Charlotte Verity
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Charlotte Verity | |
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| Born | 1 June 1954 RAF Wegburg, Germany |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | painting and printmaking |
Charlotte Verity, Lady Le Brun (born 1954) is a painter living and working in Somerset, UK. A monograph on her work, Charlotte Verity was published by Ridinghouse, in November 2016.
Biography
[edit]Born in Germany, Verity attended the Slade School of Art from 1973 to 1977, and won a Slade prize in her final year.[1] In 1978 she was awarded a Boise travelling scholarship to study in Italy.[2][3]
Since then, Verity has been a regular exhibitor in group shows including, John Moores Painting Prize, the Whitechapel Gallery Open, the Hayward Annual,[4] Discerning Eye[3] and the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition.[5] She had solo exhibitions with Anne Berthoud Gallery[6] (1984, 1988, 1990) and Browse and Darby[7] (1998, 2002, 2007);[5] and more recently with Purdy Hicks, London[8] (2016), the Garden Museum,[9] London (2011 and 2018) and the New Art Centre,[9] Wiltshire (2019).
In 2001, Verity began teaching at the Royal Drawing School in London, where she remains on the faculty.[10] In 2010, she was commissioned by Sir John Soane’s Museum to paint a portrait of its former director, Margaret Richardson.[11] A monograph on her work, Charlotte Verity, was published by Ridinghouse, in November 2016 with texts by artist Garry Fabian Miller, art historian Paul Hills,[12] and artist Edmund de Waal.[13]
Verity had residencies at the Towner Art Gallery in Eastbourne and was artist-in-residence at the Garden Museum [14][15][16][17]
Since 2001, Verity has taught at the Royal Drawing School in London. Her work is in many public collections including the Arts Council Collection, UK; Deutsche Bank; the Garden Museum, London; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego; Sir John Soane's Museum, London; Tate Education, London; and University College London.[18]
Verity is married to artist Sir Christopher Le Brun[2] and they have three children.[19]
Public collections
[edit]- Arthur Anderson & Co
- Arts Council England[20]
- Derby Museum and Art Gallery
- Deutsche Bank
- Eastern Arts Association
- Electra Investment Trust
- Garden Museum, London[21]
- Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
- Paintings in Hospitals, UK
- St George's Hospital, London
- Sir John Soane's Museum[22]
- Stanhope Properties
- Tate Education
- Unilever
- University College London
- Westminster School
References
[edit]- ^ David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 2, M to Z. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0-953260-95-X.
- ^ a b Frances Spalding (1990). 20th Century Painters and Sculptors. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1-85149-106-6.
- ^ a b "The Discerning Eye Exhibition 2013". The Discerning Eye. 2013. Archived from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ See Hayward Annual 1982 British Drawing (London: Arts Council of Great Britain, 1982 [ISBN 9780728703247]
- ^ a b "Summer Exhibition Explorer 2020". se.royalacademy.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Collections Online | British Museum".
- ^ "Gallery Artists | Browse and Darby".
- ^ "Works - Charlotte Verity".
- ^ a b "Past Exhibition: Charlotte Verity: In Their Garden". Garden Museum. 2018.
- ^ "Charlotte Verity".
- ^ "XP60".
- ^ "Paul Hills".
- ^ "Charlotte Verity". Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ Garden Museum: delicate delights of the passing seasons, Telegraph.co.uk. Accessed 16 January 2023.
- ^ see Charlotte Verity, A Year in Tradescant's Garden, exhibition catalogue, written by Tim Harvey and published by the Garden Museum.
- ^ Duchess of Cornwall visits Garden Museum, London-se1.co.uk. Accessed 16 January 2023.
- ^ "HRH The Duchess of Cornwall opens Floriculture | Garden Museum". Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ Artworks by or after Charlotte Verity at the Art UK site
- ^ BBC News – Christopher Le Brun becomes Royal Academy president
- ^ http://www.artscouncilcollection.org.uk/loadWork.do?id=1357[permanent dead link] Arts Council Collection
- ^ Best art exhibitions for early March 2011 | Countryside | Houses for sale, properties for sale - Country Life
- ^ "Sir John Soane's Museum", Annual Report, 2012
External links
[edit]- 3 artworks by or after Charlotte Verity at the Art UK site
- Biography. Accessed 16 January 2023.
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- Alumni of the Slade School of Fine Art
- English women painters
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- 20th-century British women painters
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