Bernadette Ash (born 1934) is a British painter.

Biography

Ash worked full-time as a professional radiographer until 1973 when she decided to become an artist and enrolled on a year-long foundation course at the Byam Shaw School of Art. Upon leaving the Byam Shaw, Ash then studied at the

Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts Camberwell College of Arts is a public tertiary art school in Camberwell, in London, England. It is one of the six constituent colleges of the University of the Arts London. It offers further and higher education programmes, including postgra ...

until 1977. Ash lives within the boundaries of the Exmoor National Park and the British countryside is the main subject of her paintings. In 1982 she had a solo show at the Woodlands Art Gallery and has also exhibited works with the New English Art Club, the

Royal West of England Academy The Royal West of England Academy (RWA) is Bristol's oldest art gallery, located in Clifton, Bristol, near the junction of Queens Road and Whiteladies Road. Situated in a Grade 2* listed building, it hosts five galleries and an exhibition program ...

and at the

Royal Academy The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its pur ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ash, Bernadette 1934 births Living people 20th-century British painters 20th-century British women artists 21st-century British painters 21st-century British women artists Alumni of Camberwell College of Arts Alumni of the Byam Shaw School of Art British women painters