Maud Winifred Sherwood

Maud Winifred Kimbell Sherwood (1880–1956) was a notable New Zealand artist, exhibiting at the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, the Royal Academy of Arts, London and the Paris Salon.[1]

Maud Winifred Sherwood
Maud Winifred Sherwood, 1912
Born
Maud Winifred Kimbell

(1880-12-22)22 December 1880
Dunedin, New Zealand.
Died1 December 1956(1956-12-01) (aged 75)
Katoomba, New South Wales.
NationalityNew Zealander
EducationWellington Technical College
Known forPainting
Spouse
Alfred Charles Sherwood
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(m. 1917⁠–⁠1922)​

Biography

Kimbell was born in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand in 1880.[2] In the 1890s her family moved to Wellington.[3] She studied art at the Wellington Technical College and was taught by James Nairn, Mary Tripe and Mabel Hill.[2]

Kimbell traveled and studied in Europe from 1911 through 1913. Upon leaving Europe she settled in Australia[4]

In 1917 she married Alfred Charles Sherwood whom she divorced in 1922. In 1925 she returned to New Zealand, traveling back to Europe in 1926 where she stayed and exhibited for seven years, including and exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts.[4]

Sherwood returned to Australia in 1933 where she was awarded the Coronation Medal in 1937 and an Australian 150th Anniversary Exhibition Medal in 1938. She was a member of the Society of Artists..., Sydney.[4]

She died December 1, 1956 in Katoomba, Australia [4]

Public collections in both New Zealand and Australia hold her paintings.[5][1]

References
  1. "SHERWOOD, Maud Winifred née Kimbell 1880–1956 | NZETC". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  2. Calhoun, Ann. "Maud Winifred Sherwood". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  3. "Maud Sherwood Artist". www.creative.massey.ac.nz. College of Creative Arts Toi Rauwharangi. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  4. Calhoun, Ann. "Sherwood, Maud Winifred". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  5. "Ferner Galleries | Maud Sherwood". www.fernergalleries.co.nz. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
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