. Today, she's one of the UK's most celebrated contemporary painters. This exhibition brings together vivid works inspired by recurring themes including nature, park life, woodland settings, amorous couples and uncanny walks through the landscape.

📍 'Picture Making' is on at Serpentine South until 6 September 2026

Check out our visual art courses at morleycollege.ac.uk

*Updated* Enrolment information for August 2026 is live on our website:
🔗 https://morleycollege.ac.uk/enrolment2026/

Whether you’ve already applied or are looking for a place on one of our courses, we’ll be on hand to help you complete your enrolment.

📅 View a day-by-day breakdown of enrolment at each campus at the link above.

‼️ Ahead of your visit, please read carefully the information on the page, and don't forget to bring:
- Proof of identity (such as a passport or national ID card)
- Visa or immigration documents (if applicable)
- Qualification certificates or exam results
- Evidence of your income or any benefits you receive
- Your last three months’ payslips or employment contract if you earn less than the London Living Wage (£28,860 per year)
- A portfolio for selected art and creative courses (please check your course information)

Contact our admissions team for any questions about enrolment: [email protected]

If you haven’t yet applied, you may still be able to enrol on courses with places available! Contact us in person or via email.

Are you an artist who's been meaning to take your practice seriously?

Join our online event this Wednesday 5 August: UAL Level 3 Creative Practice Online Open Day
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Join Niv Fridman, Course Leader at Morley College London, for a free 45-minute online info session about the UAL Level 3 Diploma in Creative Practice — a fully online, year-long mentorship programme for adult artists at any stage.

It's a chance to see the work our students made, ask every question you have, and find out whether this programme is the right fit for you.

Email [email protected]

Read more and book now at:

UAL Level 3 Creative Practice Online Open Day Join our online UAL Level 3 Creative Practice Open Day to explore courses, chat with the tutor, and get inspired!

A group of students from our BA Creative Practice in Ceramics course exhibited work at this year's New Designers 2026!

Several of our students received awards and industry recognition for their outstanding work:
✨ Julie Schwarz won the Society of Dyers and Colourists (SDC) Colour Award for Traces
✨ Lucia Olmeda Aguirre won the Feldspar Studio Award for Material Mastery & Contemporary Craft
✨ Fay Markopoulou won a Highly Commended John Lewis Loves accolade

A special congratulations also to Scarlett Ford, Cherie McClymont and Clare McGovern, whose work was recognised by industry experts at the exhibition, and to all the students who took part!

Read more about the award-winning work and student interviews at https://morleycollege.ac.uk/news/creative-higher-education-morley-celebrates-outstanding-success-at-new-designers-2026/

🔗 The CertHE or BA (Hons) in Creative Practice: Ceramics course at Morley College London is a flexible full-time or part-time programme that offers ceramics-focused, multidisciplinary creative education with courses starting in September 🔗 https://morleycollege.ac.uk/higher-education/bachelor-of-arts/

For her final project, Basak Alpas, a BA Creative Practice student, explored memory, connection and transformation through an intimate body of multidisciplinary work presented at the Chelsea Centre End of Year Show.

Between Skin and Silence is a dialogue with her aunt, painter and sculptor Meltem Erden (1952–1997, Istanbul). She responds to her book and artist legacy, reflecting on their relationship.

"Spending time with her paintings and the critical texts in her exhibition book has led me to reflect on her artistic legacy and presence in my life. Through this process, I began to see memory not as an ending, but as an ongoing conversation."

Working across sculpture, bioplastics, moving image, painting, screenprinting, ceramics, thread and hair, Basak explored the same central themes in a variety of ways, bringing the individual works together as one installation.

"The exhibition brings together traces of absence and connections that continue to exist beneath the surface, even when someone is no longer here."

🔗 Find out more about our Higher Education courses at https://morleycollege.ac.uk/higher-education/

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Huge congratulations to Chelsea Centre student Freya Liu-Roach! 🎉

After completing her UAL Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design, Freya has secured four offers from leading UK art schools, including Central Saint Martins, Edinburgh College of Art, and unconditional offers from Goldsmiths and Kingston University.

🗣️ "I was really surprised that I got into four out of five, to be honest. It’s really affirming to be accepted by such great schools."

Freya discovered her passion for fine art through the Foundation Diploma, developing a distinctive surrealist style inspired by music, performance and rock album artwork.
“My tutors really helped me refine my concepts and introduced me to new techniques and artists, which pushed my work further.”

Freya will be continuing her creative journey at Central Saint Martins, UAL: University of the Arts London to study Fine Art. We can't wait to see what she does next! 👏

🔗 Find out more about our UAL Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design https://ow.ly/y6sw50ZjFll
📖 Read Freya's full interview at https://ow.ly/P1tQ50ZjFlk