Drawing Dialogues | with Sir Grayson Perry RA

The Royal Drawing School is the place the learn to draw. O﻿ur new Digital Studio courses are broadcast live from our studios, allowing students to join our community in real time, via live-stream technology, from wherever you are.  Experience our tutor-guided lunchtime and evening drawing sessions, broadcast from our studios in London, using specialist filming equipment and allowing perspectives only possible online.

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Turner Prize-winning artist Sir Grayson Perry RA discusses the power of drawing in identity, storytelling and satire.

Turner Prize-winning artist Sir Grayson Perry RA discusses the power of drawing in identity, storytelling and satire, and what it means to keep creating by hand in a digital world.This conversation is part of our 25th anniversary series of conversations with leading artists and creatives exploring how drawing shapes creative practice across disciplines.Join some of the world’s most visionary artists, designers, writers and thinkers as they reflect on the role of drawing in their work, from painting, performance and design to storytelling, architecture and science. <h4>Sir Grayson Perry, RA, CBE</h4>Grayson Perry is one of Britain's best-known contemporary artists. He won the prestigious Turner Prize in 2003 and has been a member of the Royal Academy of Art since 2011. Grayson has exhibited nationally and internationally and his work features a wide variety of techniques and materials: tapestries; ceramics; woodcuts; cast-iron sculptures; prints; dresses and even a complete house. His works reference his own childhood and life as a transvestite while also engaging with wider social issues from class and politics, sex and religion, as well as contemporary issues such as Brexit and divided Britain. He has won 2 BAFTA awards for his TV documentaries ‘All in the Best Possible Taste’ and ‘Who Are You’, he also tours the UK with his stand up shows, with ‘Are You Good?’ touring from October this year. Perry was made a Knight Bachelor for services to the arts in the King’s New Year Honours list 2023. His major exhibition ‘Grayson Perry: Delusions of Grandeur’ featuring over 40 new works is currently held at the Wallace Collection until October 26th 2025.

This conversation will be live-streamed on YouTube. If you have any questions about the event, please contact digitalstudio@royaldrawingschool.org.Please note this event will not be recorded or available to watch later.

The Royal Drawing School's 25th anniversary exhibition and events are generously supported by Ralph Lauren, a valued partner of the School for over six years, helping to make high-quality drawing tuition accessible to all.

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