Charlotte Verity Explained

Charlotte Verity
Birth Date:1 June 1954
Birth Place:RAF Wegburg, Germany
Nationality:British
Field:painting and printmaking

Charlotte Verity, Lady Le Brun (born 1954) is a painter living and working in Somerset, UK. A monograph on her work, Charlotte Verity was published by Ridinghouse, in November 2016.

Biography

Born in Germany, Verity attended the Slade School of Art from 1973 to 1977, and won a Slade prize in her final year.[1] In 1978 she was awarded a Boise travelling scholarship to study in Italy.[2]

Since then, Verity has been a regular exhibitor in group shows including, John Moores Painting Prize, the Whitechapel Gallery Open, the Hayward Annual,[3] Discerning Eye[4] and the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition.[5] She had solo exhibitions with Anne Berthoud Gallery[6] (1984, 1988, 1990) and Browse and Darby[7] (1998, 2002, 2007); and more recently with Purdy Hicks, London[8] (2016), the Garden Museum,[9] London (2011 and 2018) and the New Art Centre,[9] Wiltshire (2019).

In 2001, Verity began teaching at the Royal Drawing School in London, where she remains on the faculty.[10] In 2010, she was commissioned by Sir John Soane’s Museum to paint a portrait of its former director, Margaret Richardson.[11] A monograph on her work, Charlotte Verity, was published by Ridinghouse, in November 2016 with texts by artist Garry Fabian Miller, art historian Paul Hills,[12] and artist Edmund de Waal.[13]

Verity had residencies at the Towner Art Gallery in Eastbourne and was artist-in-residence at the Garden Museum [14] [15] [16] [17]

Since 2001, Verity has taught at the Royal Drawing School in London. Her work is in many public collections including the Arts Council Collection, UK; Deutsche Bank; the Garden Museum, London; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego; Sir John Soane's Museum, London; Tate Education, London; and University College London.

Verity is married to artist Sir Christopher Le Brun[2] and they have three children.[18]

Public collections

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: David Buckman. Art Dictionaries Ltd. 2006. Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 2, M to Z . 0-953260-95-X.
  2. Book: Frances Spalding. Frances Spalding. Antique Collectors' Club. 1990. 20th Century Painters and Sculptors . 1-85149-106-6.
  3. See Hayward Annual 1982 British Drawing (London: Arts Council of Great Britain, 1982 [ISBN 9780728703247]
  4. Web site: 2013 . The Discerning Eye Exhibition 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210715205605/http://www.discerningeye.org/archive/2013/2013_10.php?ltr=V . 15 July 2021 . 12 July 2021 . The Discerning Eye.
  5. Web site: Summer Exhibition Explorer 2020. 2021-07-12. se.royalacademy.org.uk.
  6. Web site: Collections Online | British Museum.
  7. Web site: Gallery Artists | Browse and Darby .
  8. Web site: Works - Charlotte Verity.
  9. Web site: 2018 . Past Exhibition: Charlotte Verity: In Their Garden . Garden Museum.
  10. Web site: Charlotte Verity.
  11. Web site: XP60.
  12. Web site: Paul Hills.
  13. Web site: Charlotte Verity. 12 February 2021. 4 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210304210232/https://www.cornerhousepublications.org/publications/charlotte-verity/. dead.
  14. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/8394954/Garden-Museum-delicate-delights-of-the-passing-seasons.html Garden Museum: delicate delights of the passing seasons
  15. see Charlotte Verity, A Year in Tradescant's Garden, exhibition catalogue, written by Tim Harvey and published by the Garden Museum.
  16. http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/6626 Duchess of Cornwall visits Garden Museum
  17. Web site: HRH The Duchess of Cornwall opens Floriculture Garden Museum . 15 July 2014 . 13 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140913080524/http://www.gardenmuseum.org.uk/page/hrh-the-duchess-of-cornwall-opens-floriculture . dead .
  18. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-16105958 BBC News – Christopher Le Brun becomes Royal Academy president
  19. http://www.artscouncilcollection.org.uk/loadWork.do?id=1357{{Dead link|date=August 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Arts Council Collection
  20. http://www.countrylife.co.uk/countryside/article/517978/Art-to-see-this-March.html Best art exhibitions for early March 2011 | Countryside | Houses for sale, properties for sale - Country Life
  21. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/246957/0434.pdf "Sir John Soane's Museum", Annual Report, 2012

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