The MA Fine Art at Chelsea is amongst the longest established postgraduate fine art courses in the UK. Graduates from MA Fine Art at Chelsea include internationally renowned artists and Turner Proze nominies and winners such as: Anish Kapoor, Mike Nelson, Peter Doig, Stephen Pippin, Rebecca Warren, Kimio Tsuchiya, Mariella Neudecker and Andreas Oelhert. This is an intensive taught course providing a valuable bridge between studentship and professional practice. The course is distinctive thanks to its commitment to developing the dialogue across the whole spectrum of fine art practice. We aim to provide a stimulating and challenging learning environment for ambitious students drawn from a wide international application. One of the central aims is to promote and generate discourse between students, encouraging re-evaluation of practice. Underpinned by a challenging theoretical curriculum and instruction in approaches to research methodology, the course demands a high level of commitment to independent productive activity. Students are supported by a strong postgraduate community. The course, tutors and peers encourage students to re-evaluate and contextualise their work. This enables them to locate their work in relation to contemporary fine art practice and develop potential to operate as professional artists and conduct further research. The course is primarily aimed at graduates of fine art, who wish to develop their practice to a professional level within a studio base environment. We welcome applications from students who see the practice of fine art as central to their professional aspirations and individual development.

The course develops your potential to operate as a professional artist within an international art community, or to progress to further academic research at PhD level. Many students go on to setting up their own studio practice, developing strong professional links with galleries and curators at a national and international level.