Senate House, University of London has since 2010 housed the Art Collection of the Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA); artworks from the second half of the 20th Century by 25 leading artists including Richard Hamilton, Victor Pasmore and Bridget Riley, all of whom had been involved in art and design education. The CNAA's predecessor, the National Council of Diplomas in Art and Design (NCDAD) assembled an art collection to celebrate the achievements of Britain's art schools, at a cost of £10,000, in 1974. NCDAD had administered art education since 1961, but, by 1974, it was superseded by the Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA). The Collection is followed by several other Modern British artworks from Senate House.

Robyn Denny (1930–2014)
Oil on canvas
H 162.6 x W 182.9 cm
Senate House, University of London
Bird of Prey 1972
Tadek Beutlich (1922–2011)
Sisal
H 203 x W 356 cm
Senate House, University of London
1972, sisal by Tadek Beutlich (1922–2011)
High Planes 1974
John Graham Carter (b.1942)
Wood & paint
H 250 x W 120 cm
Senate House, University of London

Jar 1974
Patrick Caulfield (1936–2005)
Screenprint
H 65.1 x W 54.6 cm
Senate House, University of London

Jug 1974
Patrick Caulfield (1936–2005)
Screenprint
H 65.1 x W 54.6 cm
Senate House, University of London
MH/2 1969
Colin Cina (b.1943)
Acrylic on cotton duck
H 167.6 x W 243.8 cm
Senate House, University of London

First Print 1973
Bernard Cohen (b.1933)
Colour etching
H 63.5 x W 49 cm
Senate House, University of London

Second Print 1973
Bernard Cohen (b.1933)
Colour etching
H 63.5 x W 49 cm
Senate House, University of London
Red Birds 1990
Jo Donegan (b.1966)
Mixed media on paper
H 94.5 x W 78 cm
Senate House, University of London
Yellow Grid and Blue 1969
John Edwards (1938–2009)
Acrylic on cotton duck
H 91.4 x W 213.4 cm
Senate House, University of London
Brown and Blue 1974
Alan Michael Green (1932–2003)
Aqueous acrylic on canvas
H 152.4 x W 152.4 cm
Senate House, University of London
Valley of the Dordogne III 1964
Anthony Eric Sandall Green (1939–2023)
Oil on board
H 154 x W 93 cm
Senate House, University of London

Five Tyres Remoulded: Perspective Scheme 1963–1972
Richard Hamilton (1922–2011)
Screenprint on Mylar
H 60 x W 85 cm
Senate House, University of London

Five Tyres Remoulded: Circumferential Sections 1963–1972
Richard Hamilton (1922–2011)
Screenprint on Mylar
H 60 x W 85 cm
Senate House, University of London

Five Tyres Remoulded: Dimensional Data 1963–1972
Richard Hamilton (1922–2011)
Screenprint on Mylar
H 60 x W 85 cm
Senate House, University of London
David Hockney (b.1937)
Colour soft ground etching
H 55.2 x W 50.2 cm
Senate House, University of London
Simplified Faces State II 1974
David Hockney (b.1937)
Colour soft ground etching
H 55.2 x W 50.2 cm
Senate House, University of London
Chance and Order I 1972
Kenneth Martin (1905–1984)
Screenprint
H 68.6 x W 68.6 cm
Senate House, University of London
Chance and Order II 1972
Kenneth Martin (1905–1984)
Screenprint
H 68.6 x W 68.6 cm
Senate House, University of London
Chance and Order III 1972
Kenneth Martin (1905–1984)
Colour screenprint
H 68.6 x W 68.6 cm
Senate House, University of London
Chance and Order IV 1972
Kenneth Martin (1905–1984)
Screenprint
H 68.6 x W 68.6 cm
Senate House, University of London
Chance and Order V 1972
Kenneth Martin (1905–1984)
Screenprint
H 68.6 x W 68.6 cm
Senate House, University of London

Correspondences: When the Curtain Falls 1974
Victor Pasmore (1908–1998)
Etching with aquatint
H 40.7 x W 48.9 cm
Senate House, University of London

