Valerie Miles (artist)

Valerie Miles
Valerie Miles
Born	Valerie Sweet; 1914; Aberkenfig, Wales
Died	1999 (aged 84–85)
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Cardiff School of Art
Known for	Painting, illustration

Valerie Miles née Sweet (1914–1999) was a Welsh artist and illustrator.

Biography

Miles was born at Aberkenfig in south Wales and studied at the Cardiff School of Art between 1932 and 1938.[1][2] Miles obtained several commissions to illustrate children's books and also painted portraits of children and adults plus animal paintings, most notably of dogs.[2] She was an active member of, and exhibitor with the Pekinese Society of Wales.[1] Her landscape paintings were centred around her home at Gwaelod-y-Garth near Cardiff.[1] Miles was a member of the South Wales Art Society and participated in a number of their group exhibitions, in exhibitions at the Oriel Cardiff and in Arts Council of Wales shows.[2]

References

David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 2, M to Z. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0-953260-95-X.
Peter W Jones; Isabel Hitchman (2015). Post War to Post Modern: A Dictionary of Artists in Wales. Gomer Press. ISBN 978-184851-8766.

External links

2 artworks by or after Valerie Miles at the Art UK site

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[BuckmanVol2-1] David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 2, M to Z. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0-953260-95-X.

[PostWales-2] Peter W Jones; Isabel Hitchman (2015). Post War to Post Modern: A Dictionary of Artists in Wales. Gomer Press. ISBN 978-184851-8766.