Ruskin School of Art
@theruskin.bsky.social
Ruskin School of Art, Fine Art Department at University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk.
https://www.rsa.ox.ac.uk/
https://www.rsa.ox.ac.uk/
Onyeka Igwe, Associate Professor at the Ruskin, is the recipient of the Jarman Award 2025!✨
Onyeka shares the prestigious annual award with Morgan Quaintance as they were considered "equally deserving of the award, with significant bodies of work at the forefront of artists’ moving image practice."
Onyeka shares the prestigious annual award with Morgan Quaintance as they were considered "equally deserving of the award, with significant bodies of work at the forefront of artists’ moving image practice."
November 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Onyeka Igwe, Associate Professor at the Ruskin, is the recipient of the Jarman Award 2025!✨
Onyeka shares the prestigious annual award with Morgan Quaintance as they were considered "equally deserving of the award, with significant bodies of work at the forefront of artists’ moving image practice."
Onyeka shares the prestigious annual award with Morgan Quaintance as they were considered "equally deserving of the award, with significant bodies of work at the forefront of artists’ moving image practice."
Opening on Thursday, 7-9pm at OVADA @ovadagallery.bsky.social!
'Manual for the Overlooked' is a group show by Ruskin third-year students Z Forbes, Ben Holland, Isabelle Oxford & Amelia Sleight, their work a reflection of the strong connection between them.
Also open 28-29 November, 10am-4pm.
'Manual for the Overlooked' is a group show by Ruskin third-year students Z Forbes, Ben Holland, Isabelle Oxford & Amelia Sleight, their work a reflection of the strong connection between them.
Also open 28-29 November, 10am-4pm.
November 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Opening on Thursday, 7-9pm at OVADA @ovadagallery.bsky.social!
'Manual for the Overlooked' is a group show by Ruskin third-year students Z Forbes, Ben Holland, Isabelle Oxford & Amelia Sleight, their work a reflection of the strong connection between them.
Also open 28-29 November, 10am-4pm.
'Manual for the Overlooked' is a group show by Ruskin third-year students Z Forbes, Ben Holland, Isabelle Oxford & Amelia Sleight, their work a reflection of the strong connection between them.
Also open 28-29 November, 10am-4pm.
The Ruskin Drawing Sale Returns!
Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th November, 10am–3pm
📍Fusion Arts, 15 Park End St, OX1 1HH
Browse drawings, paintings, prints, stickers and more from Ruskin BFA artists. A percentage of each purchase will go to supporting the Degree Show in June, open to the public!
Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th November, 10am–3pm
📍Fusion Arts, 15 Park End St, OX1 1HH
Browse drawings, paintings, prints, stickers and more from Ruskin BFA artists. A percentage of each purchase will go to supporting the Degree Show in June, open to the public!
November 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The Ruskin Drawing Sale Returns!
Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th November, 10am–3pm
📍Fusion Arts, 15 Park End St, OX1 1HH
Browse drawings, paintings, prints, stickers and more from Ruskin BFA artists. A percentage of each purchase will go to supporting the Degree Show in June, open to the public!
Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th November, 10am–3pm
📍Fusion Arts, 15 Park End St, OX1 1HH
Browse drawings, paintings, prints, stickers and more from Ruskin BFA artists. A percentage of each purchase will go to supporting the Degree Show in June, open to the public!
Join us for our next Contemporary Art Lecture at the Ruskin! Artist and writer Basyma Saad will speak on the themes of realism, surplus, and mourning in relation to her recent work.
5pm, Tues 18 November
More info and book your (free!) tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/basyma-saa...
5pm, Tues 18 November
More info and book your (free!) tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/basyma-saa...
November 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Join us for our next Contemporary Art Lecture at the Ruskin! Artist and writer Basyma Saad will speak on the themes of realism, surplus, and mourning in relation to her recent work.
5pm, Tues 18 November
More info and book your (free!) tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/basyma-saa...
5pm, Tues 18 November
More info and book your (free!) tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/basyma-saa...
TORCH Performance Research Hub will host a series of study days this year, bringing together artists, scholars, performers & activists to explore the role of trans + queer voices in performance. The first day is 24th Nov at the Ruskin.
More info and registration:
torch.ox.ac.uk/event/trans-...
More info and registration:
torch.ox.ac.uk/event/trans-...
