Dorothy Mary Venning (15 January 1885 – 1942) was a British artist and sculptor.

Biography

Venning was born at

Camberwell Camberwell () is a district of South London, England, in the London Borough of Southwark, southeast of Charing Cross. Camberwell was first a village associated with the church of St Giles and a common of which Goose Green is a remnant. This e ...

in London where her father was a school master. She was educated at the Mary Datchelor School on

Camberwell Grove Camberwell Grove is a residential street in Camberwell, London, England, in the Borough of Southwark. It follows the line of a grove of trees, hence the name. The street once led from a Tudor manor house south to the top of a hill, which aff ...

before attending the

Bishop Otter College A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

in Chichester. Venning produced bronze sculptures and also painted portraits and miniatures. Between 1916 and 1936 she exhibited both sculptures and miniatures 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 ...

in London.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Venning, Dorothy 1885 births 1942 deaths 20th-century British sculptors 20th-century English women artists Alumni of the University of Chichester English women sculptors People educated at Mary Datchelor School People from Camberwell Sculptors from London 20th-century women sculptors

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