Coventry University: Painting
| Institution | Coventry University View institution profile |
|---|---|
| Department | School of Art and Design |
| Web | www.coventry.ac.uk/postgraduate |
| Study type | Taught |
MA
Summary
Declared dead in 1839 by the French painter Paul Delaroche, on examining the results of early experiments in photography, painting has experienced something of a revival in the 21st century.
Over the last 50 years or so, fine art practice has grown to encompass work in a huge range of media, often interdisciplinary, merging traditional art forms, like painting and sculpture, with newer disciplines like photography, video and computer imaging, among others. However, the rise of technology which caused painting to be viewed as outmoded by some is now responsible for renewed vigour in the subject.
The fact that technology has become more and more ubiquitous, embedded in all areas of work and life, has caused many across the art world to reconsider and reappraise traditional disciplines, such as painting, within the broader culture of art and design. Painting involves itself with substance, with physical making and manipulation, something which technology cannot do. Young artists are seeking to redefine painting in the digital age as an important means of modern cultural production is becoming more pronounced.
Responding to this perceived shift in attitudes, our course adopts a more 'disciplinary' approach to study, where painting is considered as a distinct language and standalone discipline capable still of expressing ideas and human experience in a way not possible in other media.
It seeks to develop, extend and challenge your individual practice as a painter, both technically and conceptually. You will learn about the historical contexts of painting and investigate the potential of the practice of painting as part of contemporary discourse.
Encouraged to work in media relevant to your own interests and ideas, your studies will be underpinned by lectures with staff, who are themselves accomplished artists with expertise in a range of approaches to painting as a discreet discipline. They have exhibited widely in the UK and abroad, including the Royal Academy of Arts London, Tate Gallery London, Prague Biennale, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York and Soho House Los Angeles.
**Key course benefits;**
- Research-informed teaching with expertise in representational and abstract painting.
- Access to large dedicated painting studios and specialist workshops to support your creative journey.
- Staff will provide instruction on various creative techniques and will share their own diverse professional experience.
- High levels of student satisfaction in Art and Design; 80% compared with the sector average of 76% (Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey 2016).
- Taught by award-winning staff whose achievements include being runner up in the 2013 BP Portrait Prize at the National Portrait Gallery and being shortlisted for the Garrick Milne Prize.
- Coventry University is participating in the AA2A (Artists Access to Art Colleges) project, a national initiative providing residencies to visual artists and designers, which enables students to work alongside and interact with them. We currently have four artists with us, who will be giving talks and showing work throughout the year.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Applicants should ideally hold a good honours degree 2.2 or above in Fine Art or equivalent visual arts course and be committed to the idea of Painting as discreet discipline. Non standard applications from candidates with relevant professional experience will also be considered on an individual basis. **Portfolio** The course will require an interview or portfolio review and for International students this can be an online portfolio. |
| Modules | This course includes the Global Professional Development module. Each of the participating postgraduate courses have an individually tailored version of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) Global Professional Development module. **Modules** For details about individual modules, please visit the course page on our website. |
| Location | Main Site Priory Street Coventry CV1 5FB |
Summary
Declared dead in 1839 by the French painter Paul Delaroche, on examining the results of early experiments in photography, painting has experienced something of a revival in the 21st century.
Over the last 50 years or so, fine art practice has grown to encompass work in a huge range of media, often interdisciplinary, merging traditional art forms, like painting and sculpture, with newer disciplines like photography, video and computer imaging, among others. However, the rise of technology which caused painting to be viewed as outmoded by some is now responsible for renewed vigour in the subject.
The fact that technology has become more and more ubiquitous, embedded in all areas of work and life, has caused many across the art world to reconsider and reappraise traditional disciplines, such as painting, within the broader culture of art and design. Painting involves itself with substance, with physical making and manipulation, something which technology cannot do. Young artists are seeking to redefine painting in the digital age as an important means of modern cultural production is becoming more pronounced.
Responding to this perceived shift in attitudes, our course adopts a more 'disciplinary' approach to study, where painting is considered as a distinct language and standalone discipline capable still of expressing ideas and human experience in a way not possible in other media.
