10 Responses to Oil Painting University

1. mahadi
   May 12th, 2006 at 7:38 pm

   i is an artist, i wonder if i can make art exihibition for oil painting in any gallery in world.?
   i have degree in fine arts from MARA University Of Technology, Malaysia. I was a full time painter and drawer. major in oil panting. Righ now im living in Sabah Borneo. I want to make some experience to do art exihibition in any part of the world to introduce my self to people.

2. rick
   May 27th, 2006 at 9:10 am

   how can i be famous in the field of commerce or in painting and earn lots of money?
   i am an average student studying commerce in general course at St.xaviers college.i’m not a very good student.i love painting and have completed 7th year.i wish to pursue my career in both commerce and oil painting and earn fame add lots of money.will i able to do it?please suggest me?also i want to study mba at abroad in a famous university abd work there.can i do all these?

3. kathya
   May 31st, 2006 at 12:08 pm

   Are there any oil painting schools in San Francisco that are NOT part of a college/university?
   extremely talented artists give oil painting lessons but i cant find any in my area – northern california.

4. iam_wahab
   January 31st, 2007 at 11:58 pm

   which are the best ART(oil painting) universities in the world.?

5. gardensallday
   January 15th, 2008 at 8:37 pm

   How important is art school in a career at oil painting? Are self teaching and art association classes enough?
   I’m learning to oil paint, and doing very well at it. I think my work is almost good enough to sell already.

   I am wondering, to be a very good painter, do you think I need art school? Classes are $600 each, and I am disabled with bipolar disorder, so I do not know if I could handle the commute and having to go to class regularly. I would also have to take many prerequisites before I got to oil painting. Some I do need, like composition and color theory. I think I could talk the professors out of some of the others since I already have a math degree from that same university and am disabled and sorta poor. As an alternative, there is a local arts association that offers courses for $150.

   I know I NEVER could have taught myself mathematics/geology. I also know that a lot of artists are self-taught. I was gifted at mathematics (was getting a PhD in geophysics before disability), and art appears to be the same way.

   Am I cheating myself by skipping art school? Thank you!

6. Anonymous
   November 30th, -0001 at 12:00 am

   Just go to your local art supply store and check the community board, they should have some private lessons on there.

7. Anonymous
   November 30th, -0001 at 12:00 am

   I can only speak for the US. But in the US, the best programs are at (in no particular order):

   The Art Institute of Chicago
   Rhode Island School of Design
   The School of Visual Arts
   The Cooper Union
   California Institute of the Arts
   Parsons School of Design
   Smith College
   New York University
   Syracuse University
   Skidmore College
   Bard College
   Kenyon College
   Lawrence College
   Middlebury College

8. Anonymous
   November 30th, -0001 at 12:00 am

   First Keep working hard!
   Second look online for juried exhibitions that you can enter.
   Third take slides of your work and send them to many different galleries.
   Lastly don’t give up, it isn’t easy.

9. Anonymous
   November 30th, -0001 at 12:00 am

   I went to Art School–Kutztown Univ., and while I learned some great things–the best part about taking art classes is the commiseration and inspiration from your instructors and classmates!

   Now, the local one can do just as much as going to Art School–trust me. As long as you learn new skills and have others to inspire you, local will do.

   My opinion–but backed with some experience.

10. Anonymous
    November 30th, -0001 at 12:00 am

    Try to concentrate your efforts on a career you liked most.If after some time you found it useless,you can change to career no.2 and so on.

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