Prunella Clough

(British, 1919–1999)

still life with mugs by prunella clough

Prunella Clough

Still Life with Mugs, 1988

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Biography

Timeline

1919
Born in Chelsea, London (her father worked for the Board of Trade and her aunt was the architect designer Eileen Gray)
1937
Attended Chelsea School of Art (studied design, life drawing and sculpture)
1939 - 1945
Worked in Office of War Information (USA) drawing charts and maps and working on magazine layouts
1946 - 1949
Studied with Victor Pasmore at Camberwell School of Art. ). Visited various fishing ports in East Anglia including Lowestoft.
1950 - 1959
Was part of the group, which included Michael Ayrton, Keith Vaughan, John Craxton and the poet Dylan Thomas that met in the Camden Hill Studio, which John Minton shared with Robert MacBryde and Robert Colquhoun
1951
Work included in the 60 Paintings for '51 Festival of Britain exhibition and the first São Paolo Biennale
1956 - 1969
Taught part-time at Chelsea School of Art
1966 - 1997
Taught part-time at Wimbledon School of Art
1999
Awarded Jerwood Painting Prize
Died 26 December in London

Exhibitions

2003
Annely Juda Fine Art, London (solo)
2000
Annely Juda Fine Art, London (solo)
1999 - 2001
Prunella Clough Spotlight, Arts Council exhibition, University of Essex, Colchester; touring to Muni Arts Centre, Pontypridd (2000); The Glynn Vivian Art Gallery; Peter Scott Gallery, Lancaster; Ropewalk Contemporary Art Centre; Plymouth City Art Gallery; Ruthin Gallery (2001), Buckley Library; Denbigh Museum and Art Gallery; Gainsborough's House, Sudbury (solo)
1999
New Prints and Publications, Flowers Graphics, London
Contemporary British Landscape, Flowers East, London
The Print Show 1999, Flowers Graphics, London
White Out, Gallery Fine, London
Kettle's Yard, London (solo)
Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield (solo)
1998
Annely Juda Fine Art, London (solo)