It seeks to develop, extend and challenge your individual practice as a painter, both technically and conceptually. You will learn about the historical contexts of painting and investigate the potential of the practice of painting as part of contemporary discourse.
Encouraged to work in media relevant to your own interests and ideas, your studies will be underpinned by lectures with staff, who are themselves accomplished artists with expertise in a range of approaches to painting as a discreet discipline. They have exhibited widely in the UK and abroad, including the Royal Academy of Arts London, Tate Gallery London, Prague Biennale, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York and Soho House Los Angeles.
**Key course benefits;**
- Research-informed teaching with expertise in representational and abstract painting.
- Access to large dedicated painting studios and specialist workshops to support your creative journey.
- Staff will provide instruction on various creative techniques and will share their own diverse professional experience.
- High levels of student satisfaction in Art and Design; 80% compared with the sector average of 76% (Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey 2016).
- Taught by award-winning staff whose achievements include being runner up in the 2013 BP Portrait Prize at the National Portrait Gallery and being shortlisted for the Garrick Milne Prize.
- Coventry University is participating in the AA2A (Artists Access to Art Colleges) project, a national initiative providing residencies to visual artists and designers, which enables students to work alongside and interact with them. We currently have four artists with us, who will be giving talks and showing work throughout the year.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Applicants should ideally hold a good honours degree 2.2 or above in Fine Art or equivalent visual arts course and be committed to the idea of Painting as discreet discipline. Non standard applications from candidates with relevant professional experience will also be considered on an individual basis. **Portfolio** The course will require an interview or portfolio review and for International students this can be an online portfolio. |
| Modules | This course includes the Global Professional Development module. Each of the participating postgraduate courses have an individually tailored version of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) Global Professional Development module. **Modules** For details about individual modules, please visit the course page on our website. |
| Location | Main Site Priory Street Coventry CV1 5FB |
Summary
Based around the development of your individual practice, the core ethos of this master’s is to enable you to harness your personal development and creative ambitions. We want to help you discover what kind of artist you want to be, so that you can flourish within the scope of contemporary painting and the broader cultural realm.
During the course, you will take two dedicated painting modules in which you will develop your personal painting practice. We aim to extend your knowledge of paint as a material and process, introducing a range of disparate approaches to painting – from realism to abstraction, material to conceptual.
Guided and supported by accomplished practitioners, you will be given opportunities to test and explore a range of ideas and issues relating to the traditions of painting. We encourage you to work in a range of media, including paint media, print, photography and digital technologies, as appropriate and depending on your own interests.
You will also undertake modules in contextual studies and professional practice, which are part of the wider Creative Arts MA programme in the Design and Visual Arts section of the School of Art and Design. These modules will help you contextualise your practice, gain research skills and undertake professional activity.
The course culminates with the common MA Project module, which comprises one-third of the course and takes the form of a personal project. Your final project will be tailored to your own area of professional practice and your personal creative passion, which will form the basis of an exhibition of your work in the end-of-year MA Degree Show. With a view to developing your professional profile, these shows are open to the public and attended by curators and other art world professionals.
**Why choose this course?**
Declared dead in 1839 by the French painter Paul Delaroche, on examining the results of early experiments in photography, painting has experienced something of a revival in the 21st century.
Over the last 50 years or so, fine art practice has grown to encompass work in a huge range of media, often interdisciplinary, merging traditional art forms, like painting and sculpture, with newer disciplines like photography, video and computer imaging, among others. However, the rise of technology which caused painting to be viewed as outmoded by some is now responsible for renewed vigour in the subject.
The fact that technology has become more and more ubiquitous, embedded in all areas of work and life, has caused many across the art world to reconsider and reappraise traditional disciplines, such as painting, within the broader culture of art and design. Painting involves itself with substance, with physical making and manipulation, something which technology cannot do. Young artists are seeking to redefine painting in the digital age as an important means of modern cultural production is becoming more pronounced.
Responding to this perceived shift in attitudes, our course adopts a more 'disciplinary' approach to study, where painting is considered as a distinct language and standalone discipline capable still of expressing ideas and human experience in a way not possible in other media.
It seeks to develop, extend and challenge your individual practice as a painter, both technically and conceptually. You will learn about the historical contexts of painting and investigate the potential of the practice of painting as part of contemporary discourse.
