Fine Art Collection

The University of Exeter holds over two thousand works in its fine art collection, managed by Arts and Culture. Part of the collection includes the University's sculptures, many of which are on public display.

'Exeter' copper engraving by JT Jeavons, 1827 after a painting by JMW Turner.
10 March, 2020

There are over two thousand works in the University’s fine art collection and selected works can be seen on display around the University’s campuses.

The collection, which is managed by Arts and Culture, includes a substantial number of 19th century engravings of romantic landscapes by JMW Turner as well as paintings by noted South West artists such as Patrick Heron, Harold Harvey, Sir Terry Frost, Kurt Jackson and Alan Cotton.

A large number of the University’s oil paintings can be viewed online at Art UK.

You can also see a selection of works from the collection on Wikimedia Commons images.

The University also holds a sculpture collection which includes works by Dame Barbara Hepworth, Michael Ayrton and Paul Mount. We welcome the public to come and enjoy the Streatham Campus Sculpture Walk.

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