Figurative Art Scholarship: Mentored of Study

This Scholarship

This Scholarship is offered in memory of the celebrated painter, Zsuzsi Roboz. Funds have been made available to support contemporary figurative artists of promise working in the United Kingdom, primarily in painting and drawing, to study for one year at Morley College London, thanks to the generosity of the ‘Alfred Teddy Smith and Zsuzsi Roboz Art Trust’.

In this context, "figurative" primarily refers to drawing and painting or sculpture related to human form and other forms of figuration that depicts people and considers the politics of representation.

• The Scholarship is intended for a committed artist who has a developed artistic vision, but who needs assistance or support with the next steps of their career.
• You must be a figurative artist of promise and quality who needs this opportunity to develop.
• You are working primarily in 2D media.
• You must be aged 19 or over in September 2026.
• You must be willing to commit to part‑time study over a year – three academic terms during which you will undertake a tailored programme of part‑time courses each term, followed by a period of preparation with a view to holding an exhibition of your work in September 2027.

The Scholarship offers the recipient one year’s part‑time programme of free classes at Morley College, personal tutoring and mentoring from a professional artist and teacher, and an opportunity to exhibit work in our Gallery at the end of the year.