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October 9, 2026
Creative Contemplation Presents
EU03 In The Orbit of Euan Uglow; Michael Ajerman & James Lloyd
In this special mini-series host and creator, Suzanne Lago Arthur, seeks to capture the living art history of famed British artist, Euan Uglow by interviewing his students, contemporaries and those who knew him best. In this episode, Suzanne interviews 2 of Euan's students from the Slade, artists Michael Ajerman and James Lloyd.
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Michael Ajerman was born in New York. As a teenager he took part in the Cooper Union Outreach Program, afterwards studying at the Corcoran School of Art, the New York Studio School and the Yale Summer School at Norfolk. In 2003, he completed his Masters Degree at the Slade School of Art, receiving the British Institute Award from the Royal Academy the same year.
He has consistently exhibited internationally in solo and group shows, recently with Isabel Sullivan Gallery, New York. He is showing in the Courtauld Institute’s East Wing Biennial exhibition through 2026. His work is found in international collections including the Beth DeWoody Collection and the Wendy Fisher Collection.
He lives and works in London.
James Lloyd graduated in the 90s with an MA from the Slade School of Fine Art,
following a BA in Fine Art from Coventry and a Diploma from Blackpool College
of Art and Design. He teaches at the Royal Drawing School and has won numerous awards including the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Award, Paul Smith Scholarship, Windsor & Newton Young Artists’ Award, Carrol Foundation Young Artist of the Year Award, First Prize in the BP Portrait Award, and the Ondaatje Prize for Portraiture. Lloyd has undertaken commissions for many private and public clients and institutions including Newcastle University, the Bank of England, Queen’s College, Lords Cricket Ground, the House of Lords, the Royal Collection and the National Portrait Gallery.
James is represented in the UK by Browse & Darby and in Germany by Hübner & Hübner."Euan Uglow: An Arc From The Eye" exhibit at MK Gallery, Milton Keynes
Suggested Reading:
"The Uglow Papers" By Andrew Lambirth
"Euan Uglow, Some Memories Of The Painter" by Susan Campbell
"Euan Uglow The Complete Paintings" by Richard Kendall
HOST BIO
Suzanne Lago Arthur is a contemporary realist painter from Northern Virginia. Born in Puerto Rico to Cuban-American parents, her artistic explorations were nurtured from an early age by her family. Through her paintings Suzanne explores the themes of beauty, transience and memory. She has exhibited both nationally and internationally in such venues as the Corcoran Gallery of Art and Art Museum of the Americas in Washington DC, Booth Museum of Western Art in Cartersville, GA, the United States Interests Section, Havana, Cuba and in art galleries across the United States. She holds a BFA from the Corcoran School of Art and an MA in Museum Studies from George Washington University.
Website: www.lagoarthurstudio.com
Instagram: Suzanne Lago Arthur (@lagoarthurstudio)
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