Encouraged to work in media relevant to your own interests and ideas, your studies will be underpinned by lectures with staff, who are themselves accomplished artists with expertise in a range of approaches to painting as a discreet discipline. They have exhibited widely in the UK and abroad, including the Royal Academy of Arts London, Tate Gallery London, Prague Biennale, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York and Soho House Los Angeles.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Applicants should ideally hold a good honours degree 2.2 or above in Fine Art or equivalent visual arts course and be committed to the idea of Painting as discreet discipline. Non standard applications from candidates with relevant professional experience will also be considered on an individual basis. Portfolio The course will require an interview or portfolio review and for International students this can be an online portfolio. |
| Assessment | Students will experience a range of assessment methods in line with the ways in which they might be expected to work. One method, the design critique, common in art and design education, provides an opportunity for formative assessment of student work individually or in groups. Assessment employs a range of methods including: verbal or written presentations, portfolio, written reports, log books and artefacts. The overall strategy is to ensure that there is a range of different methods used in recognition of the differing strengths of students and to test different skills. An estimated percentage breakdown of your final grade assessment is as follows: Practical Coursework (80%). Report (20%) |
| Modules | For details about individual modules, please visit the course page on our website. |
| Location | Main Site Priory Street Coventry CV1 5FB |
Summary
Based around the development of your individual practice, the core ethos of this master’s is to enable you to harness your personal development and creative ambitions. We want to help you discover what kind of artist you want to be, so that you can flourish within the scope of contemporary painting and the broader cultural realm.
During the course, you will take two dedicated painting modules in which you will develop your personal painting practice. We aim to extend your knowledge of paint as a material and process, introducing a range of disparate approaches to painting – from realism to abstraction, material to conceptual.
Guided and supported by accomplished practitioners, you will be given opportunities to test and explore a range of ideas and issues relating to the traditions of painting. We encourage you to work in a range of media, including paint media, print, photography and digital technologies, as appropriate and depending on your own interests.
You will also undertake modules in contextual studies and professional practice, which are part of the wider Creative Arts MA programme in the Design and Visual Arts section of the School of Art and Design. These modules will help you contextualise your practice, gain research skills and undertake professional activity.
The course culminates with the common MA Project module, which comprises one-third of the course and takes the form of a personal project. Your final project will be tailored to your own area of professional practice and your personal creative passion, which will form the basis of an exhibition of your work in the end-of-year MA Degree Show. With a view to developing your professional profile, these shows are open to the public and attended by curators and other art world professionals.
**Why choose this course?**
Declared dead in 1839 by the French painter Paul Delaroche, on examining the results of early experiments in photography, painting has experienced something of a revival in the 21st century.
Over the last 50 years or so, fine art practice has grown to encompass work in a huge range of media, often interdisciplinary, merging traditional art forms, like painting and sculpture, with newer disciplines like photography, video and computer imaging, among others. However, the rise of technology which caused painting to be viewed as outmoded by some is now responsible for renewed vigour in the subject.
The fact that technology has become more and more ubiquitous, embedded in all areas of work and life, has caused many across the art world to reconsider and reappraise traditional disciplines, such as painting, within the broader culture of art and design. Painting involves itself with substance, with physical making and manipulation, something which technology cannot do. Young artists are seeking to redefine painting in the digital age as an important means of modern cultural production is becoming more pronounced.
Responding to this perceived shift in attitudes, our course adopts a more 'disciplinary' approach to study, where painting is considered as a distinct language and standalone discipline capable still of expressing ideas and human experience in a way not possible in other media.
It seeks to develop, extend and challenge your individual practice as a painter, both technically and conceptually. You will learn about the historical contexts of painting and investigate the potential of the practice of painting as part of contemporary discourse.
