Olivia Musgrave, Baroness Gardiner of Kimble (born 1958) is an Irish

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Biography

Olivia Musgrave was born in

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in 1958. She studied

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and lived in

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. She then studied at the

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under sculptor Allan Sly. Her work is reminiscent of

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and Marino Marini,

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and Giacomo Manzù. It can be found at the John Martin Gallery in

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, the

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and Jorgensen Fine Art in Dublin, the

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in Johannesburg, South Africa, and the Somerville Manning Gallery in the US. She is a Fellow of the

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and a Member of the

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. In 2014 she was elected

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of the

. In 2004, she married

John Gardiner, Baron Gardiner of Kimble :''See also Gerald Gardiner, Baron Gardiner'' John Gardiner, Baron Gardiner of Kimble (born 17 March 1956) is a British politician. He is a life peer, and has served as Senior Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords since May 2021. Early life, educ ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Musgrave, Olivia Living people 1958 births Artists from Dublin (city) Irish sculptors Spouses of life peers Gardiner of Kimble