Gillian Stroudley née Thain (1925–1992) was an

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painter and printmaker.

Life and work

Gillian Stroudley was born Gillian Thain in Epsom, Surrey in 1925. She studied painting and wood engraving at St. Martin's School of Art between 1945-1951 under the supervision of

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and Clifford Webb. After graduating, she worked as an art teacher for the

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and also as a freelance textile designer. An extremely talented printmaker, her etchings were exhibited at the

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, London and are also found in the collections of the National Library and Museum of Wales. She married the artist James Stroudley, they had two sons and one daughter.

Exhibitions

Gillian exhibited the etchings ''The Copse'' and ''Angle Church at High Water'' in the Large South Room of The Royal Academy in 1995, alongside

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and Diana Armfield.Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition 1995 (Saunders & Williams, 1995)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stroudley, Gillian 20th-century English painters English etchers 1925 births 1992 deaths 20th-century British printmakers