Two stunning exhibitions celebrating the work of emerging talent from Kensington and Chelsea College came to a close with wide-spread praise from arts industry guests, which included the V&A.
The college’s end-of-year shows are always hugely popular and 2013 proved no different with hundreds of guests attending both the Fine Art Show held at the Chelsea Centre and the Art and Design Show held at the Wornington Centre.
Students from across a range of courses including HNC Fine Art, Foundation Art and Design, Jewellery, Graphic Design and Interior Design proved their creative flair with a plethora of cutting edge work.
The eclectic collection of student artwork was described by Pat McCann from the V&A’s Training and Development Team, as “showing a great level of skill” and “really very impressive”
Other guests included owners of design agencies and Kensington and Chelsea’s Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Housing, Property and Regeneration, Cllr Rock Feilding-Mellen.
Guests also commented on the quality of the design work being “on par with the services being offered by creative agencies and already established designers”.
The praise was further testament to the college’s already high-profile reputation for excellence in Creative Arts and impressive list of famous art alumni which includes Turner prize nominee Spartacus Chetwynd, Julie Bennett who was labelled ‘one of Saatchi's new stars’ by The Independent and Jerwood Painting Fellow, Susan Sluglett.
A special memorial award was also presented during the Chelsea Centre exhibition in recognition of the most outstanding piece of work to be featured in the HNC Fine Art and Foundation Art collections. The award was in memory of Peter Stanley, the former head of the college’s Art Department.
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