Mary Fedden: 1915-2012

Mary Fedden 1915 -2012 (aged 96) was a British artist. She studied at Slade School of Art. On graduating Mary made a living: teaching, painting portraits and producing stage designs for Sadlers Wells and the Arts Theatre. During the second world war Fedden served as a land army girl and was later commissioned to paint murals to help the war effort. From 1958-1964 she taught at the Royal College of Art and was appointed the first female tutor in the Painting School, her pupils included David Hockney and Allen Jones.

Next Fedden taught at the Yehudi Menuhin School and was elected Royal Academician and from 1984 to 1988 she was President of the Royal West of England Academy. She was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Bath and an O.B.E. for her work. In 2008 Portland Gallery held a Retrospective Fedden Exhibition with 125 paintings spanning six decades.

We've picked a few of our favourite paintings by Mary Fedden to celebrate her long and successful life.

Night Jar 1985

North African Landscape 1973

Window Still Life 1994

The Lamp 1972

Two Lillie's 2007

Fruit 2009

Ace Of Hearts 1992

The Fruit Dish 1992

Blackbird In The Snow

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