Camberwell College of Arts

Camberwell College of Arts Camberwell College of Arts. University of the Arts London (UAL). linktr.ee/camberwellUAL Camberwell College of Arts is a renowned art and design college.

Our courses will make you think about your social responsibility, as well as develop your critical and making skills. We give students the space to explore their creativity. Staff will support and challenge you to rethink current practices. Our facilities embrace both traditional craftsmanship and digital technology. Camberwell College of Arts respects individuality. We encourage and value a considered approach. These attributes have led to our graduates gaining international recognition within their field. Our alumni include:

Matt Clark - Creative Director, United Visual Artists
Matthew Stone - Artist
Aries Moross - Art Director, Studio Moross
Emily Druiff - Consultant, researcher and coach
Errol Donald - Creative Director, curator and educator
Alice Hawkins - Photographer
Jody Barton - Illustrator
Emma Thomas - Co-founder, A Practice for Everyday Life
Jack Sachs - Animator and Illustrator

Our south east London location is home to a thriving art scene. The area hosts a variety of galleries, project spaces and studios that our students, staff and graduates work and exhibit in. These include on-site gallery Camberwell Space, Work Form, DKUK and Honeymoon 226. Many of our students live near Camberwell College of Arts. We have 4 halls of residence within walking distance. In autumn 2020, the College started work on an exciting new multi-purpose development in Peckham. Eagle Wharf will provide a new halls of residence building for UAL students alongside a creative digital hub for students, graduates and local residents.

What if a kiss could save you from drowning? 💋The Kissing Cup Theatre by Camberwell alum YunJie Huang turns an everyday ...
25/09/2026

What if a kiss could save you from drowning? 💋

The Kissing Cup Theatre by Camberwell alum YunJie Huang turns an everyday object into a small theatrical experience.

Inside each ceramic cup sits a nose. As the cup fills, it becomes submerged, only to be “saved” when the user kisses the cup and finishes their drink.

Behind the playful interaction is a more uncomfortable idea. The work explores how gaslighting and emotional manipulation can sometimes disguise themselves as expressions of love, making harmful behaviours difficult to recognise within a relationship.

YunJie Huang graduated from MA Illustration at Camberwell College of Arts in 2022. The Kissing Cup Theatre was nominated for Future 50 2024.

🎨 YunJie Huang, The Kissing Cup Theatre H2 Studio 氢

10/09/2026

When architecture starts to bend, collapse and shift.

We visited Monika Sosnowska: Weight of Matter at South London Gallery, just beside our Camberwell College of Arts.
Spanning the Main Gallery and Fire Station, the exhibition brings together monumental sculptures made from steel, concrete and other industrial materials associated with modernist architecture. Sosnowska twists and deconstructs these familiar forms, exploring architecture, urban transformation and the ways spaces can reflect wider social and political change.

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📅 10 September/ 22 November 2026
🎟 Free entry, no booking required.

Camberwell students: there are also 50 free tickets available for a special conversation about Monika Sosnowska's work with Director of the SLG, Margot Heller, curator Natalia Sielewicz and architect Tom Emerson at Camberwell College of Arts on Wednesday 7 October, 6.30-8pm.

To reserve a student ticket, email [email protected]

A little Hong Kong, a little London, and a lot of imagination 💌Meet Wai Wai Or, a graduate from our MA Illustration cour...
10/09/2026

A little Hong Kong, a little London, and a lot of imagination 💌

Meet Wai Wai Or, a graduate from our MA Illustration course, whose project 'Love Letter to London' explores what it means to find a sense of belonging in a new city.

Combining sketching, storytelling and imagination, she brings London to life through a cast of characters, including Pineapple Cat, inspired by the iconic Hong Kong pineapple bun, and Tuxedo Cat, inspired by London’s feline residents.

In this piece, the pair use magic to lift a double-decker bus beneath Tower Bridge, transforming a historical London moment into a surreal meeting point between two cultures, places and identities.

Explore this project on : https://bit.ly/4ytZpuh

Imagining botanical gardens architectural ruins in watercolour 🏛️Meet Shutong Wang also known as COCO, a London-based ar...
08/09/2026

Imagining botanical gardens architectural ruins in watercolour 🏛️

Meet Shutong Wang also known as COCO, a London-based artist and graduate from our MA Illustration course.