Encouraged to work in media relevant to your own interests and ideas, your studies will be underpinned by lectures with staff, who are themselves accomplished artists with expertise in a range of approaches to painting as a discreet discipline. They have exhibited widely in the UK and abroad, including the Royal Academy of Arts London, Tate Gallery London, Prague Biennale, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York and Soho House Los Angeles.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Applicants should ideally hold a good honours degree 2.2 or above in Fine Art or equivalent visual arts course and be committed to the idea of Painting as discreet discipline. Non standard applications from candidates with relevant professional experience will also be considered on an individual basis. Portfolio The course will require an interview or portfolio review and for International students this can be an online portfolio. |
| Assessment | Students will experience a range of assessment methods in line with the ways in which they might be expected to work. One method, the design critique, common in art and design education, provides an opportunity for formative assessment of student work individually or in groups. Assessment employs a range of methods including: verbal or written presentations, portfolio, written reports, log books and artefacts. The overall strategy is to ensure that there is a range of different methods used in recognition of the differing strengths of students and to test different skills. An estimated percentage breakdown of your final grade assessment is as follows: Practical Coursework (80%). Report (20%) |
| Modules | For details about individual modules, please visit the course page on our website. |
| Location | Main Site Priory Street Coventry CV1 5FB |
Summary
Based around the development of your individual practice, the core ethos of this master’s is to enable you to harness your personal development and creative ambitions. We want to help you discover what kind of artist you want to be, so that you can flourish within the scope of contemporary painting and the broader cultural realm.
During the course, you will take two dedicated painting modules in which you will develop your personal painting practice. We aim to extend your knowledge of paint as a material and process, introducing a range of disparate approaches to painting – from realism to abstraction, material to conceptual.
Guided and supported by accomplished practitioners, you will be given opportunities to test and explore a range of ideas and issues relating to the traditions of painting. We encourage you to work in a range of media, including paint media, print, photography and digital technologies, as appropriate and depending on your own interests.
You will also undertake modules in contextual studies and professional practice, which are part of the wider Creative Arts MA programme in the Design and Visual Arts section of the School of Art and Design. These modules will help you contextualise your practice, gain research skills and undertake professional activity.
The course culminates with the common MA Project module, which comprises one-third of the course and takes the form of a personal project. Your final project will be tailored to your own area of professional practice and your personal creative passion, which will form the basis of an exhibition of your work in the end-of-year MA Degree Show. With a view to developing your professional profile, these shows are open to the public and attended by curators and other art world professionals.
**Why choose this course?**
Declared dead in 1839 by the French painter Paul Delaroche, on examining the results of early experiments in photography, painting has experienced something of a revival in the 21st century.
Over the last 50 years or so, fine art practice has grown to encompass work in a huge range of media, often interdisciplinary, merging traditional art forms, like painting and sculpture, with newer disciplines like photography, video and computer imaging, among others. However, the rise of technology which caused painting to be viewed as outmoded by some is now responsible for renewed vigour in the subject.
The fact that technology has become more and more ubiquitous, embedded in all areas of work and life, has caused many across the art world to reconsider and reappraise traditional disciplines, such as painting, within the broader culture of art and design. Painting involves itself with substance, with physical making and manipulation, something which technology cannot do. Young artists are seeking to redefine painting in the digital age as an important means of modern cultural production is becoming more pronounced.
Responding to this perceived shift in attitudes, our course adopts a more 'disciplinary' approach to study, where painting is considered as a distinct language and standalone discipline capable still of expressing ideas and human experience in a way not possible in other media.
It seeks to develop, extend and challenge your individual practice as a painter, both technically and conceptually. You will learn about the historical contexts of painting and investigate the potential of the practice of painting as part of contemporary discourse.
Encouraged to work in media relevant to your own interests and ideas, your studies will be underpinned by lectures with staff, who are themselves accomplished artists with expertise in a range of approaches to painting as a discreet discipline. They have exhibited widely in the UK and abroad, including the Royal Academy of Arts London, Tate Gallery London, Prague Biennale, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York and Soho House Los Angeles.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Applicants should ideally hold a good honours degree 2.2 or above in Fine Art or equivalent visual arts course and be committed to the idea of Painting as discreet discipline. Non standard applications from candidates with relevant professional experience will also be considered on an individual basis. Portfolio The course will require an interview or portfolio review and for International students this can be an online portfolio. |
| Assessment | Students will experience a range of assessment methods in line with the ways in which they might be expected to work. One method, the design critique, common in art and design education, provides an opportunity for formative assessment of student work individually or in groups. Assessment employs a range of methods including: verbal or written presentations, portfolio, written reports, log books and artefacts. The overall strategy is to ensure that there is a range of different methods used in recognition of the differing strengths of students and to test different skills. An estimated percentage breakdown of your final grade assessment is as follows: Practical Coursework (80%). Report (20%) |
| Modules | For details about individual modules, please visit the course page on our website. |
| Location | Main Site Priory Street Coventry CV1 5FB |
Summary
Based around the development of your individual practice, the core ethos of this master’s is to enable you to harness your personal development and creative ambitions. We want to help you discover what kind of artist you want to be, so that you can flourish within the scope of contemporary painting and the broader cultural realm.
