UCL Picture Club

The UCL Picture Club was founded in 1960 by 15 academics (from French and Engineering!) and owns over 170 contemporary works of art, ranging from bold abstracts in oils to delicate watercolour landscapes. Purchases are funded by members’ subscriptions and revenue from sales.

New members are welcomed! Any UCL staff member or department is eligible to join: simply contact the secretary Liz Lawes e.lawes@ucl.ac.uk or treasurer Zoe Forster z.forster@ucl.ac.uk. The annual subscription is currently £30 (Oct – Sept).

Meetings are held once a term in the Haldane Room. Members preview the pictures over a glass or two of wine then a draw takes place. As members’ names are called they take their selected picture – if a person or department has more than one subscription their name is called for each membership. There are usually pictures left and another can be chosen. Pictures may be taken home as well as hung in offices, and are then returned to the next meeting.

Artists currently represented include: current and former Slade staff and students such as Tess Jaray, Jo Volley, Susan Collins, Charlotte Cornish, Barto Dos Santos, Heidi König, Philip Sutton, Anita Klein, Peter Daglish, Anthony Gross and Paula Rego; others include Colin Kent, Donald Hamilton Fraser, Richard Bawden, Brendan Neiland, Sir Terry Frost, Mychael Barratt, Trevor Price, and Richard Bawden.

Please see our blog posts for the latest information.