Valerie Miles (artist) explained

Valerie Miles
Birth Name:Valerie Sweet
Birth Date:1914
Birth Place:Aberkenfig, Wales
Nationality:British
Alma Mater:Cardiff School of Art
Known For:Painting, illustration

Valerie Miles Sweet (1914–1999) was a Welsh artist and illustrator.

Biography

Miles was born at Aberkenfig in south Wales and studied at the Cardiff School of Art between 1932 and 1938.[1] [2] Miles obtained several commissions to illustrate children's books and also painted portraits of children and adults plus animal paintings, most notably of dogs.[2] She was an active member of, and exhibitor with the Pekinese Society of Wales.[1] Her landscape paintings were centred around her home at Gwaelod-y-Garth near Cardiff.[1] Miles was a member of the South Wales Art Society and participated in a number of their group exhibitions, in exhibitions at the Oriel Cardiff and in Arts Council of Wales shows.[2]

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: Peter W Jones . Isabel Hitchman . Gomer Press. 2015. Post War to Post Modern: A Dictionary of Artists in Wales . 978-184851-8766.