Journal of Contemporary Painting (Journal)

ISSN 20526695 , ONLINE ISSN 20526709

The Journal of Contemporary Painting (JCP) is a discursive peer-reviewed publication concerned with the practice of contemporary painting in its broadest sense. JCP treats painting as a context for discussion, exploring its sphere of influence, rather than as a medium-specific debate and is particularly interested in research emerging from practice-based projects.

This title is indexed with Scopus and the Web of Science’s Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI).

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Category: Fine Art, Visual Arts


Principal Editor

Daniel Sturgis
University of the Arts London, UK
d.sturgis@camberwell.arts.ac.uk

Associate Editors

Rebecca Fortnum
University of the Arts London, UK
r.fortnum@csm.arts.ac.uk

Michael Finch
University of the Arts London, UK
m.finch@csm.arts.ac.uk

Kelly Chorpening
University of Nevada, USA
kchorpening@unr.edu

Reviews Editor

Marita Fraser
Glasgow School of Art, UK
JCPaint@gsa.ac.uk

Editorial Assistant

Ana Teles
University of the Arts London, UK
jcp@arts.ac.uk

Notes for Contributors Download


Aims & Scope

The Journal of Contemporary Painting (JCP) combines peer-reviewed scholarship, particularly that emerging from practice-based research, with new writing and visual essays by academics and practitioners. Research essays will complement reviews and interviews that are responsive to current debates in painting and related art practices. The Journal is aimed at a broad readership encompassing academics, critics, writers, artists, curators and the gallery-going public. JCP responds to the territory and practice of contemporary painting in its broadest sense, treating painting as a context for discussion and exploring its sphere of influence, rather than defining it as a medium specific debate.  The Journal combines a thematic approach with an open call, each issue opening up and problematising different facets of contemporary painting. As well as contributions to current debates on contemporary art, the Journal also publishes archival texts alongside current responsive articles allowing new debates to emerge, based on the premise that the contemporary cannot be understood without a self-reflexive knowledge of history.  The Journal will also work with artists and other scholars to produce original visual essays. In focusing on the territory of painting practice, JCP takes an international approach, providing a forum for the exchange of views drawn from a wide geographical field. The Journal maps where painting is, acting as a platform for international scholarship in this area.  The Journal also functions as a multidisciplinary discursive space in which a range of subject specialisms can be brought to bear on the culture of painting. JCP creates a place where scholars and practitioners from many disciplines can converge and exchange ideas on a common object of study.

Submissions

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All articles submitted should be original work and must not be under consideration by other publications.
 
Journal contributors will receive a free PDF copy of their final work upon publication. Print copies of the journal may also be purchased by contributors at half price.

Peer Review Policy

All articles undergo initial editorial screening either by the journal's Editorial Team and/or incumbent Guest Editors. Articles then undergo a rigorous, anonymous, external peer review by two referees, following the guidance in Intellect's 'Peer review instructions'. Based on this feedback, the Editors will communicate a decision and revision suggestions to authors. To appeal an editorial decision, please contact the main Editor who will consider your case.

Ethical Guidelines

The journal follows the principles set out by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Read our Ethical Guidelines for more on the journal's standards.

Principal Editor

Daniel Sturgis
University of the Arts London, UK
d.sturgis@camberwell.arts.ac.uk

Associate Editors

Rebecca Fortnum
University of the Arts London, UK
r.fortnum@csm.arts.ac.uk

Michael Finch
University of the Arts London, UK
m.finch@csm.arts.ac.uk

Kelly Chorpening
University of Nevada, USA
kchorpening@unr.edu

Reviews Editor

Marita Fraser
Glasgow School of Art, UK
JCPaint@gsa.ac.uk

Editorial Assistant

Ana Teles
University of the Arts London, UK
jcp@arts.ac.uk

Principal Editor

Daniel Sturgis
University of the Arts London, UK
d.sturgis@camberwell.arts.ac.uk

Associate Editors

Rebecca Fortnum
University of the Arts London, UK
r.fortnum@csm.arts.ac.uk

Michael Finch
University of the Arts London, UK
m.finch@csm.arts.ac.uk

Kelly Chorpening
University of Nevada, USA
kchorpening@unr.edu

Reviews Editor

Marita Fraser
Glasgow School of Art, UK
JCPaint@gsa.ac.uk

Editorial Assistant

Ana Teles
University of the Arts London, UK
jcp@arts.ac.uk

Principal Editor

Daniel Sturgis
University of the Arts London, UK
d.sturgis@camberwell.arts.ac.uk

Associate Editors

Rebecca Fortnum
University of the Arts London, UK
r.fortnum@csm.arts.ac.uk

Michael Finch
University of the Arts London, UK
m.finch@csm.arts.ac.uk

Kelly Chorpening
University of Nevada, USA
kchorpening@unr.edu

Reviews Editor

Marita Fraser
Glasgow School of Art, UK
JCPaint@gsa.ac.uk

Editorial Assistant

Ana Teles
University of the Arts London, UK
jcp@arts.ac.uk


General Call for Papers

The Journal of Contemporary Painting (JCP) is a discursive publication concerned with the practice of contemporary painting in its broadest sense. The Journal treats painting as a context for discussion, exploring its sphere of influence, rather than as a medium specific debate and is particularly interested in research emerging from practice-based projects.
 
JCP combines a thematic approach with an open call, each issue opening up and problematising different facets of contemporary painting.  As well as contributions to current debates on contemporary art, JCP also examines previously unpublished or un-translated historical contributions, so as to allow new debates to emerge.
 
