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Charlotte Verity
Born (1954-06-01) 1 June 1954 (age 69)
RAF Wegburg, Germany
NationalityBritish
Known forpainting 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] [3]

Since then, Verity has been a regular exhibitor in group shows including, John Moores Painting Prize, the Whitechapel Gallery Open, the Hayward Annual, [4] Discerning Eye [3] 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); [5] 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. [18]

Verity is married to artist Sir Christopher Le Brun [2] and they have three children. [19]

Public collections

References

  1. ^ David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 2, M to Z. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN  0-953260-95-X.
  2. ^ a b Frances Spalding (1990). 20th Century Painters and Sculptors. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN  1-85149-106-6.
  3. ^ a b "The Discerning Eye Exhibition 2013". The Discerning Eye. 2013. Archived from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  4. ^ See Hayward Annual 1982 British Drawing (London: Arts Council of Great Britain, 1982 [ISBN 9780728703247]
  5. ^ a b "Summer Exhibition Explorer 2020". se.royalacademy.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Collections Online | British Museum".
  7. ^ "Gallery Artists | Browse and Darby".
  8. ^ "Works - Charlotte Verity".
  9. ^ a b "Past Exhibition: Charlotte Verity: In Their Garden". Garden Museum. 2018.
  10. ^ "Charlotte Verity".
  11. ^ "XP60".
  12. ^ "Paul Hills".
  13. ^ "Charlotte Verity". Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  14. ^ Garden Museum: delicate delights of the passing seasons, Telegraph.co.uk. Accessed 16 January 2023.
  15. ^ see Charlotte Verity, A Year in Tradescant's Garden, exhibition catalogue, written by Tim Harvey and published by the Garden Museum.
  16. ^ Duchess of Cornwall visits Garden Museum, London-se1.co.uk. Accessed 16 January 2023.
  17. ^ "HRH The Duchess of Cornwall opens Floriculture | Garden Museum". Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  18. ^ Artworks by or after Charlotte Verity at the Art UK site
  19. ^ BBC News – Christopher Le Brun becomes Royal Academy president
  20. ^ http://www.artscouncilcollection.org.uk/loadWork.do?id=1357[ permanent dead link] Arts Council Collection
  21. ^ Best art exhibitions for early March 2011 | Countryside | Houses for sale, properties for sale - Country Life
  22. ^ "Sir John Soane's Museum", Annual Report, 2012

External links

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