Grace Digby (1895–1964) was a British artist, notable as a landscape painter and jewellery designer.
Grace Digby | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1895 Scarborough in North Yorkshire |
| Died | 1964 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, jewellery designer |
Biography edit
Digby was born at Scarborough in North Yorkshire and studied in Brussels.[1] She was educated at the Brussels Academie and Conservatoire and also studied painting at the atelier of Blanc Garin.[2] During her career she made jewellery, painted landscapes in both oils and watercolours and designed posters.[2] Digby was also a talented violinist, and won medals in competitions in Brussels and Tournai.[2]
Digby exhibited at the Royal Academy in London, at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, with the Royal Cambrian Academy and also in Europe, the United States and in Australia.[1] Between 1948 and 1964 she was a regular exhibitor with the Society of Women Artists and was a full member of the Society from 1961.[2]
Digby lived in Birmingham during her adult life and exhibited with both the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists and the Birmingham Art Circle and also had a solo exhibition in the city during 1925.[2] The Imperial War Museum has her oil painting, After the Shelling, Louvain 1914 in its collection.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0-953260-95-X.
- ^ a b c d e Sara Gray (2019). British Women Artists. A Biographical Dictionary of 1000 Women Artists in the British Decorative Arts. Dark River. ISBN 978-1-911121-63-3.
- ^ "After the Shelling, Louvain". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
External links edit
- 1 artwork by or after Grace Digby at the Art UK site