Rate My Professor Andy Harper

Andy Harper is a Senior Lecturer in Fine Art at Goldsmiths College, University of London, where he teaches on the MFA Fine Art programme. He holds a BA in Fine Art Painting from Brighton Polytechnic (1990–1993), an MA in Fine Art Painting from the Royal College of Art (1993–1995), and an MA in Visual Culture from Middlesex University (1997–1999). Harper maintains an active practice as a painter, with his intricate oil paintings addressing themes of labour, nature, and uncertainty through detailed depictions of invented flora and terrestrial forms. His work has been featured in solo exhibitions at venues including Newlyn Art Gallery in Cornwall, Danese in New York, Morgen Contemporary in Berlin, and Page Gallery in Seoul, as well as group exhibitions at the Whitechapel Gallery, Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, and the John Moores Painting Prize. Harper has also participated in international workshops such as the Thupelo Workshop in Cape Town and the Braziers International Artists' Workshop, and served as a Fellow at l'Ecole Cantonale d'Art du Valais in Switzerland. Recent exhibitions include 'Any Way Up' at Patrick Heide Contemporary Art in London (2025), the Contemporary British Painting Prize (2024), and 'A New Nature' at James Freeman Gallery (2024). He has contributed to publications and reviews in outlets such as Tank magazine and independent art journals.