| Mary Fedden |
| Biography |
| Mary Fedden RA, OBE, born 1915, Bristol. Mary Fedden studied at the Slade School of Fine Art, London from 1932-36. After WW2 was over, Fedden developed her own style of flower paintings and still-lifes, reminiscent of artists such as Matisse and Braque. In 1951, Mary Fedden married the artist Julian Trevelyan. She went on to teach painting at the Royal College of Art from 1958-1964. Her pupils included David Hockney and Allen Jones. She subsequently taught at the Yehudi Menuhin School at Cobham in Surrey, from 1965 to 1970. Mary Fedden’s subjects are often executed in a bold, expressive style with vivid and contrasting colours, although her work of 2005-6 uses a narrower tonal range. Her work is constantly developing. Her still lives are often placed in front of a landscape, and she enjoys the contrasting of disparate, even quirky elements. When using watercolours she emphasises the rough texture of her favourite Indian papers. Fedden has exhibited in one-man shows throughout the UK every year since 1950. These included the Redfern Gallery, London from 1953, the New Grafton Gallery, London from the 1960s, the Hamet Gallery from 1970, the Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol and at the Beaux Arts Gallery, London in the 1990s. A major exhibition of her work was held at the Royal West of England Academy in 1996. She has also received several commissions for murals, notably the Festival of Britain in 1951, the P & O Liner Canberra in 1961, Charing Cross Hospital in 1980 (along with her husband, the artist Julian Trevelyan), Colindale Hospital in 1985, and for schools in Bristol, Hertfordshire and London. Her work can be found in numerous public and private collections such as the Chantrey Bequest for the Tate Gallery, Contemporary Art Society, and the City art galleries of Carlisle, Hull, Bristol, Edinburgh and Sheffield. From 1984, Mary Fedden held the post of President of the RWA, up until 1988, the same year her husband Julian Trevelyan died. She received an honorary doctorate from the University of Bath. |
| Lamplight Lithograph ed 75 77x57 £550 framed SOLD |
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| Aldeburgh Fishing Boat Lithograph ed 150 28x37 £275 framed SOLD |
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