During the course, you will take two dedicated painting modules in which you will develop your personal painting practice. We aim to extend your knowledge of paint as a material and process, introducing a range of disparate approaches to painting – from realism to abstraction, material to conceptual.
Guided and supported by accomplished practitioners, you will be given opportunities to test and explore a range of ideas and issues relating to the traditions of painting. We encourage you to work in a range of media, including paint media, print, photography and digital technologies, as appropriate and depending on your own interests.
You will also undertake modules in contextual studies and professional practice, which are part of the wider Creative Arts MA programme in the Design and Visual Arts section of the School of Art and Design. These modules will help you contextualise your practice, gain research skills and undertake professional activity.
The course culminates with the common MA Project module, which comprises one-third of the course and takes the form of a personal project. Your final project will be tailored to your own area of professional practice and your personal creative passion, which will form the basis of an exhibition of your work in the end-of-year MA Degree Show. With a view to developing your professional profile, these shows are open to the public and attended by curators and other art world professionals.
**Why choose this course?**
Declared dead in 1839 by the French painter Paul Delaroche, on examining the results of early experiments in photography, painting has experienced something of a revival in the 21st century.
Over the last 50 years or so, fine art practice has grown to encompass work in a huge range of media, often interdisciplinary, merging traditional art forms, like painting and sculpture, with newer disciplines like photography, video and computer imaging, among others. However, the rise of technology which caused painting to be viewed as outmoded by some is now responsible for renewed vigour in the subject.
The fact that technology has become more and more ubiquitous, embedded in all areas of work and life, has caused many across the art world to reconsider and reappraise traditional disciplines, such as painting, within the broader culture of art and design. Painting involves itself with substance, with physical making and manipulation, something which technology cannot do. Young artists are seeking to redefine painting in the digital age as an important means of modern cultural production is becoming more pronounced.
Responding to this perceived shift in attitudes, our course adopts a more 'disciplinary' approach to study, where painting is considered as a distinct language and standalone discipline capable still of expressing ideas and human experience in a way not possible in other media.
It seeks to develop, extend and challenge your individual practice as a painter, both technically and conceptually. You will learn about the historical contexts of painting and investigate the potential of the practice of painting as part of contemporary discourse.
Encouraged to work in media relevant to your own interests and ideas, your studies will be underpinned by lectures with staff, who are themselves accomplished artists with expertise in a range of approaches to painting as a discreet discipline. They have exhibited widely in the UK and abroad, including the Royal Academy of Arts London, Tate Gallery London, Prague Biennale, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York and Soho House Los Angeles.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Applicants should ideally hold a good honours degree 2.2 or above in Fine Art or equivalent visual arts course and be committed to the idea of Painting as discreet discipline. Non standard applications from candidates with relevant professional experience will also be considered on an individual basis. Portfolio The course will require an interview or portfolio review and for International students this can be an online portfolio. |
| Assessment | Students will experience a range of assessment methods in line with the ways in which they might be expected to work. One method, the design critique, common in art and design education, provides an opportunity for formative assessment of student work individually or in groups. Assessment employs a range of methods including: verbal or written presentations, portfolio, written reports, log books and artefacts. The overall strategy is to ensure that there is a range of different methods used in recognition of the differing strengths of students and to test different skills. An estimated percentage breakdown of your final grade assessment is as follows: Practical Coursework (80%). Report (20%) |
| Modules | For details about individual modules, please visit the course page on our website. |
| Location | Main Site Priory Street Coventry CV1 5FB |
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