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RA Exhibitions
< 2 years ago
Strike a pose: 250 years of life drawing at the RA
As our ‘From Life’ exhibition explores the past, present and future of representing bodies in art, we look back at the Royal Academy’s 250-year tradition of drawing nude models.
Our Collection
< 2 years ago
Top picks from the Collection: Tom Kerridge
Top chef Tom Kerridge has a longstanding love of art; his wife is a sculptor and he was a good friend of the late Sir Anthony Caro. Against the bustling backdrop of his two Michelin-starred pub, he tells us about some favourite works in the RA Collection – starting with the gruesome tale of James Legg, a 19th-century murderer whose corpse was skinned, crucified and cast in plaster as a teaching aid for the RA Schools.
Our Collection
2 years ago
Top picks from the Collection: Rebecca Salter RA
“I’ve been drawn to works on paper that really show the thought processes of artists and architects”, says printmaker, painter, and Keeper of the RA Schools Rebecca Salter, as she gives an audio tour of the online Collection.
Our Collection
2 years ago
Top picks from the Collection: Stephen Farthing RA
“I’ve set out a little curriculum from which you could teach someone to draw,” says artist and teacher Stephen Farthing, as he gives an audio tour of the online collection.
RA Recommends
> 2 years ago
Perfection on paper: Raphael at Oxford’s Ashmolean
Rather than being supplementary to his paintings, were Raphael’s drawings works of genius in their own right? RA Magazine’s Sam Phillips argues the Ashmolean Museum’s once-in-a-lifetime show offers a rare chance to reassess this aspect of his work.
Artists
> 3 years ago
Cities of dreams: Peter Cook RA on the importance of imagination
As the Academy stages a show of Peter Cook RA’s drawings to mark his 80th birthday, Kate Goodwin asks the architect about his vision for urban ways of life.
RA Exhibitions
4 years ago
Working in pure pigment: artists’ tips on using pastel
Inspired by Jean-Etienne Liotard’s pastel virtuosity? Find out more about this versatile medium with some tips from the experts.
Artists
4 years ago
Podcast: Chris Wilkinson and Humphrey Ocean on drawing
Architect Chris Wilkinson RA and painter Humphrey Ocean RA discuss what it is to draw, and why the process is central to their work.
Artists
4 years ago
David Remfry RA on his portraits of people and dogs
In this video, the Royal Academician discusses his new book which brings together portraits of friends and neighbours with their canine companions.
Artists
> 4 years ago
Postcards from the edge of the Earth: Emma Stibbon’s polar art
A new exhibition showcases the Academician’s artistic response to her Arctic and Antarctic journeys.
Inside the Academy
> 4 years ago
Five quick tips to improve your life-drawing
The RA Schools’ Head of Sculpture and Printmaking led a life-drawing masterclass as part of our first Friends week. Here he shares five key pieces of advice.
Opinion
< 5 years ago
Drawing on our fears: Timothy Hyman RA on Goya
Timothy Hyman RA ponders the dark and visionary nature of Goya’s drawings, as an entire album of his sheets come together in a rare reunion.
Inside the Academy
5 years ago
The Big Draw at the RA
Ahead of this year’s workshop to mark The Big Draw, we asked RA staff to send us their Kiefer-inspired drawings.
Our Collection
> 5 years ago
In pictures: restoring a national treasure
Behind the scenes with the conservators working on our Maclise cartoon.