Newlyn School of Art

Expressive Landscape with Luke Knight

Luke Knight’s deep love of the Cornish coast (he’s a lifelong surfer) is evident in his work. If you want to capture the nascent mood of a day, or the pull and swell of a tide on a Cornish winter’s morning, then Knight’s your man.

July 24, 2023

UK EXHIBITION OUTLOOK for July + August

A round up of the current and upcoming gallery exhibitions around the UK chosen and introduced by Martin Holman for Newlyn School of Art e-newsletter subscribers.

July 21, 2023

Jessica Cooper artist Q and A

Jessica Cooper is one of Cornwall’s leading contemporary painters and has lived and worked in West Penwith for most of her life. She studied at Falmouth College of Art and Goldsmith’s, University of London and is a member of the NSA, PSA and an RWA. Alongside creating her own work, Jessica leads the Painting Essence of Form short course, is a tutor on the One Year Mentoring course and Professional Landscape Programme and contributes to the One Year Defining Practice and Studio Practice courses.

June 9, 2023

Exhibitions for our Year-long Courses in June, 2023

We are delighted to announce that our Year-long courses have their end of year shows in June, 2023. The exhibitions will be at the fantastic Tremenheere Sculpture Garden Gallery for our Mentoring Programme, Professional Landscape Programme and Studio Practice Course.

May 11, 2023

UK EXHIBITION OUTLOOK for May and June

A round up of the current and upcoming gallery exhibitions around the UK written by Martin Holman for Newlyn School of Art e-newsletter subscribers.

May 9, 2023

UK EXHIBITION OUTLOOK for Jan to April

A selection of current exhibitions from across the UK – and occasionally further afield – hand-picked and reviewed for Newlyn School of Art subscribers by Martin Holman, art ...

January 11, 2023

Painting with oils with Jon Doran

If you feel that you haven’t been taught the classic building blocks of how to paint, then this course may well contain the structured tuition you are searching …

December 19, 2022

The story of art (without men)

After her recent appearance at the Falmouth Book Festival; author, art historian and art activist Katy Hessel speaks to Newlyn School of Art with a Q and A…

October 10, 2022

Creative mile art festival, 2nd-4th Sept, 2022

One of the alumni from our Defining Practice course, Mark Pearce has set up an innovative new arts festival in West London. Creative Mile, now in its second …

September 2, 2022

Coast course with Imogen Bone

Artist Imogen Bone is a popular teacher at the Newlyn School of Art. A respected coastal painter, she shares her in-depth knowledge of the Cornish coastline and encourages …

August 31, 2022

Defining Practice year long course

That first morning of our Defining Practice course we sat in a circle in the sunny yard behind the Victorian school building to introduce ourselves and to hear …

August 9, 2022

Cornish Landscapes with Maggie O’Brien

A four-day landscape painting course. Artist Maggie O’Brien has been tutoring courses at the Newlyn School of Art since it was founded in 2011. Her teaching style is …

November 3, 2017

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