Caroline Sylvia Gabriel (19 August 1912 - 1997) was a British artist and educator who published a number of text books.

Biography

Gabriel was born in London and attended the

North London Collegiate School North London Collegiate School (NLCS) is an independent school with a day school for girls in England. Founded in Camden Town, it is now located in Edgware, in the London Borough of Harrow. Associate schools are located in South Korea, Jeju I ...

before studying at the

Slade School of Art The UCL Slade School of Fine Art (informally The Slade) is the art school of University College London (UCL) and is based in London, England. It has been ranked as the UK's top art and design educational institution. The school is organised as ...

where she was taught by

Randolph Schwabe Randolph Schwabe (9 May 1885 – 19 September 1948) was a British draughtsman, painter and etcher who was the Slade Professor of Fine Art at University College London from 1930 until his death. He served as a war artist in both World Wars, crea ...

. Early in her artistic career she mostly painted in oils but later turned to sculpture, carving pieces in both wood and stone. Gabriel taught at Avery Hill College of Education and also conducted evening classes and published educational textbooks. She exhibited at the Royal Academy, with the Royal Society of British Artists and with the Society of Portrait Sculptors. She also exhibited with the

New English Art Club The New English Art Club (NEAC) was founded in London in 1885 as an alternative venue to the Royal Academy. It continues to hold an annual exhibition of paintings and drawings at the Mall Galleries in London, exhibiting works by both members and a ...

and the

Women's International Art Club The Women's International Art Club, briefly known as the Paris International Art Club, was founded in Paris in 1900. The club was intended to "promote contacts between women artists of all nations and to arrange exhibitions of their work", and ...

. Brighton Museum & Art Gallery hold examples of her work.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gabriel, Caroline Sylvia 1912 births 1997 deaths 20th-century English painters 20th-century English women artists Alumni of the Slade School of Fine Art British art teachers Artists from London People educated at North London Collegiate School