After a fascinating journey through the studios and galleries of MMU School of Art on Friday June 9th David Edwards, Peter Davis Chris, Lawson and myself, guided as efficiently as always by Tony Ratcliffe and John Hewitt, had the
unenviable task of selecting the Award winners for 2017.
MAFA President Gerry Halpin MBE talks about the MMU Graduate Awards Gerry Halpin MBE with Verity Howard Visiting MMU on behalf of MAFA last week and viewing a superb and richly varied range of final year student Art exhibitions, was an exceptionally rewarding opportunity to begin my duties as your new President. The work, in all…
Vicky Olivera MAFA MMU Graduate Award Winner 2015 Vicky Olivera I am a Textile artist and the overarching topic of my work is how life experiences and thoughts leave visible and invisible marks that influence our wellbeing. The roots and origins of things and people have always interested me. My work is informed to a…
Verity Howard MAFA MMU Graduate Award Winner 2015 Verity Howard My practice explores using surface decoration techniques, such as monoprinting, and constructing form through slab building. I aim to create forms which are contemplative rather than functional. I am fascinated by glimpses of everyday lives and activities. I am interested in capturing snapshots that convey…
Patrick Jones MAFA MMU Graduate Award Winner 2015 Patrick Jones My practice at present uses charcoal on paper and mono-printing. Sometimes I have installed the works so that time becomes an extra element in the works as the viewer’s eyes scan the picture surfaces from one focus to another. Being a musician as well as…
Comments From Award giver Glenys Latham upon the MAFA Graduate Awards Included in 2015 MMU Graduate Awards are four additional awards which are personal donations. Three from MAFA’s Trustees who are eager to give encouragement to new graduates and stimulate interest in the Academy from emerging new talent, and MAFAs President Award. Each award has been…
MAFA MMU Graduate Awards MAFA MMU Student Award Winners Tony Ratcliffe and John Hewitt agreed to instigate a mechanism for MAFA to make awards to final year students in Manchester school of Art. The intention of this was to promote new, young artists as potential members. This involved looking at all the final year exhibitions in…
Tour of Anthony Ratcliffe Exhibition MAFA Member Anthony Ratcliffe gave a tour of his exhibition ‘Shoreline and Watershed’ at the ‘MMU Special Collections Gallery’ to members of MAFA nd the Friends Society. The tour included an introduction to the ‘Artist Book Archive Library’ by MMU’s Education Officer, Louise Clennell. Anthony Ratcliffe has exhibited widely in…
Research and Education Derek Boak teaches Art at Rainford College. He has been a member of Manchester Academy of Fine Arts since 2004. In 2007 he started a series of collaborative research projects between his school and Members of Manchester Academy. Derek has this to say about the research: “The research section of our website…
150th Anniversary News & Events In 2009 and 2010 M.A.F.A. celebrated its 150th Anniversary. In this section of our website you can see an archive of the celebratory events that marked this historic time. Website news As part of our celebrations in October 2010 we launched our new website. The website now includes many new…