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==Biography==
==Biography==
Born in [[Lancashire]], Arrowsmith graduated from the [[University of Nottingham]] in 1971 before studying at the [[Slade School of Fine Art]] in London from 1973 to 1975.<ref name="DBuckman">{{cite book|author=David Buckman|publisher=Art Dictionaries Ltd|year=1989|title=Artists in Britain Since 1945 |ISBN=0953260909}}</ref> Her first solo show was in London in 1982,<ref name="Spalding">{{cite book|author=[[Frances Spalding]]|publisher=Antique Collectors' Club|year=1990|title=20th Century Painters and Sculptors |ISBN=1 85149 106 6}}</ref> and in 1985 she had a solo exhibition, which included a series of self-portraits, at the [[Serpentine Galleries]] in London's [[Kensington Gardens]].<ref name=Serpentine>{{cite web |author=|url=http://www.serpentinegalleries.org/exhibitions-events/sue-arrowsmith|title=Sue Arrowsmith|year=1985|accessdate=31 January 2017|work=Serpentine Galleries}}</ref> During 1986 and 1987 Arrowsmith was the 'artist in residence' at [[Wolfson College, Cambridge|Wolfson College]] and at the [[Kettle's Yard]] Gallery in Cambridge.<ref name="Spalding"/> From 1987, works by Arrowsmith featured on several occasions in the [[John Moores Painting Prize]] exhibition in Liverpool.<ref name="DBuckman"/> Examples of her work were also included in the 1988 ''Excavations'' group show in Vienna and Southampton and in ''Photography Now'' at [[Tate Liverpool]] and the [[Victoria & Albert Museum]] during 1988 and 1989.<ref name="DBuckman"/> Her photographs also featured in the [[Whitechapel Gallery]]'s 2000 review show of experimental British art, ''Live in Your Head:Concept and Experiment in Britain 1965-1975''.<ref name=Serpentine/> Arrowsmith was a regular exhibitor with the Anthony Reynolds Gallery and after her death the Gallery donated a small number of her works to the [[Tate]].<ref name=TateSA>{{cite web |author=|url=http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/sue-arrowsmith-23687|title=Sue Arrowsmith 1950-2014 Artworks|year=2016|accessdate=31 January 2017|work=Tate}}</ref>
Born in [[Lancashire]], Arrowsmith graduated from the [[University of Nottingham]] in 1971 before studying at the [[Slade School of Fine Art]] in London from 1973 to 1975.<ref name="DBuckman">{{cite book|author=David Buckman|publisher=Art Dictionaries Ltd|year=1989|title=Artists in Britain Since 1945 |isbn=0953260909}}</ref> Her first solo show was in London in 1982,<ref name="Spalding">{{cite book|author=[[Frances Spalding]]|publisher=Antique Collectors' Club|year=1990|title=20th Century Painters and Sculptors |isbn=1-85149-106-6}}</ref> and in 1985 she had a solo exhibition, which included a series of self-portraits, at the [[Serpentine Galleries]] in London's [[Kensington Gardens]].<ref name=Serpentine>{{cite web |author=|url=http://www.serpentinegalleries.org/exhibitions-events/sue-arrowsmith|title=Sue Arrowsmith|year=1985|accessdate=31 January 2017|work=Serpentine Galleries}}</ref> During 1986 and 1987 Arrowsmith was the 'artist in residence' at [[Wolfson College, Cambridge|Wolfson College]] and at the [[Kettle's Yard]] Gallery in Cambridge.<ref name="Spalding"/> From 1987, works by Arrowsmith featured on several occasions in the [[John Moores Painting Prize]] exhibition in Liverpool.<ref name="DBuckman"/> Examples of her work were also included in the 1988 ''Excavations'' group show in Vienna and Southampton and in ''Photography Now'' at [[Tate Liverpool]] and the [[Victoria & Albert Museum]] during 1988 and 1989.<ref name="DBuckman"/> Her photographs also featured in the [[Whitechapel Gallery]]'s 2000 review show of experimental British art, ''Live in Your Head:Concept and Experiment in Britain 1965-1975''.<ref name=Serpentine/> Arrowsmith was a regular exhibitor with the Anthony Reynolds Gallery and after her death the Gallery donated a small number of her works to the [[Tate]].<ref name=TateSA>{{cite web |author=|url=http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/sue-arrowsmith-23687|title=Sue Arrowsmith 1950-2014 Artworks|year=2016|accessdate=31 January 2017|work=Tate}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 16:48, 21 January 2024

Sue Arrowsmith
Born1950
Lancashire, England
Died2014 (aged 63–64)
Known forMixed media artworks

Sue Arrowsmith (1950–2014) was a British artist notable for her experimental photographic and mixed media compositions.

Biography[edit]

Born in Lancashire, Arrowsmith graduated from the University of Nottingham in 1971 before studying at the Slade School of Fine Art in London from 1973 to 1975.[1] Her first solo show was in London in 1982,[2] and in 1985 she had a solo exhibition, which included a series of self-portraits, at the Serpentine Galleries in London's Kensington Gardens.[3] During 1986 and 1987 Arrowsmith was the 'artist in residence' at Wolfson College and at the Kettle's Yard Gallery in Cambridge.[2] From 1987, works by Arrowsmith featured on several occasions in the John Moores Painting Prize exhibition in Liverpool.[1] Examples of her work were also included in the 1988 Excavations group show in Vienna and Southampton and in Photography Now at Tate Liverpool and the Victoria & Albert Museum during 1988 and 1989.[1] Her photographs also featured in the Whitechapel Gallery's 2000 review show of experimental British art, Live in Your Head:Concept and Experiment in Britain 1965-1975.[3] Arrowsmith was a regular exhibitor with the Anthony Reynolds Gallery and after her death the Gallery donated a small number of her works to the Tate.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c David Buckman (1989). Artists in Britain Since 1945. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0953260909.
  2. ^ a b Frances Spalding (1990). 20th Century Painters and Sculptors. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1-85149-106-6.
  3. ^ a b "Sue Arrowsmith". Serpentine Galleries. 1985. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Sue Arrowsmith 1950-2014 Artworks". Tate. 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2017.