Gillian Ayres
Gillian Ayres | |
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| Born | 3 February 1930 Barnes, London, England |
| Died | 11 April 2018 (aged 88) North Devon, England |
| Education | St Paul's Girls' School |
| Alma mater | Camberwell School of Art |
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| Notable work | Antony and Cleopatra |
| Spouse | Henry Mundy (abstract painter)
(m. 1951; div. 1976) |
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Gillian Ayres (3 February 1930 – 11 April 2018) was a British artist. She painted abstract pictures. She used bright colors.[1]
She was born in London. She studied at Camberwell School of Art. She started there when she was 16.[2][3][4]
She taught art to children during World War II. Later she taught at Bath Academy of Art and Saint Martin’s School of Art. She became head of painting at Winchester School of Art in 1978. She stopped teaching in 1981 to paint full time.[5]
Her paintings are large and colorful. She used thick paint and bright colors.[6]
She was nominated for the Turner Prize in 1989. She became a member of the Royal Academy of Arts in 1991. She was given the OBE in 1986.[7][8]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Gillian Ayres RA". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 26 February 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
- ↑ Gayford, Martin (28 January 2010). "Abstract artist Gillian Ayres: painting against the tide". The Telegraph. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ↑ Hilton, Tim (2018-04-11). "Gillian Ayres obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
- ↑ Bumpus, Judith (1 July 1997). Dictionary of Women Artists. Vol. 1. Routledge. pp. 203–06. ISBN 978-1-884964-21-3.
- ↑ Gooding, p. 14
- ↑ Great Women Artists. Phaidon Press. 2019. p. 43. ISBN 978-0714878775.
- ↑ Thorpe, Vanessa (21 September 1997). "Hindley picture is a sensation too far for artist Ayres". The Independent. London, UK. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
- ↑ "Gillian Ayres RA". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 26 February 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2010.