Jacqueline Stanley Explained

Birth Date: 1928
Birth Place:Camberwell, London, England
Death Place:Cooden, Sussex, England
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    Spouse:Campbell Bruce

    Jacqueline Stanley, HRHA, ARCA (1928–2022) was a British and Irish painter and printmaker.

    Biography

    Stanley was born in London in 1928.[1]

    Stanley studied at Beckenham College of Art and the Royal College of Art, London (1949–1952).Her fellow RCA students included Edward Middleditch, Jack Smith, John Bratby and Sheila Robinson.She was tutored by John Minton, Ruskin Spear, Carel Weight and Francis Bacon, who gave her her first glass of champagne.

    In 1975, she moved to Ireland and taught at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin until 1990.

    Stanley was married to Campbell Bruce (1927–2014). Both Bruce and Stanley were well known artists in Ireland in the 1970s and 1980s. Stanley was also an art teacher and taught Ian Dury.

    Stanley exhibited widely and much of her work is in major public[2] and private collections.

    Stanley died in Cooden, Sussex, on 12 December 2022, at the age of 94.[3]

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Jacqueline Stanley . Catherine Hammond Fine Arts . 16 November 2023 . 3 August 2012.
    2. Web site: Leadenhall Market - Jacqueline Stanley . 2022-12-26 . Google Arts & Culture . en.
    3. News: Jacqueline Bruce HRHA (née Stanley) death notice . 7 January 2023 . The Times . 7 January 2023.