In Wang's words this project titled, 'Constructed Eden' explores, "the relationship between plants and human-made environments through a series of watercolour paintings and visual studies. I combined observation with imagination to create fictional landscapes that exist between reality and fantasy."

Explore the full project on here: https://bit.ly/3UgxjUo

Experimenting with wood, design and symmetry 🪵This project was created by Betty Dwyer, a graduate from our BA (Hons) Fin...
04/09/2026

Experimenting with wood, design and symmetry 🪵

This project was created by Betty Dwyer, a graduate from our BA (Hons) Fine Art: Sculpture course. Titled 'All Along The Watchtower', Dwyer created this piece using wood-turned ball, hammered aluminium ball, steel tube goggles, acrylic plastic, plywood, skin-ply, wood vinyl, carpet tiles.

Explore the full project on here: https://bit.ly/4wIUO5V

Exploring animals, symbolism and spirituality 🦅Meet Ruyue Sun, a graduate from our MA Fine Art: Painting course. Sun's p...
01/09/2026

Exploring animals, symbolism and spirituality 🦅

Meet Ruyue Sun, a graduate from our MA Fine Art: Painting course. Sun's project called, 'The Animal Arcana' focuses on the artistic depiction of animals as "natural storytellers".

Explaining the inspiration behind her work in more detail, she shares, "I have recently developed considerable interest in Tarot mysticism and symbolism. I created a dialogue between the “soul” of each animal and the deeper truths of the tarot. Each animal is chosen to resonate with the core energy of a card (e.g. freedom, creativity, sovereignty...etc) I decided to use animals as the main messenger. They represent important life themes, spiritual lessons, and life-changing events."

To learn more about her work, head over to : https://bit.ly/4xfFDCj

Exploring connections between memory, ritual, and architecture 🪑This project titled, 'PURMARILI' is by Nutsa Museridze, ...
28/08/2026

Exploring connections between memory, ritual, and architecture 🪑

This project titled, 'PURMARILI' is by Nutsa Museridze, our MA Interior And Spatial Design graduate. Museridze created this project as an "invitation to gather, share and listen." It combines a pavilion, a dinner table and transforms with each encounter, becoming a communal space for food, ritual and memory - a living Purmarili.

Describing her project in more detail, she says, "This project brings together the themes that shaped my research. The intimacy of dining rituals, the quiet labour of women, the resilience found within Georgian culture and the way grief and absence continue to live in the spaces where we gather. The pavilion holds these layers and responds to the people who enter it, carrying traces of gesture, emotion and shared experience."

Explore the full project on : https://bit.ly/45HMqc1

This artist transforms clouds and fleeting moments into ethereal oil paintings ☁️Meet Kate Samankova, a graduate from ou...
25/08/2026

This artist transforms clouds and fleeting moments into ethereal oil paintings ☁️

Meet Kate Samankova, a graduate from our BA (Hons) Fine Art: Painting course. Samankova is a Ukrainian abstract painter based in London whose project called "RAYFALL" is a collection of three abstract oil paintings titled, "Typhoon" "Blushfall" and "Violetfall" exploring the ever-changing nature of clouds.

Describing her work in more detail she says, "I am drawn to transient impressions of light, shadow, and reflection. Through the expressive movement of brushstrokes and thick, sculptural palette knife marks, I bring physicality to what is otherwise impermanent. This idea is strongly influenced by Lee Ufan, whose philosophy of “the space between” has shaped the way I understand presence and absence in painting."

Learn more about her project on : https://bit.ly/4gqEK2z

Channel your inner whimsy, uniqueness and vulnerability 💜Created by our MA Fine Art: Painting graduate Zoya Manan, this ...
21/08/2026

Channel your inner whimsy, uniqueness and vulnerability 💜

Created by our MA Fine Art: Painting graduate Zoya Manan, this project titled, 'Refracted Realities' explores the multifaceted nature of perspective, perception, beauty, and distortion through painting, portraits, and ceramics.

Manan aims to invite viewers to engage with the complexities of beauty and societal norms, reflecting on how personal experiences shape understanding of reality. By using layered techniques and vibrant colors, she aims to "challenge conventional narratives and inspire appreciation for diverse experiences that contribute to our collective identity."

Ultimately, she desires to "foster a dialogue that celebrates the beauty of imperfection."

Explore this project on : https://bit.ly/3TV4UmL

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