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A huge congratulations from everyone at Heatherleys to Miriam Escofet for her win at the BP Portrait Award this week! (pictured above with fellow Heatherleys tutor, Allan Ramsay, who himself won the award 30 years ago today). Miriam says ‘I’m … Continue reading →

18th June 4.30pm- 5.30pm Free! Shanti Panchal was born in Mesar, a village in Gujarat, India, and studied at the Sir JJ School of Art, Bombay. He came to England on a British Council scholarship to study at the Byam … Continue reading →

Heatherleys has had another great showing at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters annual exhibition this year. A host of students, staff and alumni are represented among the members and non-members submissions. The show will be on at the Mall … Continue reading →

Earlier this year former Portrait Diploma student, Lisa Pulhofer, reached the semi-finals of the Sky Portrait Artist of the Year competition. Here she shares her experience with us: ‘I entered last minute after finishing my self portrait (one that I … Continue reading →

How to Make Money from your Art – A talk by Katherine Tyrrell 21st May | 4.30pm – 5.30pm Free This talk looks at the world ​of selling art and why it’s essential to look beyond the art gallery and … Continue reading →

Miriam Escofet has curated an exhibition of work by her Friday students. All the work on display was produced during her incredibly popular ‘Alchemy of Oil Painting’ class. The course focuses on the classical techniques and processes of oil painting, … Continue reading →

Danny Not just an artist, a musician and one of Heatherley’s coolest tutors, but very much our friend. It would be hard ever to forget that certain ’Danny’ sense of humour. And he had a wicked way with irony, in … Continue reading →