November 7, 2025 at 11:17 AM
TORCH Performance Research Hub will host a series of study days this year, bringing together artists, scholars, performers & activists to explore the role of trans + queer voices in performance. The first day is 24th Nov at the Ruskin.
More info and registration:
torch.ox.ac.uk/event/trans-...
More info and registration:
torch.ox.ac.uk/event/trans-...
Happy Halloween from the Ruskin!
October 31, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Happy Halloween from the Ruskin!
The Hole in the Whole is currently on show at Eastside Projects in Birmingham featuring work by Ashkan Sepahvand (DPhil 2025), Valerie Asiimwe Amani (current DPhil student) and Phoebe Collings-James, curated by Harmanpreet Randhawa (BFA 2023).
Until 6th December.
eastsideprojects.org/projects/the...
Until 6th December.
eastsideprojects.org/projects/the...
October 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The Hole in the Whole is currently on show at Eastside Projects in Birmingham featuring work by Ashkan Sepahvand (DPhil 2025), Valerie Asiimwe Amani (current DPhil student) and Phoebe Collings-James, curated by Harmanpreet Randhawa (BFA 2023).
Until 6th December.
eastsideprojects.org/projects/the...
Until 6th December.
eastsideprojects.org/projects/the...
We are delighted to welcome Emii Alrai for our next Contemporary Art Lecture at the Ruskin! An artist working in sculpture and installation, Alrai will speak on her practice exploring artefacts, the Western Museum construct and memory.
5pm, Tues 4th November.
Info & tickets: bit.ly/Ruskin_ContA...
5pm, Tues 4th November.
Info & tickets: bit.ly/Ruskin_ContA...
October 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We are delighted to welcome Emii Alrai for our next Contemporary Art Lecture at the Ruskin! An artist working in sculpture and installation, Alrai will speak on her practice exploring artefacts, the Western Museum construct and memory.
5pm, Tues 4th November.
Info & tickets: bit.ly/Ruskin_ContA...
5pm, Tues 4th November.
Info & tickets: bit.ly/Ruskin_ContA...
An exciting event at @modernartoxford.bsky.social celebrating the Platform Graduate Award!
Enjoy art, music and conversation and catch performances by recent Ruskin graduates Ella Soni and Jarad Jackson.
Thurs 23 Oct, 6.30-10pm
More info: modernartoxford.org.uk/whats-on/liv...
Enjoy art, music and conversation and catch performances by recent Ruskin graduates Ella Soni and Jarad Jackson.
Thurs 23 Oct, 6.30-10pm
More info: modernartoxford.org.uk/whats-on/liv...
October 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
An exciting event at @modernartoxford.bsky.social celebrating the Platform Graduate Award!
Enjoy art, music and conversation and catch performances by recent Ruskin graduates Ella Soni and Jarad Jackson.
Thurs 23 Oct, 6.30-10pm
More info: modernartoxford.org.uk/whats-on/liv...
Enjoy art, music and conversation and catch performances by recent Ruskin graduates Ella Soni and Jarad Jackson.
Thurs 23 Oct, 6.30-10pm
More info: modernartoxford.org.uk/whats-on/liv...
Arturo Soto (DPhil 2021) publishes new photobook, Border Documents, drawing on his father's memories of Juárez (Mexico) and El Paso (USA). A personal archive of ordinary events but most importantly it stands apart from media coverage that focuses on drug trafficking, illegal migration & corruption.
October 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Arturo Soto (DPhil 2021) publishes new photobook, Border Documents, drawing on his father's memories of Juárez (Mexico) and El Paso (USA). A personal archive of ordinary events but most importantly it stands apart from media coverage that focuses on drug trafficking, illegal migration & corruption.
Visiting the artfairs in London this week? Catch work by recent Ruskin graduates Paul Majek (BFA 2023) at 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair and Eunjo Lee (MFA 2024) at Frieze!
October 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Visiting the artfairs in London this week? Catch work by recent Ruskin graduates Paul Majek (BFA 2023) at 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair and Eunjo Lee (MFA 2024) at Frieze!
Join us at the Ruskin for a talk by multidisciplinary artist Sophie Cundale!
Sophie will speak on the trajectory of an artist's practice through the lens of shapeshifting, role play and fluidity.
