Art Gallery
Morley Gallery opened in 1968 as part of the Arts Centre in Morley College. The Arts Centre, situated in an old pub adjacent to the main College building, has a painting and drawing studio and a print studio on the first, second and third floors. Morley Gallery occupies the whole of the ground floor with six imposing windows facing Westminster Bridge Road and King Edward Walk, London,SE1.
The Gallery shows between eight to twelve exhibitions a year, each exhibition running on average for one month. The annual exhibition programme usually includes exhibitions of painting, printmaking, sculpture, photography, ceramics, textiles, installations, digital and sound art by independent artists and groups. Over the past 40 years many high profile artists have exhibited in the gallery, including solo exhibitions by Peter Blake ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’ and several shows by Maggi Hambling including the acclaimed ‘Father’.
Morley Gallery is an integral part of College life and there is a strong commitment to exhibit work made by Morley students. For some students, such as Advanced Painting Workshop and Advanced Textile Workshop, exhibiting in the Morley Gallery provides an important part of their academic year.
The Gallery oversees an impressive permanent art collection throughout College. This includes a striking early painting by Bridget Riley in the foyer, a large painting by John Piper in the Gustav Holst auditorium and portraits of the College’s principals painted by Maggi Hambling. Miss Hambling has been a highly member of valued teaching staff at the College since the 1970s.
There is no entrance fee to exhibitions and artists’ talks in the gallery are also free of charge.
Some noteworthy artists connected with Morley Gallery:
- Maggi Hambling
- Peter Blake
- Bridget Riley
- David Hockney
- John Piper
- Edward Bawden
- Alan Thornhill
- Miles Richmond
- Lawrence Toynbee
- Cyril Reason
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