Wednesday 4 December 2019

UWE Drawing Research Symposium Recorded

chloe regan art drawing






Photography by @rowenawardd

'What is drawing at art school today?'

Speakers included: Chloe Regan, UWE; Andrew Hall, CSM UAL; Paul Fieldsend Danks, Plymouth College of Art; Tania Kovats, Bath Spa University; Howard Riley, Swansea College of Art; Stefan Gant, University of Northampton; Garry Barker, Leeds Arts University; Kelly Chorpening, Camberwell UAL; Simon Packard, Bath Spa University; Lucy Algar, Wimbledon UAL; Sophia Banou, UWE.

Sunday 20 October 2019

UWE Drawing Research Symposium 2019

I will be presenting 'Drawing as a Learning Tool, an Exploratory Study' in a day of talks and discussion about drawing at art school.

Friday 8 November
The Drawing Studio, UWE City Campus, Arnolfini, Bristol BS1 4AQ

Tickets are £65 for those with institutional affiliation, and £50 for those without.
Please book here


 

As a newly forming research group, we are holding a number of events to examine and focus our research intentions. Our current membership is an interdisciplinary group from across the Schools of Art and Design, and Film and Journalism at UWE, with a unifying interest in drawing in contemporary arts practice and research. We would like to use this day of discussion to review what drawing is and has been at art school, and what it could and should be in future.
 
The teaching of drawing has changed dramatically at art school over the course of a generation. The way that students are taught drawing today varies from the experience of their tutors. And experiences vary even between different generations of tutors.
 
There is talk of the decline of skills-based teaching and of students setting up their own life drawing classes. But what drawing skills do art students need anyway? What are they drawing for?
 
Drawing has been re-framed since the 1960s, asserting itself as an independent and autonomous practice. Dedicated galleries, BA and MA courses now exist across the country. What does this mean for how drawing is taught now and in the future?

Confirmed speakers include: Chloe Regan, UWE; Andrew Hall, CSM UAL; Paul Fieldsend Danks, Plymouth College of Art; Tania Kovats, Bath Spa University; Howard Riley, Swansea College of Art; Stefan Gant, University of Northampton; Garry Barker, Leeds Arts University; Kelly Chorpening, Camberwell UAL; Simon Packard, Bath Spa University; Lucy Algar, Wimbledon UAL; Sophia Banou, UWE.

Thursday 5 September 2019

Drawing Review Exhibition

Drawing as expanded practice

An exhibition surveying the current role of drawing in UWE staff practice in the Schools of Art and Design, Film and Journalism. This is the first exhibition by the UWE Drawing Research Group, Gary Embury, Lucy Ward, Anouk Mercier and Chloé Regan.

University of the West of England 
F Block Gallery
11th – 27th September 2019



'Gijon, Spain 
 
Pencil on Fabriano Paper, 57 x 76 cms
Chloé Regan




'Prada Foundation, Milan 
 
Pastel on Fabriano Paper, 57 x 76 cms
 Chloé Regan


Sunday 16 June 2019

'Makers of Tomorrow' Exhibition


I was commissioned, alongside tutors and students from schools and universities, to demonstrate how artists and designers can gain inspiration from the significant collection of 20th and 21st century design at the Ken Stradling. My ‘Antelope Chair’ screenprint was created in response to Ernest Race’s iconic chair. 






Tuesday 15 January 2019

Reportage Drawing 'Basilicata, Southern Italy, January 2019.'


The shops are shut, businesses close and streets are quiet, respecting the traditions around lunch. Can this way of life be sustained in a global economy?





The beauty of southern Italy, the snowy town of Forenza. Seemingly untouched.



" I know people in their fifties who had to move countries for work."