5pm, Tuesday 21st October
Free and open to all, book your tickets here: bit.ly/Ruskin_ContA...
Sophie will speak on the trajectory of an artist's practice through the lens of shapeshifting, role play and fluidity.
5pm, Tuesday 21st October
Free and open to all, book your tickets here: bit.ly/Ruskin_ContA...
October 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Join us at the Ruskin for a talk by multidisciplinary artist Sophie Cundale!
Sophie will speak on the trajectory of an artist's practice through the lens of shapeshifting, role play and fluidity.
5pm, Tuesday 21st October
Free and open to all, book your tickets here: bit.ly/Ruskin_ContA...
Sophie will speak on the trajectory of an artist's practice through the lens of shapeshifting, role play and fluidity.
5pm, Tuesday 21st October
Free and open to all, book your tickets here: bit.ly/Ruskin_ContA...
Ruskin's Onyeka Igwe is now showing new work at Tate Britain as part of the Art Now series. Consisting of film, projected slides & sculpture, 'our generous mother' tells the story of the University of Ibadan, the oldest degree-awarding institution in Nigeria.
Until 17 May. More info at tate.org.uk
Until 17 May. More info at tate.org.uk
October 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Ruskin's Onyeka Igwe is now showing new work at Tate Britain as part of the Art Now series. Consisting of film, projected slides & sculpture, 'our generous mother' tells the story of the University of Ibadan, the oldest degree-awarding institution in Nigeria.
Until 17 May. More info at tate.org.uk
Until 17 May. More info at tate.org.uk
Thank you to all who came along to the Degree Show this year! It's a fantastic showcase of our amazingly talented students' work - we are thrilled that so many of you were interested in taking a look!
You can view a presentation of each artist on the Ruskin website: www.rsa.ox.ac.uk/news/detail/...
You can view a presentation of each artist on the Ruskin website: www.rsa.ox.ac.uk/news/detail/...
June 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Thank you to all who came along to the Degree Show this year! It's a fantastic showcase of our amazingly talented students' work - we are thrilled that so many of you were interested in taking a look!
You can view a presentation of each artist on the Ruskin website: www.rsa.ox.ac.uk/news/detail/...
You can view a presentation of each artist on the Ruskin website: www.rsa.ox.ac.uk/news/detail/...
Visit the Ruskin Degree Show!
Explore painting, photography, video, sculpture, installation, and performance, and meet our talented emerging creatives.
Until Wednesday 25th June, 12-5pm.
128 Bullingdon Rd, Oxford OX4 1QP
Image from the Private View. Thank you to everyone who came along!
Explore painting, photography, video, sculpture, installation, and performance, and meet our talented emerging creatives.
Until Wednesday 25th June, 12-5pm.
128 Bullingdon Rd, Oxford OX4 1QP
Image from the Private View. Thank you to everyone who came along!
June 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Visit the Ruskin Degree Show!
Explore painting, photography, video, sculpture, installation, and performance, and meet our talented emerging creatives.
Until Wednesday 25th June, 12-5pm.
128 Bullingdon Rd, Oxford OX4 1QP
Image from the Private View. Thank you to everyone who came along!
Explore painting, photography, video, sculpture, installation, and performance, and meet our talented emerging creatives.
Until Wednesday 25th June, 12-5pm.
128 Bullingdon Rd, Oxford OX4 1QP
Image from the Private View. Thank you to everyone who came along!
We were delighted to welcome Oxford University's new Chancellor Lord Hague of Richmond to the Ruskin Degree Show this afternoon! Keen to highlight the importance of the arts and humanities at the University, the Chancellor listened with interest as students talked about their work.
@ox.ac.uk
@ox.ac.uk
June 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
We were delighted to welcome Oxford University's new Chancellor Lord Hague of Richmond to the Ruskin Degree Show this afternoon! Keen to highlight the importance of the arts and humanities at the University, the Chancellor listened with interest as students talked about their work.
@ox.ac.uk
@ox.ac.uk
A sneak peek at the Ruskin Degree Show 2025!
We can't wait to welcome you to the opening of our BFA and MFA Degree Show, celebrating the outstanding creativity & hard work of our young artists:
Friday 20th June, Private View 7-10pm
Sat-Sun 12-6pm
Mon-Wed 12-5pm
👉 www.rsa.ox.ac.uk/news/detail/...
