Painter, printmaker and lecturer, born in London, whose work was “mainly concerned with the figure, usually more than one in dynamic compositional relationships.” She studied at Walthamstow School of Art, 1963–4; Central School of Arts and Crafts, 1964–5; Chelsea School of Art, 1965–7, and Royal Academy Schools, 1967–70. She was a visiting lecturer, Norwich Art School, 1975–95; at Royal Academy Schools, 1993; and from 1995 taught part-time at City College, Norwich, where she lived. Awards included RA Gold Medal, 1968; Kasmin Gallery Prize, Young Contemporaries, 1970; and First Prize, John Player Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, and a prize at Bradford International Print Biennale, both 1986. Residencies included Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, 1992.

Text source: 'Artists in Britain Since 1945' by David Buckman (Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company)


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