Correspondences: By What Means Can We Know? 1974
Victor Pasmore (1908–1998)
Etching with aquatint
H 40.7 x W 48.9 cm
Senate House, University of London

Correspondences: Quiet is the Island 1974
Victor Pasmore (1908–1998)
Etching with aquatint
H 40.7 x W 48.9 cm
Senate House, University of London

Correspondences: The Tear that Falls 1974
Victor Pasmore (1908–1998)
Etching with aquatint
H 40.7 x W 48.9 cm
Senate House, University of London

Correspondences: Am I the Object Which I See? 1974
Victor Pasmore (1908–1998)
Etching with aquatint
H 40.7 x W 48.9 cm
Senate House, University of London

Correspondences: By What Geometry Must We Construct the Physical World? 1974
Victor Pasmore (1908–1998)
Etching with aquatint
H 40.7 x W 48.9 cm
Senate House, University of London

Correspondences: Deep Inside I Looked 1974
Victor Pasmore (1908–1998)
Etching with aquatint
H 40.7 x W 48.9 cm
Senate House, University of London
Dialogue 1973
Alan Reynolds (1926–2014)
Acrylic on relief panel
H 118.7 x W 137.8 cm
Senate House, University of London

Study for 'Entice I' 1974
Bridget Riley (b.1931)
Gouache on paper
H 134 x W 106 cm
Senate House, University of London
Yellow Square Plus Quarter Blue 1972
William Scott (1913–1989)
Screenprint
H 58.3 x W 77.8 cm
Senate House, University of London
First Triangles 1972
William Scott (1913–1989)
Screenprint
H 58.1 x W 77.9 cm
Senate House, University of London
26.7.74 No. 1/4 1974
Sean Scully (b.1945)
Oil on canvas
H 122 x W 122 cm
Senate House, University of London
Jack Simcock (1929–2012)
Oil on board
H 45.7 x W 76.2 cm
Senate House, University of London

Logo (Group): Beige 1971
Richard Smith (1931–2016)
Screenprint on plastic
H 59 x W 49 cm
Senate House, University of London

Logo (Group): Mauve 1971
Richard Smith (1931–2016)
Screenprint on plastic
H 59 x W 49 cm
Senate House, University of London

Logo (Group): Green 1971
Richard Smith (1931–2016)
Screenprint on plastic
H 59 x W 49 cm
Senate House, University of London

Logo (Group): Grey 1971
Richard Smith (1931–2016)
Screenprint on plastic
H 59 x W 49 cm
Senate House, University of London

Logo (Group): Blue-Orange 1971
Richard Smith (1931–2016)
Screenprint on plastic
H 59 x W 49 cm
Senate House, University of London

Logo (Group): Pink 1971
Richard Smith (1931–2016)
Screenprint on plastic
H 59 x W 49 cm
Senate House, University of London

Logo (Group): Cream 1971
Richard Smith (1931–2016)
Screenprint on plastic
H 59 x W 49 cm
Senate House, University of London

Richard Smith (1931–2016)
Screenprint on plastic
H 59 x W 49 cm
Senate House, University of London

Köln 1971
Michael Tyzack (1933–2007)
Acrylic on canvas
H 152.4 x W 152.4 cm
Senate House, University of London
Small Bal Masque, 1 1981
Andrew Yates (1945–2011)
Gouache on paper
H 54.5 x W 54.5 cm
Senate House, University of London
Small Bal Masque, 4 1981
Andrew Yates (1945–2011)
Gouache on paper
H 54.5 x W 54.5 cm
Senate House, University of London
Small Bal Masque, 5 1981
Andrew Yates (1945–2011)
Gouache on paper
H 54.5 x W 54.5 cm
Senate House, University of London
Male Torso, Paris* 1920–1991
Dora Gordine (1895–1991)
Patinated bronze
H 130 cm
Senate House, University of London
Pastorale 1969
Barbara Hepworth (1903–1975)
Colour lithograph on wove paper
H 71 x W 50 cm
Senate House, University of London
Cineraria No. I 1933
Ivon Hitchens (1893–1979)
Oil on canvas
H 84 x W 119 cm
Senate House, University of London
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