Shelagh Wakely

Shelagh Wakely (22 October 1932 – 19 March 2011) was a British sculptor and experimental artist.[1][2]

Shelagh Wakely
Born
Shelagh Barton Worthington

(1932-10-22)22 October 1932
Died19 March 2011(2011-03-19) (aged 78)
NationalityBritish
EducationChelsea College of Art
Known forsculpture

Wakely was born in Madingley, Cambridgeshire in 1932.[1] She studied painting and screen-printing at the Chelsea College of Art in the late 1950s.[1] She also studied at the Royal College of Art. She began her career as a textile designer.[3][4]

Her work is included in the collections of the Tate Museum[2] and the British Council.[5]

References

  1. Brett, Guy (9 June 2011). "Shelagh Wakeley: Experimental artist whose work encompassed architecture and design". The Independent. Archived from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  2. "Shelagh Wakely 1932–2011". Tate. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  3. Hivert, Mathilde (30 June 2016). "Shelagh Wakely – Space between things". AWARE Women artists / Femmes artistes. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. "Shelagh Wakely - Biography". Richard Saltoun. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  5. "Shelagh Wakely | Artists | Collection | British Council − Visual Arts". visualarts.britishcouncil.org.
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