We can't wait to welcome you to the opening of our BFA and MFA Degree Show, celebrating the outstanding creativity & hard work of our young artists:
Friday 20th June, Private View 7-10pm
Sat-Sun 12-6pm
Mon-Wed 12-5pm
👉 www.rsa.ox.ac.uk/news/detail/...
June 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
A sneak peek at the Ruskin Degree Show 2025!
We can't wait to welcome you to the opening of our BFA and MFA Degree Show, celebrating the outstanding creativity & hard work of our young artists:
Friday 20th June, Private View 7-10pm
Sat-Sun 12-6pm
Mon-Wed 12-5pm
👉 www.rsa.ox.ac.uk/news/detail/...
We can't wait to welcome you to the opening of our BFA and MFA Degree Show, celebrating the outstanding creativity & hard work of our young artists:
Friday 20th June, Private View 7-10pm
Sat-Sun 12-6pm
Mon-Wed 12-5pm
👉 www.rsa.ox.ac.uk/news/detail/...
Introducing the Ruskin 2025 graduating BFA & MFA cohort!
Come along to the Degree Show to see their amazing work:
Private View Friday 20th June 7-10pm
21st-22nd June 12-6pm
23rd-25th June, 12-5pm
128 Bullingdon Road, Oxford OX4 1QP
Welcome!
More info 👉 www.rsa.ox.ac.uk/news/detail/...
Come along to the Degree Show to see their amazing work:
Private View Friday 20th June 7-10pm
21st-22nd June 12-6pm
23rd-25th June, 12-5pm
128 Bullingdon Road, Oxford OX4 1QP
Welcome!
More info 👉 www.rsa.ox.ac.uk/news/detail/...
June 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Introducing the Ruskin 2025 graduating BFA & MFA cohort!
Come along to the Degree Show to see their amazing work:
Private View Friday 20th June 7-10pm
21st-22nd June 12-6pm
23rd-25th June, 12-5pm
128 Bullingdon Road, Oxford OX4 1QP
Welcome!
More info 👉 www.rsa.ox.ac.uk/news/detail/...
Come along to the Degree Show to see their amazing work:
Private View Friday 20th June 7-10pm
21st-22nd June 12-6pm
23rd-25th June, 12-5pm
128 Bullingdon Road, Oxford OX4 1QP
Welcome!
More info 👉 www.rsa.ox.ac.uk/news/detail/...
Our first years are very busy installing their Prelims Show today!
June 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Our first years are very busy installing their Prelims Show today!
We are thrilled to announce the Ruskin BFA & MFA Degree Show, opening on Friday 20th June!
Private View 7-10pm
Opening hours 21st - 25th June:
• Sat - Sun: 12-6pm
• Mon - Wed: 12-5pm
128 Bullingdon Road, Oxford OX4 1QP.
Accessibility info:
www.accessguide.ox.ac.uk/128-bullingd...
Private View 7-10pm
Opening hours 21st - 25th June:
• Sat - Sun: 12-6pm
• Mon - Wed: 12-5pm
128 Bullingdon Road, Oxford OX4 1QP.
Accessibility info:
www.accessguide.ox.ac.uk/128-bullingd...
May 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM
We are thrilled to announce the Ruskin BFA & MFA Degree Show, opening on Friday 20th June!
Private View 7-10pm
Opening hours 21st - 25th June:
• Sat - Sun: 12-6pm
• Mon - Wed: 12-5pm
128 Bullingdon Road, Oxford OX4 1QP.
Accessibility info:
www.accessguide.ox.ac.uk/128-bullingd...
Private View 7-10pm
Opening hours 21st - 25th June:
• Sat - Sun: 12-6pm
• Mon - Wed: 12-5pm
128 Bullingdon Road, Oxford OX4 1QP.
Accessibility info:
www.accessguide.ox.ac.uk/128-bullingd...
Tamar Clarke-Brown: Art, Civics & Technology
Clarke-Brown will speak on the role of civic frameworks & radical pedagogy in shaping contemporary art practice, sharing recent projects commissioned and developed with Serpentine Arts Technologies.
Join us on Friday 16 May, 5pm!
bit.ly/Ruskin_ContA...
Clarke-Brown will speak on the role of civic frameworks & radical pedagogy in shaping contemporary art practice, sharing recent projects commissioned and developed with Serpentine Arts Technologies.
