MA Fine Art: Printmaking

Bristol, UWE

Why study Fine Art: Printmaking?

On the MA Fine Art: Printmaking master’s, you’ll study an innovative curriculum with a committed peer group, exploring critical, collaborative, and personal approaches to printmaking within contemporary contexts.

Focusing on making, you’ll experiment with traditional and emerging fine art printmaking media, developing ideas through processes such as laser cutting, textile print, 3D, screenprint, wood engraving, and lithography.

You’ll gain insight into contemporary practice and debates, taught by internationally active experts. Combined with the creative resources across our City Campus, this equips you to work professionally, and engage with regional, national, and international artistic communities.

Whether you're a recent graduate, or an established printmaker seeking academic development, MA Fine Art: Printmaking offers all you need to advance your practice.

The interdisciplinary aspect of the course, where at key times in the year MA Fine Art students comes together with Curating, Photography and Printmaking students, is a dynamic opportunity to extend your practice and networks across discipline areas.

Why UWE Bristol?

Studying in Bristol places you in a socially and politically progressive city, recognised as one of the UK’s most creatively influential hubs. You'll discover galleries, print studios and organisations, plus student and graduate-led art projects. Strong links with our Centre for Print Research bring specialist expertise, placement opportunities, and access to conferences and exhibitions.

MA Fine Art: Printmaking is based at our Bower Ashton hub, with facilities and resources including state-of-the-art digital media, production, and fabrication workshops combining traditional tools with the latest technology. You’ll join a collaborative, critical community, developing skills alongside like-minded creative talent.

Where can it take me?

You’ll graduate with a recognised qualification and access to regional, national, and international opportunities. The course develops your personal practice, leading to careers as creative practitioners across diverse fields. Graduates work across the wider creative industries, both employed and self employed, with options to continue to PhD study within our research centres.