Study and explore contemporary approaches to painting and drawing in a lively and intellectually challenging atmosphere providing a breadth and depth of experience which is not possible on a multi-disciplinary fine art course.

This specialist Painting & Drawing degree offers the chance for students to focus on painting and drawing in equal measure or as single disciplines. You will also be introduced to printmaking which can be used both in combination with painting and drawing or as a single discipline.

The structure of Fine Art Painting & Drawing BA (Hons) is designed to introduce students to a wide variety of new ideas, techniques and processes and to offer them a wide-ranging expansion of the possibilities of both painting and drawing.

Take a look at some of our students’ work below and visit our Instagram page paintingdrawing.uon which is regularly updated for a larger selection images of our students’ work:

Optional Work Placement Year/ Opportunities Abroad

International study trips have included destinations such as Venice Biennale, New York, Berlin, India, Vietnam (international study trips are optional).

The New York trip along with visits to galleries included studio visits to the internationally acclaimed painters Fabian Marcaccio and Lydia Dona.

In addition, there may be study trips to London and exhibitions such as the John Moores Painting Prize (Liverpool)

A trip to the Gagosian gallery (London) included a personal tour and talk about his one person show from the internationally famous painter Glenn Brown (this was exclusively for our students)

This course will open up a range of career opportunities, including local/regional/national arts organisations, gallery sector (both working in and running galleries), exhibition curating, independent artist/creative practice, (self-employed artist), teaching, lecturing, art therapy, theatre set design, arts and health, film and television, community arts. Also, other associated areas of the cultural industries and other graduate level employment where creative thinking is essential.