 Returning from the war, Medley and Donne lived together in London where Medley taught at the Chelsea Art School, now part of the Chelsea College of Art and Design, from 1945 to 1949.One of his 'Cyclist' series of paintings, composed between 1950 and 1952, won a prize at the Festival of Britain "60 Paintings for 51" exhibition.Medley was a visiting lecturer at the Slade and returned there full-time in 1958 as Head of the department of Theatre Design, a post he held until 1966.