Join us on Friday 16 May, 5pm!
bit.ly/Ruskin_ContA...
May 13, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Tamar Clarke-Brown: Art, Civics & Technology
Clarke-Brown will speak on the role of civic frameworks & radical pedagogy in shaping contemporary art practice, sharing recent projects commissioned and developed with Serpentine Arts Technologies.
Join us on Friday 16 May, 5pm!
bit.ly/Ruskin_ContA...
Clarke-Brown will speak on the role of civic frameworks & radical pedagogy in shaping contemporary art practice, sharing recent projects commissioned and developed with Serpentine Arts Technologies.
Join us on Friday 16 May, 5pm!
bit.ly/Ruskin_ContA...
Interim, a group show by Ruskin's 2nd year cohort, is now open! Tonight, visitors can catch a programme of performances featuring artists from the whole School.
Come along to Fusion Arts at Park End Street, 6-9pm!
Come along to Fusion Arts at Park End Street, 6-9pm!
May 9, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Interim, a group show by Ruskin's 2nd year cohort, is now open! Tonight, visitors can catch a programme of performances featuring artists from the whole School.
Come along to Fusion Arts at Park End Street, 6-9pm!
Come along to Fusion Arts at Park End Street, 6-9pm!
The Ruskin Drawing Sale is back!
Sat 10 May, 10am - 4pm
Sun 11 May, 10am - 2pm
Fusion Arts, 15 Park End St, OX1 1HH
Explore a wide range of creative works for sale - drawings, paintings, prints, stickers, and much more.
Proceeds will go towards the finalists' Degree Show in June, open to the public
Sat 10 May, 10am - 4pm
Sun 11 May, 10am - 2pm
Fusion Arts, 15 Park End St, OX1 1HH
Explore a wide range of creative works for sale - drawings, paintings, prints, stickers, and much more.
Proceeds will go towards the finalists' Degree Show in June, open to the public
May 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The Ruskin Drawing Sale is back!
Sat 10 May, 10am - 4pm
Sun 11 May, 10am - 2pm
Fusion Arts, 15 Park End St, OX1 1HH
Explore a wide range of creative works for sale - drawings, paintings, prints, stickers, and much more.
Proceeds will go towards the finalists' Degree Show in June, open to the public
Sat 10 May, 10am - 4pm
Sun 11 May, 10am - 2pm
Fusion Arts, 15 Park End St, OX1 1HH
Explore a wide range of creative works for sale - drawings, paintings, prints, stickers, and much more.
Proceeds will go towards the finalists' Degree Show in June, open to the public
Tina M. Campt: Afterimages and the Art of Grieving
Join us for a guest lecture by the legendary art historian and theorist on Tuesday 13th May, 4pm!
Open to all. Book your free ticket 👉 bit.ly/4cS7wXK
Join us for a guest lecture by the legendary art historian and theorist on Tuesday 13th May, 4pm!
Open to all. Book your free ticket 👉 bit.ly/4cS7wXK
May 8, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Tina M. Campt: Afterimages and the Art of Grieving
Join us for a guest lecture by the legendary art historian and theorist on Tuesday 13th May, 4pm!
Open to all. Book your free ticket 👉 bit.ly/4cS7wXK
Join us for a guest lecture by the legendary art historian and theorist on Tuesday 13th May, 4pm!
Open to all. Book your free ticket 👉 bit.ly/4cS7wXK
Ruskin's 2nd years are busy this week installing their group show opening on 8 May!
"Stuck in flux and constantly evolving, we wanted to use this exhibition to mark the interim period of our degree.
Possibility stretches in front of us. We don't know what is next, so we appreciate the now!"
"Stuck in flux and constantly evolving, we wanted to use this exhibition to mark the interim period of our degree.
Possibility stretches in front of us. We don't know what is next, so we appreciate the now!"
May 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Ruskin's 2nd years are busy this week installing their group show opening on 8 May!
"Stuck in flux and constantly evolving, we wanted to use this exhibition to mark the interim period of our degree.
Possibility stretches in front of us. We don't know what is next, so we appreciate the now!"
"Stuck in flux and constantly evolving, we wanted to use this exhibition to mark the interim period of our degree.
Possibility stretches in front of us. We don't know what is next, so we appreciate the now!"