Pola Wickham was born in London. She studied painting in Aix-en- Provence at the Leo Marchutz School, at the New York Studio School, and won her MA at Yale. She has exhibited her work in the USA, the UK, Holland, Italy and Spain. In 1997 she received a fellowship to paint for six months, in the north tower of the World Trade Centre. One of her primary interests is making murals, which she has had placed in various public and private locations, including the European Space Agency, in the Netherlands. Wickham lived in Spain from 1999 to 2006, painting and teaching in the city of Barcelona. Now living in Rome, she has been involved in a drawing project to help Parkinson’s patients, about which she made a documentary, “Connect/Disconnect”, with the film maker Elisabetta Lodoli. Wickham continues to teach at university level and is fully engaged in a rigorous private studio practice. 

Courses Taught
3519 Advanced Painting
3515 Advanced Drawing

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