Maud Winifred Kimbell Sherwood (1880–1956) was a notable New Zealand artist, exhibiting at the

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, the

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, London and the

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Biography

Kimbell was born in

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, New Zealand in 1880. In the 1890s her family moved to

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. She studied art at the

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and was taught by

James Nairn James McLauchlan Nairn (18 November 1859 – 22 February 1904) was a New Zealand painter who (along with G. P. Nerli) strongly influenced New Zealand painting in the late 19th century. He believed in en plein air or painting outdoors. Life and w ...

, Mary Tripe and Mabel Hill. Kimbell traveled and studied in Europe from 1911 through 1913. Upon leaving Europe she settled in Australia In 1917 she married Alfred Charles Sherwood whom she divorced in 1922. In 1925 she returned to New Zealand, traveling back to Europe in 1926 where she stayed and exhibited for seven years, including and exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts. Sherwood returned to Australia in 1933 where she was awarded the Coronation Medal in 1937 and an Australian 150th Anniversary Exhibition Medal in 1938. She was a member of the Society of Artists..., Sydney. She died December 1, 1956 in Katoomba, Australia Public collections in both New Zealand and Australia hold her paintings.

Gallery

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References

External links

Works by Sherwood held at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa TongarewaWorks by Sherwood held at the Auckland Art Gallery
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sherwood, Maud Winifred 1880 births 1956 deaths New Zealand women artists Artists from Dunedin