Shelagh Wakely

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Shelagh Wakely
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Born
Shelagh Barton Worthington[1]

(1932-10-22)22 October 1932
Died19 March 2011(2011-03-19) (aged 78)
NationalityBritish
EducationChelsea College of Art
Known forsculpture

Shelagh Wakely (22 October 1932 – 19 March 2011) was a British sculptor and experimental artist.[2]

Wakely was born in Madingley, Cambridgeshire in 1932.[1] She studied painting and screen-printing at the at the Chelsea College of Art in the late 1950s.[1] She also studied at the Royal College of Art. She began her career as a textile designer.[3][4]

Her work is included in the collections of the Tate Museum[2] and the British Council.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Shelagh Wakeley: Experimental artist whose work encompassed architecture and design". The Independent. 23 October 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b "Shelagh Wakely 1932–2011". Tate.
  3. ^ "Shelagh Wakely – Space between things". AWARE Women artists / Femmes artistes. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Shelagh Wakely - Biography". Richard Saltoun. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Shelagh Wakely | Artists | Collection | British Council − Visual Arts". visualarts.britishcouncil.org.
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