Manchester Academy of Fine Arts

The Manchester Academy of Fine Arts (MAFA) is a society established in 1859 to organise annual open exhibitions in Manchester Art Gallery, formerly the Manchester Institution. Since the refurbishment of the art gallery, MAFA has endeavoured to maintain its profile by presenting exhibitions of painting, prints, drawings and sculpture in venues in Manchester and throughout North West England.

Manchester Academy of Fine Arts
Formation1859
TypeLearned Society
PurposePromotion of Art and Artists
HeadquartersManchester, United Kingdom
Location
Activities
Exhibitions
Collections
Archives
President (23rd)
Gerry Halpin MBE
Websitewww.mafa.org.uk

The society has been associated with a number of notable individuals, including Alfred Waterhouse, Ford Madox Brown, LS Lowry, Käthe Schuftan, Norman Adams and Anne Redpath. Past presidents include the artists William Knight Keeling, Charles Oppenheimer and Robert Crozier.[1] Academy members have played a significant role in the Manchester art scene for over a century, including the design of several of its buildings and public works.

Membership

The academy consists of more than 100 elected members who are mainly professional artists practising not only in the North West of England but throughout the United Kingdom and in Europe. The objective of the academy is to promote the work of its members and other artists by organising exhibitions, workshops and talks.

In 2009–2010, MAFA celebrated its 150th anniversary through a series of exhibitions and a service at Manchester Cathedral in November 2009.

Presidents
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References
  1. "History of Mafa: Past Presidents" Archived 2016-03-02 at the Wayback Machine, Manchester Academy of Fine Arts website, accessed 11 November 2009
  • Davies, Peter (1989), A Northern School, Bristol: Redcliffe Press
  • Dewsbury, S. and Adams, A. C., The Story So Far: The Manchester Academy of Fine Arts 1859–2003
  • Wyke, Terry (2004), Public Sculpture in Greater Manchester, Liverpool University Press
  • Nairne, Sandy and Howgate, Sarah (15 March 2006), The Portrait Now, Yale University Press
  • Marks, Diana F. (2006), Children's Book Award Handbook, Libraries Unlimited (Chapter 6 on Randolph Caldecott and the Randolph Caldecott Medal)
  • Thomson, Susan W. (2007), Manchester's Victorian Art Scene and its Unrecognised Artists, Manchester Art Press
  • Buckman, David (17 September 2003), "Tom Titherington: Obit.", The Independent
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