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Nikki Gardham is a painter, born in Essex, now living and working in London. She graduated from The Drawing Year in 2013 and now teaches on our Public Programme …

Oliver Macdonald Oulds, artist, RDS tutor and Drawing Year alumnus, shares where he gets his inspiration, and recommends what to see, watch, listen and read about:

Artist, writer and RDS tutor Sarah Lightman takes us on a journey to Italy and tells about her favourite places to visit and art works to see.

There are some exciting exhibition opportunities and open call competitions coming up this summer. Here we've chosen our highlights:

David Gardner, artist, RDS tutor and Drawing Year alumnus, takes us through his perfect Bank Holiday Monday in London including art, food and some historic cultural gems...

Did you know that we are a charity? We believe everyone, whatever their financial circumstance, should be able to benefit from high-quality tuition in drawing. All of our courses …

Pace Taylor, from Portland, Oregon, was awarded the Don Bachardy fellowship in 2023. They joined us at the Royal Drawing School for Summer Term. Here they tell us about …

Autumn brings with it a feast of brilliant exhibitions in London and around the UK. Here are our top choices, some opening soon and some on for just a …

We were delighted to welcome Ukranian artist Olga Tkachenko to the School in the spring. She came to study at the with us for one term though Bolsa Arts …

Alumni of the Online Drawing Development Year (ODDY) are able to apply to our Dumfries House residency programme. Here three students tell us about their experience of the ODDY …

Applications are now open for the Online Drawing Development Year! If you are considering applying but aren't sure what to expect, here we hear from four students currently enrolled …

With so many exciting shows opening this summer (or already open!), we've compiled a list of the ones we're most looking forward to, and if you're feeling inspired yourself, …