Graduands and Guests at the Prizegiving and Graduand Ceremony.
On Monday 8 September, we celebrated the hard work and achievements of our 2025 graduating MA Students in Fine Art, Carving and Conservation at their end of year ceremony and prize giving.
Judy Maxwell-McNicol, MA Fine Art.
Graduands addresses were delivered by Jamie Bill, Chair of the Board of Trustees, Dr Charley Peters, Head of Graduate School and Danny Rolph, Artist and Visiting MA Tutor.
Dr Charley Peters, Head of Graduate School.
Danny Rolph, Artist and Visiting MA Tutor.
Dr David Keats joined us from the Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers to present their Decorative Surfaces Fellowship 2025/26. Established in 2016, the fellowship focuses on historic techniques such as gilding, fresco painting, trompe l’oeil and scagliola. The recipient is provided with a studio at the Art School as well as specialist training in traditional processes with professional mentoring from the Painter-Stainers. This year, the prize was awarded to Alla Rubitel, MA Fine Art.
Graduands from each of the courses spoke on behalf of their cohorts, with Emilio Bertolome Martin and Daisy Miller representing MA Fine Art, and Six Hotchkiss representing MA Carving.
Dr Lois Rowe, Principal.
2025 Graduate Prizes and Awards:
The Standpoint Artist’s Residency: Twinkle Troughton
Painter-Stainers’ Company Decorative Surfaces Fellowship: Alla Rubitel
Artists’ Collecting Society Prize: Anna Pakosz
City & Guilds of London Art School Prize for Outstanding Critical Engagement: Melina Merlin
City & Guilds of London Art School Prize for Outstanding MA Fine Art Exhibition: Linda Simon
City & Guilds of London Art School Prize for Outstanding Work in Print: Irene Burkhard
Graduands receiving Certificates
Congratulations again to our graduating MA students on a spectacular end of year show, and we wish you all the very best of luck in your next ventures.
Photography by Ksenia Burnasheva.