Papers are welcome from a range of perspectives and we invite expressions of interest with an initial abstract. In particular we are currently looking for scholarship for our open issues, in addition to writings addressing the future thematic issue on The Curatorial and Painting. Please send expressions of interest to jcp@arts.ac.uk
 
Review submissions of international painting exhibitions, books and events are welcomed and received on a rolling deadline.  Please send expressions of interest regarding reviews to jcp@gsa.ac.uk 

Special Issue Call for Papers

Special Issue: ‘The Curatorial and Painting’, Issue 12.1

Journal of Contemporary Painting invites submissions for issue 12.1 (to be published in April 2026) on the theme ‘The Curatorial and Painting’.

For the issue of JCP ‘The Curatorial and Painting’, we want to explore the contexts made for painting to be shown and painting’s impact on those contexts. We are interested in two ways of understanding an exchange between painting and the curatorial: through spatial/durational dimensions and through social practices.

Potential themes include:

-painting and the wall, screen and partition

-architecture and design for and with painting

-painting in social/public/non-art spaces

-painting/pictorial space as reference for curatorial practice

-affordances for painting in relation to curatorial practice

-being attentive to social relations as well as material objects.

Conceptually, we see a tension between the empathic and ethical aspects of painting and its often undeclared alliances with power. We are also aware of the need to decentre the predominance of Western and Northern knowledge in the discourses around both painting and the curatorial and we’re interested in representing the positions and experiences of artists and curators alongside scholarly and critical essays. We are particularly interested in the potential of using social reproduction theory to explore and analyse these topics.

We invite proposals to contribute in the following formats:

Articles (4000-6000 words including notes and references); research reports (2500-4000 words); ‘in-conversations’ with artists, designers, or scholars (2000-4000 words); visual essays (1500-2500 words with emphasis on visual evidence), and reviews of events and new publications (750-1500 words).

Please submit your contribution by 1 September 2025.

The journal is double-blind peer-reviewed in order to maintain the highest standards of scholarly integrity. 

For further information, please read the Notes for Contributors.

Authors are expected to consult the Information for Journal Editors and Contributors and use the latest Intellect Style Guide.

This themed issue is edited by Dr Alison Green, Reader in Art, Curating and Culture at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London and Dr Moyra Derby, Associate Professor of Fine Art, School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies, University of Leeds. For questions and enquiries, please email: a.green@csm.arts.ac.uk and M.E.Derby@leeds.ac.uk.

We are considering options for an online symposium to test ideas in advance of the contribution deadline. Please email if this is something you would be interested in participating in or attending.

Principal Editor

Daniel Sturgis
University of the Arts London, UK
d.sturgis@camberwell.arts.ac.uk

Associate Editors

Rebecca Fortnum
University of the Arts London, UK
r.fortnum@csm.arts.ac.uk

Michael Finch
University of the Arts London, UK
m.finch@csm.arts.ac.uk

Kelly Chorpening
University of Nevada, USA
kchorpening@unr.edu

Reviews Editor

Marita Fraser
Glasgow School of Art, UK
JCPaint@gsa.ac.uk

Editorial Assistant

Ana Teles
University of the Arts London, UK
jcp@arts.ac.uk

Editorial Board

John Chilver
University of London, UK

Moyra Derby
University for the Creative Arts, UK

Kimathi Donkor
University of the Arts London, UK

Alison Green
University of the Arts London, UK

Sunil Manghani
University of Southampton, UK

David Ryan
Anglia Ruskin University, UK

International Advisory Board

Katrine Hjelde
University of Bergen, Norway

Xia Kejun
Renmin University of China

Laura Lisbon
Ohio State University, USA

Simon Morley
Dankook University, South Korea

Magnus Quaife
University of the Arts Helsinki, Finland

Mark Titmarsh
University of Technology Sydney, Australia

Principal Editor

Daniel Sturgis
University of the Arts London, UK
d.sturgis@camberwell.arts.ac.uk

Associate Editors

Rebecca Fortnum
University of the Arts London, UK
r.fortnum@csm.arts.ac.uk

Michael Finch
University of the Arts London, UK
m.finch@csm.arts.ac.uk

Kelly Chorpening
University of Nevada, USA
kchorpening@unr.edu

Reviews Editor

Marita Fraser
Glasgow School of Art, UK
JCPaint@gsa.ac.uk

Editorial Assistant

Ana Teles
University of the Arts London, UK
jcp@arts.ac.uk

 
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Contents

  • Volume (9): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2023


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  • Volume (9): Issue (2)
  • Cover date: 2023


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  • Volume (5): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2019


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  • Volume (5): Issue (2)
  • Cover date: 2019


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  • Volume (4): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2018


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  • Volume (4): Issue (2)
  • Cover date: 2018


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  • Volume (3): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2017


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  • Volume (3): Issue (1&2)
  • Cover date: 2017


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  • Volume (2): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2016


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  • Volume (2): Issue (2)
  • Cover date: 2016


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  • Volume (1): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2015


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  • Volume (1): Issue (2)
  • Cover date: 2015


Principal Editor

Daniel Sturgis
University of the Arts London, UK
d.sturgis@camberwell.arts.ac.uk

Associate Editors

Rebecca Fortnum
University of the Arts London, UK
r.fortnum@csm.arts.ac.uk

Michael Finch
University of the Arts London, UK
m.finch@csm.arts.ac.uk

Kelly Chorpening
University of Nevada, USA
kchorpening@unr.edu

Reviews Editor

Marita Fraser
Glasgow School of Art, UK
JCPaint@gsa.ac.uk

Editorial Assistant

Ana Teles
University of the Arts London, UK
jcp@arts.ac.uk

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