Lucy Jones (born 1955) is a British painter and printmaker.[1] She was born with cerebral palsy.

Jones is from London and lives in Ludlow, Shropshire.[2]

Career

Jones was educated at the King Alfred School, London and studied at the Byam Shaw School of Art between 1975 and 1977.[3] From 1976 to 1979 Jones studied at the Camberwell School of Art and then at the Royal College of Arts from 1979 until 1982.[4] In 1982 she won the Prix de Rome prize which allowed her to study at the British School in Rome for two years.[3] Jones had her first solo exhibition, at the Flowers Gallery, in 1987.[4] She has exhibited her work extensively in the UK and abroad.[4] Her work is in many public and private collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Laura Barnett (17 April 2007). "Portrait of the artist, Lucy Jones". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  2. ↑ Art of Living: Lucy Jones, Painter, Radio Times, BBC Radio 4, 09 Sept 2019 retrieved 09 September 2019
  3. 1 2 David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 2, M to Z. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0-953260-95-X.
  4. 1 2 3 Jackie Wullschlager (24 January 2014). "Lucy Jones at Kings Place, London". The Financial Times. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  5. ↑ Lucy Jones. Metropolitan Museum of Art


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