Welcome to our printmaking showcase where you’ll read about the work of printmaking students at Morley College London.

Student showcase – Maurice Moeri

Maurice Moeri is a lifelong printmaker. Maurice’s printmaking career began way back in 1957! Six decades on, Maurice says, ‘Printmaking still gives me immense pleasure and satisfaction…What drives me on is that I want to produce a really good print.  And hopefully you’ve learnt something from all the other ones you’ve done – so it’s never-ending.’   

After graduating from art school in Sutton,  Maurice joined Barclay and Fry: Printers, Stationers and Tin Box Makers,  as a trainee lithographic artist.  For forty years he worked just a mile away from Morley in Waterloo,  in a factory in Borough SE1 which designed and produced food labels and tins for the food and drinks industry.  Over the decades,  Maurice witnessed how the digital revolution upended the commercial printmaking industry.   

Maurice retired 25 years ago – and joined a weekly printmaking class at Morley in Waterloo.  At Morley, Maurice discovered his passion for creative etching, and has never looked back.  His work takes inspiration from the world around us – landscapes,  flora and forna . His   style is graphic, with rich and distinctive colours.  

End of year show 2025

Made 2025: Something of Importance

Bookbinding, Printmaking, Sculpture and Textiles Students were invited to consider the UN Sustainable Development Goals or their own interpretations re ‘Something of Importance’ in the work that they produce in class.  Curated by Morley Gallery and Programme Area Managers, Michelle Avison (Printmaking/Bookbinding), Sheila Vollmer (Sculpture), and Stephen Ellison (Textiles), MADE reflects the diversity of work produced by learners from different backgrounds and levels of craftsmanship.