Valerie Miles (artist)
Valerie Miles | |
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Born | Valerie Sweet 1914 Aberkenfig, Wales |
Died | 1999 (aged 84–85) |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Cardiff School of Art |
Known for | Painting, illustration |
Valerie Miles née Sweet (1914–1999) was a Welsh artist and illustrator.
Biography[]
Miles was born at Aberkenfig in south Wales and studied at the Cardiff School of Art between 1932 and 1938.[1][2] Miles obtained several commissions to illustrate children's books and also painted portraits of children and adults plus animal paintings, most notably of dogs.[2] She was an active member of, and exhibitor with the Pekinese Society of Wales.[1] Her landscape paintings were centred around her home at Gwaelod-y-Garth near Cardiff.[1] Miles was a member of the South Wales Art Society and participated in a number of their group exhibitions, in exhibitions at the Oriel Cardiff and in Arts Council of Wales shows.[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 2, M to Z. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0 953260 95 X.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Peter W Jones & Isabel Hitchman (2015). Post War to Post Modern: A Dictionary of Artists in Wales. Gomer Press. ISBN 978 184851 8766.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
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Categories:
- 1914 births
- 1999 deaths
- 20th-century British women artists
- 20th-century Welsh artists
- Alumni of Cardiff School of Art and Design
- People from Bridgend County Borough
- Welsh women artists