Anthea Alley (1927–1993) was a British sculptor and artist.
She was born in Malaya in 1927, and lived in Australia and South Africa during the Second World War. [1] In 1944 she moved to London with her family and studied painting at the Regent Street Polytechnic, [2] Chelsea College of Art and the Royal College of Art. [3] From 1957 she concentrated on sculpture art, producing welded pieces alongside assemblage paintings. [1] In 1960, Alley held her first one-person show at the Molton Gallery and in 1961 she received a John Moores Painting Prize. [3] [1]
She was married to Ronald Alley, Keeper of the Modern Collection at the Tate Gallery, London. [3]
Examples of her work is in the permanent collection of the Tate Gallery, the Arts Council and Birmingham Art Gallery. [2] [1]
References
- ^ a b c d Frances Spalding (1990). 20th Century Painters and Sculptors. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1-85149-106-6.
- ^ a b Foster, Alicia (2004). Tate women artists. London: Tate. p. 66. ISBN 9781854373113.
- ^ a b c arnolfini.org.uk: Anthea Alley — Arnolfini Archived 19 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine, accessdate: 23/08/2014
External links
6 artworks by or after Anthea Alley at the Art UK site
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Anthea Alley (1927–1993) was a British sculptor and artist.
She was born in Malaya in 1927, and lived in Australia and South Africa during the Second World War. [1] In 1944 she moved to London with her family and studied painting at the Regent Street Polytechnic, [2] Chelsea College of Art and the Royal College of Art. [3] From 1957 she concentrated on sculpture art, producing welded pieces alongside assemblage paintings. [1] In 1960, Alley held her first one-person show at the Molton Gallery and in 1961 she received a John Moores Painting Prize. [3] [1]
She was married to Ronald Alley, Keeper of the Modern Collection at the Tate Gallery, London. [3]
Examples of her work is in the permanent collection of the Tate Gallery, the Arts Council and Birmingham Art Gallery. [2] [1]
References
- ^ a b c d Frances Spalding (1990). 20th Century Painters and Sculptors. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1-85149-106-6.
- ^ a b Foster, Alicia (2004). Tate women artists. London: Tate. p. 66. ISBN 9781854373113.
- ^ a b c arnolfini.org.uk: Anthea Alley — Arnolfini Archived 19 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine, accessdate: 23/08/2014
External links
6 artworks by or after Anthea Alley at the Art UK site
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