Beverley Heath-Hoyland is a businesswoman, former model and widow of the artist

John Hoyland John Hoyland RA (12 October 1934 – 31 July 2011) was a London-based British artist. He was one of the country's leading abstract painters.

Early life and Modelling Career

Beverley Heath-Hoyland (née Beverley Heath) was born in Montego Bay on 18 November 1954. Her early years were spent in Jamaica with her grandmother, with Ms Heath joining her parents in the UK aged 9. She broke into modelling accidentally when as a teenager a photo spread of her dressed in her school uniform and, in another picture, as a sultry young model was published in The Gleaner, a broadsheet newspaper in Jamaica. By 1975 Beverley Heath was established as a model in London, having moved there in 1965. She had already won a series of titles: Miss Black Britain in 1971; Miss Caribbean Queen in 1974; Miss Variety Club of Great Britain and Miss West Indian in 1975 alongside regular work at fashion fairs and for boutiques across Europe, in TV commercials for the telecoms provider

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, the car manufacturer

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and pop music promotion videos.

Marriage to John Hoyland

Beverley Heath and John Hoyland entered into a relationship in the early 1980s. Their mutual friend

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described Beverley Heath as having a 'particular sensitivity and understanding of John's need to be alone a lot of the time' combined 'with humour, style and beauty' which provided 'a rock in his life'. In May 2008,

John Hoyland John Hoyland RA (12 October 1934 – 31 July 2011) was a London-based British artist. He was one of the country's leading abstract painters.

entered London Bridge Hospital for emergency heart surgery. Beverley Heath and

John Hoyland John Hoyland RA (12 October 1934 – 31 July 2011) was a London-based British artist. He was one of the country's leading abstract painters.

married on 28 June 2008.

John Hoyland John Hoyland RA (12 October 1934 – 31 July 2011) was a London-based British artist. He was one of the country's leading abstract painters.

referred to Beverley Heath-Hoyland as his muse.

Current career

Beverley Heath-Hoyland has been running the

John Hoyland John Hoyland RA (12 October 1934 – 31 July 2011) was a London-based British artist. He was one of the country's leading abstract painters.

Estate since the artist's death in July 2011. In July 2014 Beverley Heath-Hoyland announced the inaugural John Hoyland Scholarship at the

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in memory of the late

John Hoyland John Hoyland RA (12 October 1934 – 31 July 2011) was a London-based British artist. He was one of the country's leading abstract painters.

with the stated aim of encouraging students from less privileged backgrounds to apply for the College's MA course in Fine Art by fully funding their course fees. In May 2015 Hoyland Studio Ltd, part of the

John Hoyland John Hoyland RA (12 October 1934 – 31 July 2011) was a London-based British artist. He was one of the country's leading abstract painters.

Estate run by Beverley Heath-Hoyland, provided funding for two classrooms to be built at Anchovy Primary School, St James, Jamaica.

References

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