Charlotte Verity, Lady Le Brun (born 1954) is a painter living and working in London, UK. A monograph on her work, ''Charlotte Verity'' was published by

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, in November 2016.

Biography

Born in Germany, Verity attended the

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from 1973 to 1977, and won a Slade prize in her final year. In 1978 she was awarded a Boise travelling scholarship to study in Italy. Since then, Verity has been a regular exhibitor in group shows including, ''

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'', the

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Open, the ''Hayward Annual'', ''Discerning Eye'' and the

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’s

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. She has had solo exhibitions with Anne Berthoud Gallery (1984, 1988, 1990) and Browse and Darby (1998, 2002, 2007); and more recently with Purdy Hicks, London (2016), the

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, London (2011 and 2018) and the New Art Centre, Wiltshire (2019). In 2001, Verity began teaching at the

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in London where she remains on the faculty. In 2010, she was commissioned by

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to paint a portrait of its former Director, Margaret Richardson. A monograph on her work, Charlotte Verity, was published by

, in November 2016 with texts by artist

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, art historian Paul Hills and artist

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. Verity has had residencies at the

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in Eastbourne and was artist-in-residence at the Garden Museum Verity has contributed to numerous group exhibitions, both nationally, in London and at Flatford, Suffolk, and internationally. Since 2001, Verity has been teaching at the

in London. Her work is in many public collections including the Arts Council Collection, UK; Deutsche Bank; the Garden Museum, London; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego; Sir John Soane's Museum, London; Tate Education, London; and University College London. Verity is married to the artist

Christopher Le Brun Sir Christopher Mark Le Brun PPRA (born 1951) is a British artist, known primarily as a painter. He was President of the Royal Academy of Arts from the time of his election in 2011 to December 2019. Le Brun was knighted in the 2021 New Yea ...

and they have three children. Verity is represented by Karsten Schubert London.

Public collections

* Arthur Anderson & Co *

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* Eastern Arts Association * Electra Investment Trust *

, London *

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, UK *

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, London *

Sir John Soane's Museum Sir John Soane's Museum is a house museum, located next to Lincoln's Inn Fields in Holborn, London, which was formerly the home of neo-classical architect, John Soane. It holds many drawings and architectural models of Soane's projects, and ...

"Sir John Soane's Museum", Annual Report, 2012
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References

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