Melting Trutt - 2010, oil and acrylic on canvas, 120 X135 cm

MA Fine Art (Painting) alumnus, Govinda Prasad Sah, recently exhibited his collection of paintings, ‘Emotions in Motion’, at the Siddhartha Art Gallery. The exhibition, which was inaugurated by John Tucknott, the British Ambassador to Nepal, takes viewers on a journey through a spectrum of emotions.

Govinda, who was born in the Terai region of Nepal, studied under Newari instructors at Kathmandu College of Fine Arts. He then went onto study at Tribhuvan University before moving to the UK where he graduated with a Masters in Fine Art at Wimbledon College of Art in 2008.

Inspired by Newari art and Varinya Buddhism, Govinda’s paintings capture the most complicated notions of eastern philosophy, human nature and life. Some of Govinda’s paintings have been sponsored by both the British Council in Nepal and the Egyptian Ambassador to Nepal. He was also short-listed for the prestigious John Moore’s Contemporary Painting Award in 2010.

Read more about Govinda and his ‘Emotions in Motion’ exhibition here

Construction Gallery is a three-month pop-up creative hub in Tooting, showcasing talent across the fields of visual art, live music and literature. Through the generosity of the Outer London Fund the main space will host ambitious large-scale sculpture with a further five project spaces dedicated to bringing together artists, writers, performers and designers to create new work for the public to explore.

RCA graduate Alistair McClymont is showing his work After the Rain in the main space for the next three weeks. There are also individual project spaces showing film and sound work, and rooms for both artists and writers to take up temporary residencies.

The Gallery has been brought to life by Wimbledon College of Art alumni Pippa Koszerek and Fiona Long. Recent WCA Fine Art Painting graduates Warren Andrews and Christopher Lawrence are working on the curation and design; and artist in residence, Sam Robinson’s paintings will go on display this week. Several current students are involved in the day-to-day running of the project.

The success of the Gallery depends on the people using it. So get involved!

The launch night with live music and bar is on:

Wednesday 25th January from 6.30pm to 9pm

Construction Gallery and Cafe, 74 – 80 Upper Tooting Road, London SW17 7PB (Nearest tube: Tooting Bec)

THE PERFECT NUDE, Installation View, WIMBLEDON space

More than 350 people attended the opening of THE PERFECT NUDE last week. The exhibition of 106 perfect (and imperfect!) nudes, continues Monday – Friday, 10am – 5pm until Friday 10th February.

Dan Coombs, 'Woman Reading', 2011, Oil on Canvas

Phil Allen, 'Shop Soiled Nude', 2012, Oil on Canvas

Laura White, ‘Blue Nude’ (Installation View, WIMBLEDON space), 2012, Sugru

First entry in your new 2012 diaries? 12th January, 5 – 8pm is the Opening Event for this exciting exhibition curated by Dan Coombs & Phil Allen. Over 100 artists take part in this aesthetic experiment presenting a range of responses to the subject of the nude.

For more info please visit WIMBLEDON space website

This is the inaugural year of the prize, offering graduate artists from the 2011 degree shows an opportunity to exhibit alongside the five established artists who selected them. Phillip Allen, Carol Robertson, Iain Robertson, Alan Shipway and Gary Wragg toured shows nationwide to select their chosen graduate.

The £5000 abstract critical Newcomer Award will be announced during the exhibition, which will run at Kings Place Gallery from 30 March  – 20 April 2012.

Congratulations Gwennan on your selection, we look forward to next year’s exhibition!

Congratulations to our 6 BA Fine Art – Painting students; Thomas, Isaac, Louise, Eleanor, Freya and Bartholomew who have been shortlisted to take home this year’s Hans Brinker Budget Trophy.

This annual competition takes place on 9 December in Amsterdam and involves nominees from 5 British and 3 Dutch Art Schools, with the audience voting for their favourite work.

Good luck to our 6 nominees!

Wimbledon College of Art theatre graduate Hyemi Shin has been awarded the 2011 Linbury Prize for Stage Design.

As well as collecting £3,500, the prize also gives Hyemi a unique opportunity to design a professional production for a major theatre or opera company. Hyemi will be working with The Lyric Hammersmith and Filter to “to remix, rework and revitalise A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

The awards were presented by Anya Sainsbury CBE, founder of the Linbury Prize, Caro Newling, Chair and Sir Nicholas Hytner, Director of the National Theatre. The judges for this year’s award were renowned designers Jon Bausor, Miriam Buether and Ian MacNeil.

An exhibition of work by all 12 finalists runs until 29 November at the National Theatre.

www.nationaltheatre.org.uk

Paul Coldwell, Drawing Proposition 3, 2010

Installation begins  on Monday for the next WIMBLEDON space exhibition,  showcasing a range of drawings by artists who work across the University.

Key dates for your diaries:

PRIVATE VIEW: Thursday 3rd November , 5 – 8pm, ALL WELCOME!

PANEL DISCUSSION with Paul Ryan, Dino Alfier and Eleanor Bowen, chaired by Paul Coldwell: Thursday 8th December, 2pm, ALL WELCOME!

MANUAL SETTING: A Sketchbook Performance, originated at Danielle Arnaud, with Paul Ryan, Dino Alfier and Eleanor Bowen: Thursday 8th December, 4 – 7pm, ALL WELCOME!

During the course of Frieze Art Fair 2011 LuckyPDF invite over 50 artists to show and produce new work for a series of live daily broadcasts. Film performance, news and chat was introduced by special guest presenters. Visitors were invited to join them in the project space studio for open rehearsals and live recordings or watch throughout the fair on special screens and wireless access points.

LuckyPDF is an artists’ group that has been active in Peckham, south-east London, since late 2008. They are: Ollie Hogan, alum of Wimbledon Print & Time Based Media course, and Camberwell alum John Hill,  Chelsea alum James Early and Yuri Pattison.  Working collaboratively with an ever-changing network of emerging artists, they produce online television programmes, Internet interventions and live events.

Difference: Contrasts, Distinction, Variances, Variations, Divegence, Deviation,

A collection of work produced by the designers, artists and practitioners who deliver the Theatre and Screen programmes at Wimbledon College of Art.

Critical reflection on practice is an essential part of the process of creative work in the Theatre and Screen Industries.

This exhibition of over thirty professional practitioners , full time and part time tutors together with technical staff, shows the broad range of practices and the richness of experience that underpins the teaching in Theatre and Screen at Wimbledon College of Art.

Opening Event: Thursday 29 September 2011, 5-8pm

Exhibition Dates: Friday 30 September – Friday 21 October 2011